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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,233 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 62

Apprenticeship Scheme for Youths Mullumbimby Council Considers Plan

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 3

With the object of providing a useful career for as many district youths as possible, Mullumbimby Municipal Council has under…

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Pacific Highway Route Reference at M'bimby Council Meeting

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 8

The route of the Pacific Highway was briefly discussed at Monday night's meeting of Mullumbimby Municipal Council when attention…

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Lismore Council Discusses New 'Bus Services Covered Channel on Brown's Creek

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 4

ing the past fortnight with no serious interruption. "During the past week it was noticed that a lead cable leading from behind…

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Free Library Question Lismore Council's Request

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 4

Murwillumbah Council at last night's meeting decided to obtain further information regarding the free library question. This…

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Banning Greyhounds From Park Murwillumbah Council Seeks Advice

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 4

Murwillumbah Council is to ascertain whether it has the power to ban greyhounds from the park adjacent to Commercial Road…

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Kyogle Thirty Years Ago Shire Estimates

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 3

A special meeting of Kyogle Shire Council was held yesterday to consider the estimates for the current year. There were present Crs. Allen,…

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Pr[?] Inquiry Brick Council's Powers Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 12

The powers of the Brick Council were revealed to-day by the secretary of the Metropolitan Brick Company Ltd. and other…

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Electricity from Moonem Coal a Fine Idea, But—? Lismore Council's Strange Attitude

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

At this week's, meeting of Lismore Council the E.C. Coy wrote inquiring Council's views on the Coy's proposal to establish at Swan Bay a plant for…

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Council Meeting Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 13

Members of the Woodburn and Ballina sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League agreed to hold the next meeting of the Lower…

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B'wick Heads Meeting Favours Shire Control Brunswick Heads

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 6

A recommendation to ratepayers that Brunswick Heads should be included in the Mullumbimby Municipality in preference to Byron Shire was defeated by 11 votes to five at a public meeting held at Brunswick Heads Hall to-night…

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Rate Unchanged Casino Council Estimates Improved Services Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 10

The 1939 estimates adopted last night by the Casino council provide for a total rate of 9 3/4d, which is the same as last year. The total yield…

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Inspection of Brown's Creek Engineer To Report To Council

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 10

Mr. James. Vicars, consulting engineer to Lismore Municipal Council, arrived in Lismore yesterday. In company with the Mayor (Ald. W. F…

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Council's Heavy Mail

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 11

Lismore Municipal Council received and registered 3893 letters last year, which is equivalent to more than 10 letters a day. These do not include…

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Tenterfield Council Estimates

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 4

The Tenterfield Municipal Council has adopted the estimates for the current year, £1817 being allocated from the general fund for public works. The…

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Danger of Driving Fatigue American Council's View

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

A special committee of the American National Safety Council, which recently considered the problem of preventing road accidents at night,…

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More Loans For Local Govt. Break From Council Proposed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

Proposals for abandonment of those portions of the Loan Council agreement not actually embodied in the Constitution are…

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R.A.S. Council Changes SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 6

Following the resignations of Messrs. J. M. Barnes and C. G. Kiss from the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society, Mr. James…

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Provision of Playgrounds Council's Scheme

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 8

Lismore Municipal Council is considering establishing children's playgrounds in various parts of the town…

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Dairying Commodity Council Long Agenda Faces P. P. U. DELEGATES

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 7

"That the Central Executive organise machinery with the English authorities for the establishment of the Dairying…

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Proposed Reservoir at Coolangatta Shire Council Asked to Give £1,000

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 4

During the course of a deputation from the Coolangatta and Nerang Councils and the Coolangatta-Nerang Water Authority to…

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