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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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Ballina Council Refuses to Lift Cow Grazing Ban

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 5

BALLINA, Friday.-Despite a petition, signed by over 400 residents, Ballina Council declined to rescind its decision to prohibit the…

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Books for School Children Discussion at P. & C. Council Meeting

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 4

At the tenth annual meeting of the Kyogle and Upper Richmond P. and C. Council, which was held in the Memorial Institute on Saturday…

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Alderman Hits at New Gas Charges

Northern Star · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

Criticism of the new gas charges by Lismore Municipal Council, particularly as they affected the basic wage-earner, was made…

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Bugden Memorial Tintenbar Shire Defers Action

Northern Star · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

Complaining that the board, indicating that Bugden Street. Alstonvile, was a monument to the late Pte. P. Bugden. V.C…

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Murwillumbah Council Street Beautification Proposal

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Murwillumbah Municipal Council at its meeting on Wednesday night carried a motion sponsored by Aid T. C. Hawkes that the…

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Special Meeting of Coolangatta Council

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 2

Coolangatta Town Council at a special meeting on Friday night approved the purchase of 400 feet of 2½in. fire hose by the Coolangatta…

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South Coast Miners Defy Central Council Vote for Strike to Continue

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—South Coast miners today decided not to return to work tomorrow morning. The men, who have been on strike since February 15, have already rejected directions by the Coal…

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War Council on Censorship

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) intends to discuss the censorship issue with members of the…

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P.p.u. Council Meeting

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 5

The March session of tne Primary Producers' Union Executive Council will commence in Sydney on Friday, March 17 at…

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Hughes May Resume War Council Seat'

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.—The Advisory War Council will meet to-morrow with the vacancy in the membership still unfilled…

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P.P.U. Council No Time for Agenda Discussions

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.—In his report as delegate to the recent District Council meeting of the P.P.U. at Lismore, the…

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Clash at Lismore Council Meeting Heated Lesson in Local Govt

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

In pursuance of the Education Department's policy of teaching young people the manner in which the civic affairs…

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Byron Shire Council Armidale Regional Plan Favored

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 2

Armidale City Council's plan for regional development was preferred by Byron Shire Council at its meeting yesterday to one put…

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Mullumbimby Council Attitude To Electricity Control

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 2

At its fortnightly meeting on Monday night, Mullumbimby Council decided to support the Local Government Association in…

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Casino P.P.U. Little Hope for District Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—The proposal for a District Council of the P P.U. at Casino was again before the Casino branch…

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Electricity Policy Minister Urges Full Affiliation With County Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 4

The hope that all the councils on the North Coast will be able to join the Clarence River County Council, thus jointly determining its policy, is expressed by the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Jas. McGirr) in…

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Gundurimba Shire Housing Survey "Some Unfit For Humans"

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 4

At the request of the Department of Local Government and Housing, Gundurimba Shire Council will make a survey of housing…

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Council Opposes Electricity Control Changes

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday— At its meeting last night Mullumbimby Council decided to support the Local Government…

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Tweed Shire Council No Good Prospects of Labor

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads, in a letter read at Tweed Shire meeting yesterday in reference to the council's shortage of men…

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Gundurimba Shire Electricity Agreement Amended

Northern Star · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

Discussion on an agreement submitted by the Electric Construction Co. of Australia regarding amended terms, extension of lines and charge…

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