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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,233 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 62

Council As Showground Trustees Park Improvements

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 1

Kyogle Shire Council yesterday decided to accept the trusteeship of Kyogle showground. The decision marks a further step in…

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More Plans Approved Council's Loan Programme

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

The Department of Works and Local Government advised yesterday's meeting of Kyogle Shire Council that it had approved plans and…

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Attention To Roads Requested Ratepayers' Letters to Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Requests for attention to a number of roads in various parts of the shire were contained in letters dealt with at yesterday's…

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"Mind Own Business" C.R.C.C. To Shire On Proferred Help

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

That the council had, in effect, been told to mind its own business when it offered to urge the Government to expedite the granting of subsidies…

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Port of the Richmond Tintenbar Council Support ALSTONVULLE

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 9

A proposal to become associated with the Port of the Richmond Advisory Board was adopted at a meeting of the Tintenbar…

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Crossing Elimination Council To See Rail Chief Engineer's Scheme

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

A decision that its representatves should agan interview the Railway Commissioner concerning the railway department's…

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Better Station Sought Kyogle Shire Council's Move KYOGLE

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 3

After considering a letter from Kyogle branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, Kyogle Shire Council yesterday decided to ask the Railway Department to provide Kyogle with a railway station more in keeping with the town and having a…

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Shire Meeting

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

In order to bring the meetings back to the schedule dates, Tweed Shire Council will meet to-morrow for the second time within a fortnight. It…

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Mayor's Donation Assist Junior Bandsmen

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 6

The Mayor of Lismore (Ald. W. P. Oakes) made a donation of £1 1s yesterday to the fund established to finance the trip of the Lismore…

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Filtration Plant at Kyogle Inspected Visit By Members of Mur-bah Council

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

Several members of Murwillumbah Municipal Council, including the Mayor (Ald. F. E. Nicholl), the Town Clerk (Mr. J. D. Kay) and…

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No Five-day Week Coolangatta Council Office

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 9

Coolangatta Town Council on Tuesday night decided not to introduce the five-day working week at its office. The view was taken that absentee…

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"Cheaper Current for Tweed Heads" Suggestion Coolangatta Council

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 9

The Coolangatta Town Council on Tuesday night decided to inquire from the State Electricity Commission what progress has…

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"Forgotten" Deposit Council Query "Makes a Man Look Foolish"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 4

"It makes a man look foolish," said Ald. L. Peak at the Coolangatta Town Council's monthly meeting on Tuesday night, when…

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£300 a Year Free Library Subsidy Casino Council's Offer

Northern Star · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 13

Support for the estaplishment of a central Free Public Library at Lismore was sought by the Lismore Municipal Council in a…

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Effort to Save £1126 a Year Coolangatta Council Payments on Highway Bridges

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 9

Undeterred by the failure of previous requests, Coolangatta Council on Tuesday night decided to send a deputation to the…

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Caustic Comment Shire Engineer Resigns As Alderman

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 3

Ald. R. c. Braithwaite (Copmanhurst Shire Engineer) has handed in his resignation as an alderman of Grafton Council. In his letter Ald. Brathwaite…

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Woodburn Shire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

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

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Unable to Absorb Further Men on Relief Work Deputation to Tweed Shire Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 7

Tweed Shire Council yesterday informed a deputation from the unemployed that, while it was sympathetic towards them, it was…

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Ticks in Picnic Rugs Mayor's Hint to Control Board

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

If the Board of Tick Control takes a hint from the Mayor of Coolangatta (Aid. S. W. Winders), New South Wales people…

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Tourist Bureau. Support From Tweed Shire No Promise Over Contribution

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Tweed Shire Council is prepared to support the move to develop the tourist possibilities of the Far North Coast, but will not…

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