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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

308 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 16

Council Correspondence Waited Two Years for Water Supply

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

Delay in the connection of the town water supply to their properties was a sore point with two residents who were amongst the many who wrote to the Kyogle Shire Council, and whose letters were read at their last meeting on Monday…

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Drunken Driving Safety Council Concern At Court Leniency

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Parramatta Branch of the Road Safety Council was concerned at the leniency shown to drunken drivers by Judge Nield, Mr. F. Quealey said today…

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Mullumbimby R.S.L. Move To End Sub-Dist. Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—The TweedBrunswick sub-District Council of the R.S.L. was duplicating the work of the North Coast District Council of the R.S.L. and little could be gained…

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Council Recognises Need

Northern Star · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 4

THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Lismore City Council is to consider the purchase of a building in Spinks Park for conversion to a women's rest centre reflects recognition of a need that should…

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Council to Convert Hostel Into Flats

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.— The vice-president of Tweed Shire Council (Cr. S. E. Spies) and the president of the…

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Labour Policy Advocated By Dorrigo Shire President Saturday Morning Speech

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

Labour Party candidate for Cowper electorate in the forthcoming elections, Mr. W. H. Bailey, of Dorrigo, addressed a crowd of about fifty people in Kyogle Road on Saturday morning. Telling of his struggles as a…

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Council Declines to Hear Applicants No Approval for Street Meetings

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 4

Two men who represented organisations which had been strongly criticised by aldermen, were refused permission last night to address a meeting of Lismore City Council…

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Quorum for Lapsed Meetimg; But Aldermen Did Not Know

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 4

Lack of knowledge of council regulations and the absence of the Town Clerk, who was ill, is an explanation of Lismore City Council's failure to hold the Finance Committee meeting last week. The meeting was to have…

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Query to Council on Rates

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday. —Seven hundred people attended a public meeting tonight which decided to request a…

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Defence Council For Pacific When Treaty Signed

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP).—"The primary security value in the Pacific Pact arrangement is that it makes it clear that the deterrent striking power of the United States…

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Non-voters at Municipal, Poll to Escape Fine

Northern Star · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 4

CASINO, Thu rsday.—Ratepayers who did [?] vote at the Casino Municipal triennial elections on December 2, 1950, will…

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C.r.c.c. Firm on Conditions for Shire Supply

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 4

GRAFTON, Monday. — The C.R.C.C., at a meeting today, was informed by Lismore City Council of acceptance of all…

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No Play in S.a. Y'shire Match

Northern Star · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).— Steady, cold rain yesterday prevented the South Africans starting their match against…

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Woodburn Council Lists Roads for £14,600 Aid Grant

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 4

CORAKI, Monday. — Woodburn Shire Council today considered road works programmes proposed to be financed with money from Petrol Tax grants amounting to a total of…

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Byron Shire to Seek £17,000 For Aid Road Works

Northern Star · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

Byron Shire Council will make application for a grant totalling £17,000 for its 1951-52 Commonwealth Aid and Road Works Act programme…

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Tomki Shire Warning on Bush Fires

Northern Star · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.—A stern warning that bush fires might be severe this season was issued by the Tomki Shire Council at its meeting today. Cr. Bond said it might be…

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Shire Complaint Too Much Time on County C'cl Work

Northern Star · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 4

Dissatisfaction with arrangements between the shire and the Richmond River (Noxious Weeds) County Council concerning the duties of the shire inspector was expressed at yesterday's…

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Ballina Water Rates Council Policy Decided When Estimates Revised

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 8

BALLINA, Monday. — Ballina District Chamber of Commerce has requested the council to define its policy in respect to whether it intended imposing the water rate on the u.c.v. or…

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Kyogle Council to a Pay Residents to Keep Road in Order

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 4

Kyogle Shire Council yesterday accepted a proposition of Jackson's Flat residents to keep their road in order provided remuneration was received…

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District News-- From Shire Council Correspondence

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 9

Correspondence before Kyogle Shire Council at their monthly meeting on Monday came from the following centres, and received the serious attention of Councillors. BONALBO…

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