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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

527 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 27

Deputation to Council Tonight

Northern Star · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 4

Lismore Citizens' Protest Committee has completed arrangements to send a deputation to the Lismore…

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Local Rate in Byron Shire (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue (9/4/52) under the heading "Protest to Byron Shire" it states, "A deputation of two men…

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New Shire Riding

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

Notice of official gazettal of the subdivision of Kyogle Shire from three, into four, ridings was made last week. Shire Clerk, Mr. W. N…

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Extra Kyogle Shire Riding

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

KYOGLE, Monday.—The Department of Local Government has made an extra riding in Kyogle Shire…

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Nimbin Progress Assn. Move For Shire Change

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

In reviews of the year's activities, the president, Mr. E. W. H. Stanger, and the secretary-treasurer, Mr. Garth Horton, mentioned the good results achieved by the Nimbin Progress…

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Bands Want More Council Subsidy

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 8

BALLINA, Monday.—Bands in the Far North Coast district will approach their respective councils with a request to increase their present band subsidy…

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Protest Committee to Aid Economy Campaign Can Inspect Council Accounts

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

Members of the Lismore Citizens' Protest Committee will be permitted to inspect Lismore City Council's accounts and estimates with a view to offering suggestions for an economy campaign…

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Tilt at Noxious Weeds Council

Northern Star · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday,—A move for the abolition of the Richmond River County…

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City Council Rates (To The Editor)

Northern Star · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 4

Sir,—The statement in your, leading article of April 23 is again another deliberate attempt to…

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Council Authority To Committee (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 4

Sir,—The Mayor [?]s latest technique would [?] too tunny for words were it not for the seriousness of his [?]…

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Loan Council Talks Vital to Food Drive (From Our Special Correspondent)

Northern Star · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday. — The coming week's meeting of the Federal Loan Council will be all the more important because of this week's meeting of the…

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Quarterly Review: All lismore Roads Within Estimates Aldermen Pleased

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 4

During the last quarter no individual work had exceeded the estimates, according to a cost statement before the works committee of the Lismore City Council last night…

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Loan Council Preview

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies and the Treasurer, Sir Arthur…

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Alderman Missing

Northern Star · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —All N.S.W. police have been alerted to watch for a Bankstown alderman…

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Vital Meeting of Loan Council Starts Today

Northern Star · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Australian Loan Council will commence a vital two-day meeting tomorrow in an atmosphere in which the Commonwealth is prepared to approve only about half the loan borrowings the States want for works programmes in 1952-53…

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Menzies Tells Council of Government Plans

Northern Star · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, told the Australian Loan Council tonight that the Commonwealth Government would consider underwriting only specific programmes for specific amounts in the loan programmes for 1952-53…

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Loan Council Asked to Approve Record £466 Millions For Government Works

Northern Star · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Australian Loan Council was today asked to approve a borrowing programme of £344,950,000 for Governmental works during 1952-53. This includes £37,468,000 sought by the Commonwealth for the…

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F.i.a. Strikes Referred to Labour Council

Northern Star · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A meeting of 140 delegates to the Sydney branch of the Federated Ironworkers'…

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Not Enough Rain For Spastic Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

CASINO, Monday. — Because nine instead of 10 points of rain fell in Casino between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m…

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Unable to Save 10 Per Cent. on Council Works —City Engineer

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

No action could be taken at present to effect a saving of 10 per cent, in the works programme for the current year, according to the City Engineer, Mr. H. G. Murray…

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