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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

987 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 50

Municipal Pig and Calf Saleyards Council Re-opens Question

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

The question of municipal pig and calf saleyards was re-opened last night by aldermen of Murwillumbah Municipal Council, which…

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Purchase of Council Truck

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

Following an interview with a representative of a truck manufacturing and distributing company, and a protracted informal discussion as to…

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Campaign Against Rats in Municipality

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

As the result of a report to last night's meeting of Murwillumbah Municipal Council by Ald. F. Nash, an offensive may be…

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Murwillumbah Municipal Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 7

The title of a strip of land about 5ft. 4in. wide adjoining Murwillumbah Fire Station is to be investigated following a…

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"Unofficial Financier Of County Council"

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 8

The Richmond River County Council yesterday asked Terania Shire Council for an advance on its rate payment for 1941, but met…

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Eastern Group Council Sir B. Stevens Appointed

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday:—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-day that Sir Bertram Stevens had been…

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Enemy Aliens R.s.l. State Council to Press for Internment

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day received a complaint from Griffith sub-branch that arms…

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Damage by Storms to Shire Roads

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 11

According to Cr. Chittick at the last meeting of Terania Shire Council, practically every roadway within the shire was damaged by…

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Shire Civic Fund Donation to Head Body

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 11

Terania Shire Council, sitting as the executive of the shire civic fund decided to send £25 of its funds to the Lord Mayor's fund…

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War Council to Consider Petrol Rationing

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday:--The War Advisory Council is to be consulted before Cabinet finally decides what revision of petrol rationing…

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Appointment to Supply Council Stevens Is Attacked

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The announcement of the appointment of Sir Bertram Stevens as Australia's representative on the Eastern Group Supply Council at New Delhi will probably result in repercussions in political circles…

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Substitute for Cod Liver Oil

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 10

Most of the cod liver oil used in Australia was imported from Norway, and now that this source of supply has been cut off, Australia, in common…

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The Car Ran Off The Road... [?] the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 12

Most of the reports [?] fatal accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off the road," and end with such phrases as it when…

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New National Council in Vichy

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 1

LONDON (AAP), Saturday.—Marshal Petain, Chief of the French State, has created a new National Council comprising…

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Chairman of Shanghai Council Wounded

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON. Saturday:--It is officially stated that the Government is making representations to Tokio regarding the incident in which a Shanghai…

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Chairman of Eastern Group Council

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:--Sir Archibald Carter, lately Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty, has been appointed British Government representative on…

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Rationing of Petrol More Savings Needed for War Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Advisory War Council will be consulted before Federal Cabinet decides on the extent to which it will revice the…

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Cut State Taxation Cooperation Need Seen at Canberra Problems Facing Loan Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

Federal opinion that complete readjustment of State taxation systems in the light of national war requirements is inevitable is likely to be a feature of the Loan Council discussions next Friday. Commonwealth authorities claim that State Governments hare not…

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Fodder Scheme: Agric Council Plan

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Australian Agricultural Council to-night agreed to the desirability of a national fodder scheme…

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Deputy-mayor Proposes Action Against Council

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 9

The deputy mayor of Lismore (Alderman N. A. Melville), at last meeting of the municipal council, announced that he proposed to…

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