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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,299 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 65

"Jumping Mad" Beach Broadcasts at Coolangatta Council Restricts Hours

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

"It is making some of us jumping mad," stated Mr. W. Coakes in a letter from the Hotel Grande, Coolangatta, to the monthly…

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Mullumbimby Water Supply Council To Re-advertise For Tedders

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 6

Acting on the suggestionof the Town Clerk (Mr. J. W. Miles), Mullumbimby Municipal Council on Monday night decided…

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Heavy Expenditure During 1937 Tintenbar Council Activities Alstonville

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 12

In a review of the activities of Tintenbar Shire Council during 1937 the president (Cr. D. A. Robins) stated yesterday that the cash income, including loans, had been £43,025, while the…

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"Taking Liquor Into Dance Halls" Council Thanked for Decision to Act

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

At the monthly meeting last night of Coolangatta Town Council a letter was received from the Queensland Temperance League…

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Town Water Supply Council To Obtain Reports Rocky Creek Scheme Mentioned

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

The Lismore Municipal Council decided last night to ask the officer in charge of the Commonwealth Health Laboratory if the council could be supplied, without cost, with weekly bacteriological reports on the town water supply…

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Roading Scheme to Be Expedited Kyogle Council Plans 880,000 Programme Due to Commence Kyogle

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 3

Kyogle Shire Council at its last meeting decided to concentrate on its loan works with the except ion of urgent cases that may arise. It was pointed out that the second portion of the council's reading scheme costing £80,000 was due to commence and if the schedule…

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Trip Postponed Inspection By Aldermen

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

Lismore aldermen were to have made an inspection of a number of streets yesterday, but owing to the illness of the engineer (Mr. H. G. Murray), who…

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Mayor's Reply to Criticism of Greenmount Pavilion

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

"I'm sick and tired of putting up pavilions one day and pulling them to pieces the next," declared the Mayor (Ald. S. W. Winders) at…

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General Rate Increase Council Estimates Adopted

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

Estimates for 1938 were adopted by Murwillumbah Municipal Council at its meeting last night. The estimates provide for an increase…

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Curb on Street Photographers Coolangatta Council Moves

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 9

Coolangatta Town Council, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night last, decided to take steps to frame an ordinance similar to that of the…

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Improvement of Park Coolangatta Preliminary Move by Council

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 9

Coolangatta Town Council, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, appointed the Mayor (Ald. S. W. Winders) and Ald. C. G…

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Building Society Proposal Meeting To Be Called By Council

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

At last night's meeting of Murwillumbah Municipal Council a petition; signed by 20 Murwillumbah citizens, was received, requesting the Council…

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Ballina-st. Bridge Request to Council S. Lismore Progress Association

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 9

At a meeting of the South Lismore Progress Association last night it was decided to forward to Lismore Municipal Council a letter…

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"Japan Always Ready for Peace" Imperial Council's Decisions Not Yet Known

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday:--"Japan is always ready for peace," said the spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office to-day. "We still hope that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek will abandon his anti-Japanese policy." However, an official…

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Canberra Letter. N.S.W. and Loan Council CANBERRA, January 6

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 11

Suggestions that the New South Wales Government may re-interpret the financial agreement by allowing its quasi-governmental authorities to borrow money independently of the Loan Council have raised some disquietude in Federal political and…

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Restore Grant W.E.A. Classes Casino Council Co-operation Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 9

The Casino Council last night agreed to co-operate with the Workers' Educational Association of New South Wales in a move to…

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Woodburn Shire Running Cost of Shire CAR—3½d Per Mile

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

Crs. L. H. C. Robinson presided over Tuesday's meeting at Coraki at which Crs. J. Allison, L.B. Williams, H. V. Williams, Jas. Paddon, H. McKinnon,…

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Goonellabah Water Supply Information Wanted From Municipal Council

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

At the instance of the president (Cr. A. Cameron) and Cr. G. Oliver, Gundurimba Shire Council yesterday decided to ask the Lismore Municipal…

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Local Government Mur-bah Municipal Council Application For New Bridge

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 8

Murwillumubah Municipal Council, at its meeting on Wednesday night, decided to make application to the authorities for the…

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Immunisation Striking Results in Kingaroy Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4

Occasionally one hears doubts east on the efficacy of immunisation. Well, here, are some facts and figures that it will be impossible to combat…

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