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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

943 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 48

Personnel of Council Committees

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council on Monday night spent some time on allocation of members to committees…

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Council Employees' Rates Oe Pay

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council finance committee will discuss the rates of pay of former Municipal Council employees…

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Council Move on Minor Matters

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council decided on Monday night to ask that section 530A of the Local Government Act be applied to the…

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Council Decisions on Road Works

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

Petitions for bitumen surfacing of their streets were presented to Tweed shire Council meeting on Monday night from residents of…

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Mullumbimby Council Sharp Rise in 1946 Electricity Consumption

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

In His report to Mullumbimby Municipal Council on Monday night, the Acting Electrical Engineer (Mr J. Blair) disclosed that a total of 3,285,749 units of electricity had been generated for the 12 months ending…

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R.s.l. Move on Shire Appointments

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

Burringbar R.S.L. Sub-Eranch at its annual meeting resolved to request the Tweed Council of Sub-Branches to take up the…

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Graziers Protest to Tenterfield Council

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 6

TENTERFIELD, Tuesday.—Despite protests by Rock River graziers and others, Tenterfield Shire Council has proceeded with plans…

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Council Employees' Union

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

Monthly meeting dates of Murwillumbah branch of the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia are…

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Tenterfield Council Increases Gen. Rate

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

TENTERFIELD, Thursday— Tenterfield Municipal Council has increased the general rate from 8d to 9½d. In order to relieve…

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Acting Shire Clerk Appointed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 2

At a special meeting of Tweed Shire Council last night. Mr F. Hassan was appointed Acting Shire Clerk and chief…

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Privy Council to Act for King

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Constitutional arrangements to be made before the Royal party leaves for South Africa are occupying the…

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Crofton Weed Eradication Terania Council Will Not Sign Agreement

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 5

Terania Shire Council has definitely decided not to sign the proposed agreement in relation to financing the eradication of Crofton Weed by Richmond River County Council, notwithstanding that the Minister for…

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Correspondence for Tweed Shire Meetings

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 5

Tweed Shire Council on Friday night agreed that letters for consideration by council must be in the hands of the clerk by the…

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Lismore Council Finances

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

Sir,—Your leading article of Wednesday under the heading. "High Finance—In the Dark" reveals a state of affairs in our municipal…

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Preparation Of Shire Roll in Hand

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council, at a special meeting on Friday night, decided to prepare a basic shire roll of electors and ratepayers…

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Metal Trades Council to Discuss Wages

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Federal Council of the Metal Trades Unions Federation will meet on Sydney on Wednesday to discuss…

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Tintenbar Council's New Clerk

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Tuesday: At a special meeting of Tintenbar Shire Council today four applicants for the position of shire clerk were…

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Road Damage in Nerang Shire Totals £6000

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

Flood damage to roads and bridges in Nerang Shire, area was estimated at £6000 by the engineer…

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Special Meeting of Kyogle Council

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

KYOGLE, Tuesday: A special summons meeting of Kyogle Shire Council was held today to discuss the report of the Senior…

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Inquiry Into Kyogle Council Affairs

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 6

KYOGLE, Tuesdtay.— A special summons meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council was held to-day to discuss a report from the Senior…

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