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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

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Japan Control Council Australia Wanted Full Seat

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday Whether Australia will accept the principle of an Australian nominee being…

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Allied Council for Japan MacArthur Dislikes Plan, But Will Try To Make it Work

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

TOKIO, Monday: Revealing that two months ago he recorded disagreement with four-Power control for Japan, and now disclaimed responsibility for the Moscow decision, General MacArthur said that, nevertheless, he…

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Mayor of New York Appointed

Northern Star · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday (AAP). —Mr. William O'Dwyer, 55-year-old native of Ireland, who came to New York in 1910 with 25 dollars, and…

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Cr. Robinson County Council Chairman

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

By a unanimous vote, Cr. L. H. C. Robinson (Woodburn Shire) was re-elected chairman of the Richmond River (Crofton Weed)…

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Council Denies Blame for Housing Delay

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

Complaining of the delay in tenders being called for 20 homes to be erected by the Housing Commission in Lismore, a Lismore…

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Rsl Candidates for Lismore Council

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 2

Lismore sub-branch of the RSSAILA plans to nominate candidates for the Lismore Council by-election on January 19. A…

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Cr. Robinson County Council Chairman

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 2

By a unanimous vote, Cr L. H. C. Robinson (Woodburn Shire) was re-elected chairman of the Richmond River (Crofton Weed)…

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Diggers to Contest Council Election

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 4

Nominations for by-elections to fill the two vacancies in Lismore Municipal Council will be endorsed at a special general meeting of…

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Digger "Volunteers" Wanted for Council By-election

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 4

Members of Lismore sub-branch of the R.S.L. who are eligible to contest the vacancies for aldermen in the Lismore Council by-election…

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County Council Plans to Spend over £6000 This Year

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

Estimates providing for an expenditure of over £6000 during 1948 were approved at a meeting of Richmond River County Council in Lismore. The levy for Crofton's weed…

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Woodburn Shire Council Meeting

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

CORAKI, Monday.—The Shire Clerk (Mr. C. Q. Walker) said today that the monthly meeting of Woodburn Council had been called…

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C'gatta Mayor's Accident

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

The Mayor of Coolangatta (Ald S. W. Winders) yesterday had a fortunate escape from serious injury when he fell a distance of…

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Council By-Election Candidate For Progress Association

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 4

A meeting of the Newtown-Eastwood Progress Association last night endorsed the President of the Association (Mr. R. H. Thompson)…

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Nine Seek Council Election

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 4

It was learned unofficially last night that nine candidates will contest the municipal by-election on January 19. Nominations…

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Coolangatta Council Staff Changes

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

At a meeting of Coolangatta Town council oh Tuesday night the resignation of Miss Olive Maunsell as fate clerk was…

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Tweed Shire Rates

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Rates for the ensuing year as recommended by the Shire Clerk (Mr F. Hassan) were adopted, at…

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Over 400 Camps at Tweed Shire Resorts During Holidays

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

The number of campers—more than 400—at resorts in Tweed Shire during the Christmas holiday period appeared to be a record, said the Shire Council's Health Inspector (Mr C. H. Webster) in a report submitted to…

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To The Editor (Letters to the Editor must be limited to 350 words.) Council Grazing Restrictions

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 7

Sir,—Allow me to pass a few remarks on the council's latest impounding restrictions, which are only helping to further hurt the…

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German Mayor Dismissed

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—The Mayor of Bielefeld, Germany, has been dismissed, says a spokesman of the British Control Commission,…

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'Municipal Drome Well Worth Operating'

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

Stating that it was unlikely the express air line services between capital cities would land at intermediate country towns, the Manager of Newcastle Aero Club (Mr. E. A. Rushbrooke) addressing a meeting in the…

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