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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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Casino Mayor Criticises "Amazing Contortions of C.r.c.c."

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday. — The Mayor of Casino (Ald. A. E. Robinson) strongly criticises the attitude of the C.R.C.C. in a minute which he…

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The Forum Tweed Shire Roads (To the Editor)

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Sir,--In you issue of Friday last Tweed Shire Council is reported to be contemplating the use of farmers to do shire work. My Union…

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Big Land Purchase Scheme By Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

After a lively debate, Lismore Municipal Council decided last night, on the casting vote of the Mayor (Alderman C. A. H. Dalziell), to acquire by purchase sufficient land, with or without buildings, on the…

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Mayor Gives Casting Vote

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

Objection was taken at last meeting of Lismore Town Council to permission being granted to the municipal and electrical engineers…

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Wants Uap to Withdraw From War Council

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Notice has been given the members of the Federal UAP by Senator Foll that he proposes to move that…

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M'bimby Protest on Plan to Alter County Council

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Mullumbimby Council will enter a protest to the Department of Local Government against the proposed…

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Local and General Lismore Council Decides to Buy Land

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

After a lively debate, Lismore Municipal Council decided on Monday night, on the casting vote of the Mayor (Alderman C. A. H…

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Byron Shire Council Surfacing of Byron Bay Streets

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr M. Smith) submitted to Byron Shire Council on Tuesday an estimate for the re-surfacing of streets in…

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Mayor Discusses Difficulties of Town Planning

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

While fully admitting the advantages of town planning so that Lismore could develop along modern lines, as advocated by the "Northern Star," the Mayor (Aid. Dalziell) pointed out yesterday the…

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Road Safety Council 'Bus Park Proposal Supported

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

Lismore Road Safety Council, at its monthly meeting, commended the Lismore Municipal Council on the proposed action to establish…

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Council Approves Works on Byron Bay Streets

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

BYRON BAY, Wednesday.—The Shire Engineer (Mr. M. Smith) submitted to Byron Shire Council an estimate for the re-surfacing of streets- in Byron Bay, also for other works contemplated, at a…

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Opposition Move to Retire From War Council

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The proposal by Senator Foll that that the Opposition should withdraw its three delegates from the War…

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Byron Shire Engineer's Report

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

At the latest meeting of Byron Bay Shire Council the Engineer (Mr M. Smith) reported that as instructed he interviewed Mr Alan…

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C'gatta Town Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

A suggestion by the Redcliffe Town Council that a conference between Coolangatta, Southport, Nerang and Redcliffc Councils…

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Miners' Council Approve Communist Affiliation

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Approval of the Communist Party affiliation with Australian Labour Party was urged by the Miners'…

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Gundurimba Shire Farmers Petition for Relief From Flood Damage

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

Petitions from a number of ratepayers whose properties were considerably damaged and rendered, more or less, unproductive by the recent flooding in the area, were submitted at yesterday's meeting of…

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Attacked by Cow Complaint to Ballina Council

Northern Star · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

BALLINA, Sunday. — A complaint by Miss Sturrock that she had been attacked by a cow while making along a footpath, and…

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Tweed B.G.F. Council Meeting Report on Interstate Vegetable Conference

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

Presentation of a report on the recent interstate conference in Sydney on vegetable production and…

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Ratepayers' Requests to Kyogle Shire Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 8

Correspondence dealt with at yesterday's meeting of Kyogle Shire Council included the following: Wiangaree P.P.U. asked that…

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Kyogle Shire Council: Objection to Inclusion in Rjl County Cl

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

KYOGLE, Monday. — Contending that it could effectively control the weed withir, its own area, Kyogle Shire Council, at to-day's…

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