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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,233 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 62

Hyacinth Pest Control Methods Responsibility Of Shire Council

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 10

Because the bulk of the Richmond River County Council's revenue was alleged to be spent in travelling…

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Electricity Generation Swan Bay Scheme Favoured Shire Council's View

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 8

Gundurimba Shire Council decided at a meeting in Lismore yesterday to advise the Electric Construction Company of Australia Ltd. that it favoured the establishment of a modern steam generating plant by the company at Swan…

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Woodburn Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

Crs. L. H. C. Robinson (President), J. Allison, J. Paddon, H. V. Williams, Hec McKinnon, C. E. A. Middleton, Murrey Yabsley, and L. B. Williams…

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Australian Transport Council Mooted

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

The creation of an Australian Transport Council will be discussed when State Ministers of Transport confer within the next…

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Surf Club Grievance Trouble for Macleay Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 8

At an indignation meeting on South-West Rooks reserve last week Macleay Shire Council was bitterly attacked for its neglect. It was alleged that…

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Rate Unaltered Gundurimba Council's Decision

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 11

Rates in GundurLmba Shire will be the same this year as they were in 1938. At a meeting in Lismore yesterday the council…

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Brunswick Council, B.g.f

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

Contending that Mullumbimby was the more suitable centre for the purpose, Mullumbimby Branch of the Banana Growers' Federation, at a…

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Improving Water Supply Filtration Plant Is Preferred by Council Early Decision Sought From Minister

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

Following Wednesday night's meeting of the Murwillumbah Municipal Council the Mayor (Aid. F. E. Nicholl), Aid. A. A. Budd,…

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New Valuations at Coolangatta Little Effect on Council Revenue

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 4

The Coolangatta Town Council at a special meeting last night adopted the new valuations which will stand for five years. The…

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Tomki Shire Council

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 11

The president of the Tomki Shire Council (Cr. T. E. Llewellyn), accompanied by Cr. O. V. Small and the shire engineer (Mr. J. Steele) made an…

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Byron Councillors Inspect Shire Roads Valuable Information

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

The tour recently made by Councillors of Byron Shire was the most comprehensive for many years and practically every main…

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Electricity for Tweed Shire MURWILLUMBAH

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 1

reliminary work for the supply of itricity to Tweed Shire was comby the City Electric Light company, Brisbane, to-day. An…

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Preliminary Work Started Electricity For Tweed Shire

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

The preliminary work for the supply of electricity to Tweed Shire was commenced by the City Electric Light Co…

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Mayor Is a God to Natives

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

Some mayors may think they are "little gods," but with Councillor E. C. Stuart-Baker, aged 74, of Harold Road, Upper Norwood, who has been…

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Boy Who Saved Daughter of Lord Mayor

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

The wits of Dagenham. England. which has become a borough are suggesting that the coat of arms should be a mushroom rampant…

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County Council Chairman SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 7

The Mayor of Canterbury (Cr. S. V. Parry) was unanimously elected chairman of the Sydney County Council for 1939…

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Casino Council Offers To Buy Eroding RiverBank Properties CASINO

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 5

The Casino Municipal Council has offered to five residents on the river bank to purchase their properties, after a serious bank erosion had led…

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Brunswick Heads to Seek Transfer to Municipality

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

There is a distinct possibility that an endeavor will be made in the near future to ascertain the attitude of ratepayers at…

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Include Brunswick Heads in M'bimby Municipality? Brunswick Heads

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 6

It is likely that an effort will be made shortly to gauge the attitude of ratepayers at Brunswick Heads towards the…

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Gundurimba Shire Council Stibbard's Creek Drainage

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

Crs. J. Kennedy (President), J. Oliver, D. H. McPherson, A. Cameron, J. Gibson, and W. H. Hoskins were in attendance at Thursday's meeting, when it was…

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