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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

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Byron Attack on Richmond River County Council Set-Up

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 2

Cr. E. J. Cook, Byron Shire delegate to the Richmond River County Council, told Byron Shire Council January meeting that he was very disappointed with the whole set-up. In all his experience in public life, he had…

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Terania Shire Civic Fund

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

Sir,—The report in Saturday's "Star" of the Executive Committee meeting contains an inacurracy in reference to the matter of the…

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£8,000 Loan Plan For Sewerage Work Council Decision

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 4

A sewerage augmentation scheme estimated to cost £7281, was submitted to the Lismore Council at its meeting last night by the Engineer (Mr. H. G. Murray). A recommendation that council seek…

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Byron Bay Move for Municipality

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of Byron Bay Progress Association advice was received from the Department of Local…

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New Aldermen at First Meeting

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 4

When they took their seats for the first time Aid. W. Woodward and R. Watson after their election on Saturday received a…

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Ald. Walker Again Deputy Mayor

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 4

Alderman W. G. Walker was reelected Deputy-Mayor at a meeting of Lismore Municipal Council. The Mayor (Aid. Dalziell)…

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Serious Shortage in Polie Strength Council Seeks Increase

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 6

"The strength of the Lismore Police force has been reduced to something like riine when normally it is in the vicinity of 20," said Aid. Carl Small at Lismore Municipal Council meeting…

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Mullumbimby Council Plan for Beautifying Station

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 4

A scheme for beautifying the railway property between Station Street and the railway was submitted to the meeting of…

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C'gatta Council to Approach AWC for Road-Making Plant

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 5

At the fortnightly meeting of Coolangatta Town Council on Tuesday night it was decided to contact…

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President Of Economic Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: The UNO Economic and Social Council, which met for the first time yesterday evening, unanimously…

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Tweed Council Prefers Sliding Scale

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council yesterday refused support to a move by Terania Shire Council to organise a deputation to the…

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Council Move For Line to Tuncester Approach to C.R.C.C.

Northern Star · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

Lismore Municipal Council Electricity Committee recommended at its meeting that application be made to the C.R.C.C. for permission to supply 16 consumers and a further probable four with electricity in the…

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Council Bans Sunday Start In Q'land Game No Change Likely in Association Plans

Northern Star · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

The proposal to start the cricket match between Queensland and the Lismore Cricket Association at the Recreation Ground on Sunday afternoon was banned yesterday in a letter from the Lismore Municipal…

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Sydney Appeal Turned Down by Shire Council

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 2

View that council donations should be reserved for local projects was expressed by several members of Tweed Shire…

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Tweed Shire Council No Site for Cemetery Near Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 5

Search for a new cemetery site near Tweed Heads had proved fruitless, the Health Inspector (Mr. C. H. Webster)…

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Cricket On, In Spite Of Council Ban

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 9

[?]While officials of the Lismore Cricket Association declined to comment yesterday, it was reliably stated the cricket match between Queensland and Lismore Association would commence on the Lismore…

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Primary Producers Council to Meet

Tweed Daily · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 2

An important meeting of the Primary Producers' Council of Australia will be held in Melbourne today. when…

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Tweed P.P.U. District Council

Northern Star · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 5

The District President of the Tweed District Council of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. A. C. Pratt) has received advice…

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Torment Council to Hurry Up Water Supply

Northern Star · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 6

"I move that we ask Lismore Council to take immediate steps to implement a decent water scheme for this municipality. We tried…

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"Sporting Minded Council"

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

In officially welcoming the Brisbane cricketers to Lismore, at a dinner at the Commercial Hotel yesterday the Mayor (Ald…

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