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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Road Grant Sought by Woodburn Shire

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

CORAKI, Thursday.—Woodburn Shire Council will apply for a £2000 grant under the Commonwealth Roads Aid Fund from the petrol tax for the half-year to June 30…

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Shire's Provisional Offer To Finance Lindesay Ck. Bridge

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 9

The Kyogle Shire Council will agree to contribute to the construction of a bridge over Lindesay Creek, on the boundary of…

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Council Prepared Lease Park Land To Bonalbo Bowling Club

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

A Bowling Club, recently formed at Bonalbo, may shortly be able to go ahead and construct its green. The Kyogle Shire Council, on…

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The Northern Star Friday, January 20, 1950. Council Delay On Traffic Rules

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

CIRCUMSTANCES make it difficult to accept that the regard by Lismore City Council for the effect of the new traffic…

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Three Shire Requests To Rail Commissioner

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 4

Terania Shire Council will submit three requests to the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Garside) when he visits Lismore early next month during his tour of the North Coast…

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Taxi Dispute Council's Attitude Criticised

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 4

The attitude of Lismore City Council towards the taxi operators' dispute was criticised at a meeting of Richmond-Tweed Trades and…

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Council and Parking

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Sir,—Although our Lismore aldmen are kicking the parking [?]oub e blame around like a football, trying to make the public…

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Correspondence Shire Rates

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

Sir, As the president of the Kyogle and District Ratepayers' Association, I respectfully appeal to the Kyogle…

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Mr. N. Thompson To Contest Council Election

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

Mr. Noel Thompson has been unanimously endorsed as a candidate for the Lismore City Council byelection by Girard's Hill Progress…

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Council to Tally Cost of Subdivision Road

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

The cost of toe construction of a bitumen road from Wotherspoon's subdivision in Barham Street to the top of the hill will be estimated by the City Engineer (Mr. H. G. Murray) and reported to the next meeting…

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No Discussion by Council Committee On Taxi Dispute

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 4

The taxi dispute which has kept the Lismore fleet of cabs off the street for two days was not discussed by the Finance Committee of the Lismore City Council last night. When the question was debated…

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Two Candidated For Council By-Election

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

It was understood last night that only two nominations had been received from candidates to contest the Lismore City Council…

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New State For Discussion At P.P.U. District Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Among the motions submitted by Kyogle district branches of the P.P.U. for discussion at the annual meeting of the Richmond District…

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Union Mov[?] Letter to Council on

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 4

The only move yesterday in the dispute which has kept Lismore's taxis off the ranks since last Sunday night was a letter from the…

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To The Editor Council's Duty To Lismore

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

Sir,—Is our City Council bidding for the title of one of the spineless wonders of the world? What has happened to them that they now…

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Move by Council to End Taxi Strike Deadlock

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

If taxi proprietors restore their vehicles to the ranks, their objections to the new parking regulations will be considered at a special meeting of Lismore City Council next Monday…

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Soviet Boycott of Allied Council

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 5

TOKIO, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter).—The Russian delegation reversed their tactics at the Allied Council meeting today by refusing to walk in. At three previous meetings the…

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To The Editor Council's Part in Taxi Strike

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 6

Sir,—The action of Lismore City Council in agreeing to the requests of the Transport Workers' Union is a complete retraction of its…

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Council Unanimous Taxi Feeder System Unsuitable

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

At a special meeting of Lismore City Council last night aldermen were unanimous that the present feeder system for taxis was unsuitable for Lismore and not in the public interest. Inspector A. W. G. Reid, of the…

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Anti-Diphtheria Campaign by City Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 4

Lismore City Council will conduct another diphtheria immunisation campaign as soon as possible, said the Chief Health Inspector…

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