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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

1,648 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 83

Consumers Pleased Reductions in Byron Shire. Electrical Undertaking

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. L. R McNaught who acted as meter reader for Byron Shire during the past two weeks reported to the meeting of the Municipal Council on…

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Will Liquidate Debt Byron Shire Loan. Electrical Undertaking

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 2

The Byron Shire Council wrote to the meeting of the Mullumbimby Municipal Council on Monday last pointing out that the Colonial Mutual Life…

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Mullumbimby Council Proportional Representation Favored

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 4

Mullumbimby Council on Monday night decided to support the proportional representation system in municipal elections…

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Modified Scheme Tuckombil Drainage Woodburn Council's Proposal

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 11

At last meeting of Woodburn shire, the president (Cr. B. G. Yabsley) referred to the Tuckombil drainage scheme, and said there…

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Arrears of Rates Final Notice Given Woodburn Council

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 9

Woodburn Shire Council, at its last meeting considered a report dealing with the financial position of the shire. The clerk (Mr. J. L…

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Money Allocated for Kyogle Shire Main Roads Boundary Bridge New England Highway

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 2

A letter was received from the Main Roads Department at last meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council, advising that…

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Footbridge to Surf Brunswick Heads Request to Byron Council

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 2

Brunswick Heads Improvement Committee is fathering the project of constructing a footbridge across the South Arm of the…

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Amazing Story Council's Claim Former Town Clerk ORANGE

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 7

Allegations of an amazing nature were made in the District Court to-day when the Molong Municipal Council…

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Council to Prosecute for Arrears of Bates. Behind "Closed Doors

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 5

When the question of arrears of rates and the policy of the council in Connection with the matter came up for consideration at the meeting of the…

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M'bimby Council Liquidation of Loan Byron Electricity MULLUMBIMBY

Northern Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 5

Mullumbimby Council on Monday night, decided to support the proportional representation system in municipal elections…

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Proportional Representation Method of Voting. Municipal Elections

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 2

On Monday evening last the Mullumbimby Municipal Council expressed its support to the method of proportional representation for Municipal…

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Woodburn Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last, when Cr. B. G. Yabsley presided and there were also present: Crs. Jas. Paddon, J. Allison, F…

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One Nomination For Council Vacancy

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

Nominations closed at 5 p.m. yesterday for candidates to fill the extraordinary vacancy on the Lismore Municipal Council caused by the…

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Terania Finances Overdraft Exceeded Report to Council

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 9

"The difficulty will be to meet the demand for wages, etc., which will fall due on March 3. The amount…

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Businessmen Perturbed Closing of Lane Petition to Murwillumbah Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 2

A number of Murwillumbah business people are viewing with apprehension the closure of the lane at the rear of the Court House Hotel, and…

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Out of Council's Hands Main Roads Board Action Terania's Protest

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

An intimation from the Department of Main Roads that work in connection with the £20,000 grant for the…

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Reduce Debt by £20,000 Mur-bah Waterworks Murwillumbah Council's Request

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 2

Encouraged by the creation of a committee by the Government to deal specifically With the capital debts of country town water…

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Onus on Town Council Surf Facilities T.H. and C. Club Member Critical

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 3

Strong comment on the treatment meted out to the surfing public by Coolangatta Council was made at the February meeting of…

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Elected to Council Alderman R. Kellas

Northern Star · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 6

As stated in the "Northern Star' yesterday, Alderman R. Kellas' nomination was the only one received for the extraordinary vacancy on the…

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Local Government. Murwillumbah Council Shower of Bouquets for Aldermen

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 6

Murwillumbah aldermen at their meeting on Wednesday night had three good reasons to feel proud of their civic labors there were…

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