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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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Public Health Aldermen's Comments Deplorable Conditions

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 6

Allegations that people lived under appalling conditions and that Hindoos stored vegetables for sale to…

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The Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council) Australian Primary Products

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart) explained during the past week that he had undertaken to draw up for the Cabinet a general…

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Official Visit to Camp Outback Kiddies Mayor and Mayoress of Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon the Mayor and Mayoress of Coolangatta (Ald. and Mrs. S. W. Winders), accompanied by Ald. J. L. Gordon (Deputy Mayor) and Mrs…

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Electricity Loan Waiting Relief Council Meeting Lismore Fire District Classificaion

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 9

Mr. W. Frith, M.L.A., advised the Lismore Municipal Council by letter at its last meeting that the gas works…

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New Chairman County Council Casino and Lismore Services Grafton

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 6

The appointment of Councillor James McArthur to succeed Cr. W. J. Mulligan as chairman ot the Clarence River County Council was the feature…

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Reduction Advocated Casino Municipal Rate Mayor's Warning Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

Providing a request of the Casino Municipal Council made to the Local Government Department concerning…

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£12.000 Loan? Casino Council Water, Roads and Parks

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

That the council was considering the raising of a loan of £12,500 for the installation of a water filtration system and for the…

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Bitumen Tweed Heads Streets Loan Sought Action by Shire Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

Tweed Shire Council decided yesterday to make inquiries from insurance companies and the New South Wales State Government…

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Council's Finance

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Sir,—Like most people I was under the impression that we were in the midst of a depression, but I must have been I wrong. That is, of course, after…

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Estimates Reduced Allocations For Ridings Terania Shire Finances

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 7

Faced with the task of reducing the estimates by £3000, Terania Shire Council deliberated for several hours yesterday, and finally decided upon the following expenditure for public works, commensurate with income, not including…

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Optimistic Council Bills Government for £500

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

A bill for an amount exceeding £500 is to he presented to the New South Wales Government by the Murwillumbah Municipal Council,…

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Ratepayers' Offer Terania Council Repairs to Roads

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

Several offers of practical assistance to repair and improve roadways were received at a special meeting of Terania Shire Council in Lismore…

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Minister Emphatic "Must Form Greater County Council." Otherwise No More Loans to C.R, County Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

That the State Government is anxicus that the movement for the establishment of a Greater County Council should be expedited was…

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Tweed Shire Council Local Valuer Suggested

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 7

Murwillumbah Farmers' and Settlers' Association informed Tweed Shire Council on Thursday last that it favored the…

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Engineer's Programme. Next Fortnight's Work in Shire

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

In addition to that work which was delegated to him during the Council's consideration of the foregoing letters the Engineer (Mr. A. L. Horniman)…

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Pleas for Road Repairs Council Pressed. Ten Applications Presented

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

Requests from individuals and organisations throughout the Shire for repairs to roads formed an exceptionally large proportion of…

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Brisbane Sewerage Council to Push on With Big Scheme

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday:- An assurance that he was going to do his utmost to meet the wishes of the Premier (Mr. W. F. Smith) and have the £250,000…

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Dramatic Stand by Council Surf Club Banned Patrol of Burleigh Heads Beach

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

Dramatic action was taken against Mowbray Park Surf Life Saving Club at Saturday's meeting of Nerang Shire Council for…

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Tenterfield Shire Council Upper Clarence Matters

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

At the last meeting of the above the Main Roads Department wrote, approving of the council's proposal to resurface the section of State…

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Clarence County Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

The Clarence River County Council had before it a letter from the Local Government Department, inquiring the present position regarding the…

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