Labour's Team For Council
Sir.—We read with great interest and pride in the "Northern Star" recently that the A.L.P. would endorse a Labour…
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Council & local affairs, 1953
485 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 20 of 25
Council Anxiety on Water
The possibility of water shortages recurring in the district was emphasised yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Gift to Alderman
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Aid. P. D. Hills, said today he knew nothing of a rumour that police were investigating a report that a Labour alderman of the City Council accepted a gift of £50. He said he knew nothing of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tomki Shire Submits £17,377 Programme
CASINO, Sunday.—A £17,377 main and trunk roads maintenance and improvement programme for 1954 has been submitted to the Department of Main Roads by Tomki Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Council Meeting Plans Are In Hand For Picnic Sites
Kyogle District Chamber of Commerce is to be informed that Kyogle Shire Council already has plans for the establishment of improved camping and picnic site facilities at the Old…
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Sir Noel Vansittart Bowater. the new Lord Mayor of London, acknowledges the cheers of the crowd from the window of the famous Golden Coach during the annual pageant and procession marking his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£350 Damages for Shire Clerk
Woodburn Shire Clerk, Charles Quincey Walker, of Richmond Terrace, Coraki, was awarded £350 damages by Judge Storkey, V.C., in Lismore District Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Former Mayor Faces Corruption Charge PAID £200, Crown Claims
SYDNEY, Monday.—Edward Charles Erwin, former Mayor of Leichhardt, had received £200 for having helped to secure a rescission by Council of a decision to refuse an application to build garage premises, Mr. A. Larkins, barrister, told Central Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman Seeks Referendum On Town Hall Site
A move was made by Ald. W. A. Walmsley, M.L.C., at a meeting of Lismore City Council for a referendum on the town hall site to be conducted in conjunction with the forthcoming…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Approval For Whaling Company's Plans
Byron Shire Council yesterday approved in principle an application [?] Byron Whaling Co. for general approval to operate. The application was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court's Ruling Ex-Mayor "Has Case to Answer"
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Mr. Beavers, S.M., ruled in Central Court today that there was a case to answer against former Leichhardt Mayor, Edward Charles Erwin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Move to Appoint Commission For City Council
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The Legislative Assembly tomorrow will vote on whether a civic commission should run Sydney's administration pending investigation into the City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council To Spend £3290 On Royal Visit Decorations
Lismore City Council has agreed to spend £3,290 to decorate the city's streets for the visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in February…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£300 Fine for Ex-mayor
SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- Edward Charles Erwin, ex-mayor of Leichhardt, was fined £300 in Central Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taxi Co. Claim Bribe Sought-by City Alderman
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A taxi-cab company board met today to discuss an allegation that an £800 bribe had been sought from the company on behalf of a City alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mayor Claimed Bribe Offer Too Small, Court Told
SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- A witness said in Central Court today that Edwin Charles Erwin, former Leichhardt Mayor, told him not to be "a piker" when he offered £50 instead of £100 to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Inquiry Move Defeated
SYDNEY., Wednesday.--The Government today refused to allow either a civic commission to run Sydney's administration or a Royal Commission to inquire into alleged irregularities in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.L.P. In City Council
Sir.--I am not in the habit of entering newspaper controversies with correspondents who, for reasons best known to…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--Former Mayor of Leichhardt, Edward Charles Erwin, was fined £400 in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Graft Charges "Smear Campaign" Heffron Clash With Treatt
SYDNEY, Thursday.--Graft charges relating to the City Council were part of a smear campaign designed to influence the coming municipal elections, the Deputy Premier, Mr. Heffron, said today. He said he had no doubt the allegations would cease when the…
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