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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,342 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 68

Propaganda and Publicity Advisory Council Physical Training in Britain

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:— The former Middlesex cricketer and champion rackets player, Lord Aberdare, will become chairman…

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Coolangatta Council Loan Proposal Top-dressing of Land at Kirra

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 4

Coolangatta Town Council, at a special meeting last night, adopted, on a majority vote, a proposal for top-dressing of an area…

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Bitumen Roads Subsidy Sought Byron Council Programme Byron Bay

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 7

Application for a £ for £ subsidy to enable a road bitumenising programme in A riding, involving £6975, being proceeded with is to be made…

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Snigging Logs Over Road Surface Byron Shire Council Bans Practice

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

"No road this treatment, especially a road formed with top soil," states the Byron Shire Engineer (Mr. M. Smith) in his monthly report…

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Tintenbar Council's Programme Alstonville

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 12

To Tintenbar Shire Council the president (Mr. D.A. Robins) submitted the certificate of expenditure for the amount approved for loan and…

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Council Will Bear Half Cost Byron Bay

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 13

Byron Shire Council decided to-day to reimburse Brunswick Heads Surf Life-Saving Club to the extent of half the cost of a new reel, line and belt…

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Kyogle Council to Take Over Institute Kyogle

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3

A special meeting of members of the Kyogle Memorial Institute last night approved the draft agreement for the taking over of the assets and…

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Byron Works Requests to Council Separate Riding Byron Bay

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 11

The dunes-Federal road has been surfaced with bitumen and Byron Shire Council decided yesterday to apply to the authorities for immediate approval…

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Woodburn Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Crs. L. B. Williams (President), A. Apps, B. G. Rabsley, H. McKinnon, J. Paddon, F. J. Fallon, J. Allison and L. H. C. Robinson were in attendance at…

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Woodburn Shire Contract Coraki

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 13

Twenty tenders were received for the three years' sanitary contract for Woodburn, North Woodburn, Broadwater and Evans Head. Tenders ranged…

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1937 Rates and Charges Murwillumbah Adopted by Municipal Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

A report covering the various rates and charges to be levied during 1937 was submitted to Murwillumbah Municipal Council…

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District News Mur-bah Municipal Council Cleansing of Main Streets Each Day

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

A decision to have the main streets of the town cleaned each day was made by Murwillumbah Municipal Council at its…

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J.F. Council Agenda

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

The secretary (Mr. R. Pilgrim) said yesterday that the agenda paper which will be discussed at the quarterly meeting of the North…

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Progress Made C.W.A. Group Council President Replies to Criticism

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 7

THE progress made by the North Coast C.W.A. Group Council was reviewed by the president (Mrs. R. S. Perdriau) in a comprehensive report submitted to a meeting of the Council held at Casino…

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Transfer of Institute to Council Draft Agreement Approved By Members Name Is Not to Be Altered by Change

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 7

"That the trustees be authorised to hand over the assets and liabilities of the Kyogle Memorial Institute to the council of the Shire of Kyogle upon the terms disclosed to this meeting and already approved by the trusees and the council and to execute an…

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DEVELOPMENTAL Road For Tehama Shire

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 13

The half-yearly audit and annual financial statement for the period ended December 31 last was presented to yesterday's meeting of Terania Shire Council and revealed a satisfactory year…

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No Day Labour Roads Programme in Gundurimba Shire

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 13

Gundurimba Shire Council decided yesterday not to accept an instruction from the Public Works Department that day labour be employed on its proposed £19,365 roads programme. It was stated that the council had previously…

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Baby Health Centre Grounds Suggestion to Council

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 6

Mrs. J. Allen, Mrs. G. Oxley and Mrs. W. Frith were appointed to represent the Lismore branch of the Country Women's Association at the…

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Open Column. Council Officers As Honorary Inspectors (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 13

Sir,—Reading a report in Tuesday's issue of certain court proceedings, I notice an officer of the Lismore Municipal Council was the principal…

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Hospital to Pay for Water Casino Council's Decision CASINO

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 5

THE Casino council has decided that in future it will charge the Memorial Hospital for water supplies. The Mayor (Aid…

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