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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,299 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 65

Tomki Shire Road Works Casino

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 5

At a meeting of Tomki Shire Council Cr. P. E. Bond presented a petition from a number of Yorklea ratepayers asking for repairs to…

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New Culvert At Ford's Gully Council Decision CASINO

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 5

Definite action to build a new culvert. at Ford's Gully, on the Sextonville road, was announced at the Tomki Shire Council meeting…

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A Roland for His Oliver Gymnastic Aldermen

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

Dubbo aldermen have acquired in recent years a State-wide reputation for their somersaults, consequently when a public meeting was called on Sunday of…

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Chairman Elected Council Committees

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 11

The Mayor (Ald. R. Kellas), is ex-officio chairman of all Lismore Municipal Council committees. The Committees, however, elect their own…

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Sewage Problem Council Discussion Overflowing Mains

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 10

Allegations that consideration of the condition of Lismore's sewerage system had been shelved were made at last night's…

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"Slip of the Tongue" by Council Employee

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of Coolangatta Town Council last week Aid. S. Hislop took exception to an employee of the Council calling an alderman by…

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Street Lights and Water Cost To Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

Lismore is one of the best lighted country towns in New South Wales, but it costs the ratepayers 12s 8¼d an hour to…

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Access Road Cawongla -- Lismore Deputation to Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

Pointing out that residents of the district required access to Lismore, a deputation from the Rock Valley branch of the P.P.U…

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County Council Chairman Mr. J. H. GARDINER. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 3

Cr. John Homy Gardiner was to-day elected chairman of the Sydney County Council with an allowance at the rate of £100 per year…

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Cr. Gardiner New Chairman of Sydney County Council SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 7

At the first meeting of the newly elected Sydney County Council to-day, Cr. John Henry Gardiner was elected chairman defeating Cr. Harding by…

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Loan to Repay Debt Council's Decision Offer of £46,000 by Minister

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 5

THE Lismore Municipal Council decided last night to apply to the A.M.P. Society for loans totalling £189,000 with which to meet the council's indebtedness to the State Government for water supply and sewerage works. The…

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Terania Shire Council's £40.000 Works Programme

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 10

TERANIA Shire Council was advised at its last meeting by the Minister for Works (Mr. Spooner) in respect to the proposal to carry out a further programme of grant-loan works at an estimated cost of £60,000, that he was prepared…

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Delay Likely Dredging of Duck Creek Tintenbar Shire Alstonville

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

ADVICE that, due to the necessity of carrying out dredging in the Teven and Bungawalbyn Creeks, it would be a considerable time before a dredge could be made available for work in Duck Creek, was received from the…

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M'bimby Council Rate Collections Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 11

The town clerk (Mr. J. W. Miles) reported to Mullumbimby Council last night that the percentage of current rates and sanitary fees collected…

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Mullumbimby Council New Record Demand for Electricity

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 6

The Electrical Engineer (Mr. D. C. McVea), in his fortnightly report to Mullumbimby Council on Monday night, stated that a…

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Logan Bridge Toll Nerang Council Will Not Move for Abolition

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 6

Nerang Shire Council, at its monthly meeting yesterday at Mudgeeraba, refused, by 11 votes to 2, to co-operate in a proposed…

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Flood Damage in Nerang Shire

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

Damage totalling nearly £2,000 was caused in the Nerang Shire by the recent flood rains, stated the Engineer (Mr T. E. Peters) at the monthly…

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Tenterfield Shire Works Tenterfield

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 11

The Department of Local Government has notified the Tenterfield Shire Council that subject to minor information--which has since been…

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Tenterfield Council Estimates TENTERFIELD

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

At last meeting of Tenterfield Shire Council consideration was given to the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the current year as…

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Progress With New Shire Chambers

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

Good progress is being made with the erection of the new home for Kyogle Shire Council in Stratheden-street. Although it had been…

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