20 p.c. Rise in Shire Valuations
CORAKI, Wednesday.—Woodburn S[?]ire unimproved capital value had risen 20 per cent, since 1947 to an estimated total of £655,143, said…
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Council & local affairs, 1950
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Shire Employee Injured
While engaged in raising the caretaker's house in Kyogle Park out of flood level on Wednesday, Albert Rayner, an employee of the Kyogle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lantana Growth Concerns Council
Councillors expressed concern at the growth of lantana on roads in the shire at a meeting of Gundurimba Shire Council. Cr. H. M. Crawford said it might…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tomki Shire Agreeable To Mummulgum-Dyraba Transfer from Kyogle
CASINO, Friday.—To mki Shire Council today expressed its support for a move made by Mummulgum and Dyraaba ratepayers to have their area ceded from the Kyogle Shire and incorporated within the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Alderman
WITH the sitting Lismore City Council now in its last year, it is a good sign that a contest was necessary to fill a vacancy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N. Thompson Wins Council By-election: Majority of 928 Votes
Mr. Noel Thompson won Lismore City Council's by-elsction on Saturday with a majority of 928 votes ever his only, opponent, Mr. H. S. Crawford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Council To Seek Substantiation Of Loafing Allegation
Kyogle Shire Council will ask Mr. T. Foster, of Edenville, to substantiate a statement made recently that some of its outside employees had been loafing at their jobs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tintenbar Shire Approves Water Supply Schemes
Plans for water supply schemes for Lennox Head and Alstonville were approved at yesterday's meeting of Tintenbar Shire Council. Water for Alstonville will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ballina Council to Spend £3000 on Town Improvements
BALLINA, Monday.—At its fortnightly, meeting, Ballina Council approved, in principle, to the expenditure of approximately £3000 of the money received from sales of building allotments, on the provision of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Council Raises Rates 2d. in £ to Meet Loan Payments
A rate increase of 2d. in the £ was approved by Lismore City Council last night. The general rate will be increased from 9d. to 10d., the water rate from 2d. to 2½d., and the sewerage rate from 2½d. to 3d. The rate on urban lands will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman Claims L.G. Electoral Roll Not Up-to-date
A Lismore alderman has expressed concern at the number of residents whose names were not on the local government electoral roll. Ald. H. P. Habib called attention…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extraordinary Casino Council Election
CASINO, Tuesday.—An extraordinary election will be held on March 11 to elect an alderman to Casine Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jap Repatriation Issue on Allied Council Agenda
TOKIO, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter).—The British Commonwealth representative, Colonel Hodgson, to-day declined to place the Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Requests To Council
At its meeting on Monday, Kyogle Shire Council dealt with a long list of requests. Collin's Creek branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Kent County Council Nursery
A residential nursery for 40 children was recently opened by Kent County Council near Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. The building, which was converted from a private residence, stands in extensive grounds, and is fitted with the most up-to-date…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Discussion by Shire Councillors on Dunoon Mosquitoes
Terania Shire Councillors will not go to Dunoon to discuss with residents the mosquito plague. They feel the shire has done as much as possible, and the matter now rests with the health authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aldermen Competent To Assess Rate Increase for Lismore (To the Editor)
Sir,—General statements about the tightening of administrative control and restriction on borrowing are not constructive and do not assist in determining whether an increase in the rates is justified or not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →F.N.C. Council to Select Team to Play Englishmen
The Far North Coast Cricket Council will select the team and control the match against the M.C.C. team in Lismore on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mayor Clarifies Rate Assessment: Figure Dissected
The Mayor (Ald. R. E. Churchward) said last night that in view of the widespread controversy on the estimates for 1950 he had had figures prepared for study by the critical and those interested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayor to Open Tennis Season
The Mayor of Lismore (Ald. R E. Churchward) will officially open Lismore Tennis Club's 1950 season at the club's courts this afternoon…
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