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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

734 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 37

Byron Council Kikuyu Grass to Control Crofton Weed

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 6

BYRON BAY, Wednesday.—The Department of Agriculture advised, in reply to Byron Shire's notification that there were heavy…

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Gundurimba Shire Shires' Assn. Should Handle Post-war Plan

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

Post-war planning and reconstruction problems will engage the attention of Northern Rivers' Association of Municipalities and…

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Food Council 3-Point Plan Under Review

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday—The future of the nation's agricultural planning will be discussed by the Australian Agricultural…

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Tintenbar Shire Response to Health Orders

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 2

Although his inspection was not complete, the Health Inspector reported to the last meeting of the Tintenbar Shire Council that…

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Council By-election This Month

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 4

A by-election will be held in the Municipality of Lismore on Saturday, February 27, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of…

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Byron Shire Council Business

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

At the latest meeting of Byron Shire Council. Mr. T. F. Robinson, Yelgun, asked if the councl would send a plough and a man to effect…

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Post-War Plan Tomki Shire Council Discussion

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

CASINO, Sunday.—That the opinion expressed by Tomki Shire Council in regard to what body should handle post-war matters…

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Crofton Weed for Byron Shire

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

Sir,—The Byron Shire Council is the only council on the North Coast which allows Crofton weed to grow. The heads of the creeks in this council's…

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Woodburn Shire Increase in Electricity Charges

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 4

Owing to the substantial increase in the cost of production and distribution of electricity, resulting from an increase in the price of…

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Allied Works Council's Big Programme

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday: In the first year of its existence, the Allied Works Council authorised and placed under construction a…

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Women Shire Clerks

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 2

Sir.—I was surprised to read that the Byron Shire President had stated Miss M. Goodwin was the first woman in the history of the Shire Council…

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No Support by Council

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 4

"The Lismore Municipal Council did not think it worth while to co-operate in such an important matter," said the President of the…

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Ballina Council Salvage Receipts For Red Cross

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

BALLINA Wed.—The Electric Construction Co. Pty. Ltd. intimated to Monday night's meeting of Ballina Municipal Council that the…

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Bi-monthly Petrol for Shire Council

Northern Star · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

Approval of the council's application for bi-monthly ration issues was received by the Terania Shire Council yesterday…

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Tweed Shire Council Hemp Agrimony No Financial Aid by Govt

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

Further information concerning hemp agrimony was received by Tweed Shire Council at its meeting yesterday…

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Pacific Council Meets

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday: Following a meeting of the Pacific War Council the New Zealand Minister (Mr Nash) said it…

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War Council Curtin Knows No Instance of Blabbing

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) said in the House of Representatives today that he knew of no…

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C.R.C.C. Service Charge Plan Differentiation Opposed By Terania Shire

Northern Star · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 4

If the new scale of charges to be presented to a meeting of the Clarence River County Council at Grafton next Monday, are adopted, consumers in Terania Shire will pay about £4000 per year more…

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Two Nominate for Council Election

Northern Star · Saturday 20 February 1943 · page 4

The Town Clerk (Mr. L. Allan), announced yesterday that only two nominations were received for the election of an alderman…

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Recreation Grounds Council Finance Proposed

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 4

A proposal to pay £8 a week to the Lismore District Sports Association to assist with the financing of the upkeep of the Recreation…

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