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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Arts Council Branch Move

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Formation of a branch, or an affiliate branch of the Arts Council of New South Wales will be decided at a public meeting to be held tonight at the Central School. The Arts Council of New…

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Shire Rejects New State Move For Referendum

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 4

A proposal to hold a referendum asking electors if they approved of the New England new State was lost at a meeting of Gundurimba shire Council yesterday…

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District News Woodenbong Council News

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 3

Building applications were approved at Kyogle Shire Council meeting this week for K. A Campbell…

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Umpires in Dispute with Cricket Council

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 10

Lismore Umpires' Association has refused to supply members to the Far North Coast Cricket Council until a dispute is settled. Lismore umpires at a…

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Road Works in Kyogle Shire

Northern Star · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 5

KYOGLE, Friday.—A request from the Bonalbo Timber Company for attention to the road at Lemon Tree Hill on…

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Arts Council Casino Lecture Cancelled

Northern Star · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.—The visit to Casino of Mr.E. W. Burbridge, O.B.E., British Arts Council representative…

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Shire to Press For Bridge at Tatham Would Replace Ferry

Northern Star · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 7

CASINO, Sunday.—Tomki Shire Council will seek the erection of a low level bridge across the Richmond River at Tatham. Councillors consider that the…

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Cwa to Present U.n. Flag to Shire Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 4

A United Nations Flag, completed at a cost of £3, was displayed at a meeting of Kyogle branch of the Country Women's Association on Thursday afternoon in the C.W.A. Hall. It is to…

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Arts Council Branch Formed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 1

About 30 people attended a meeting on Friday night when a sub-branch of the N.S.W. Arts Council was formed in…

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Treatment of Garbage Council Interest

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 4

Lismore City Council will consider the bacteria-reduction of garbage. This was decided at the…

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The Northern Star Sport Section Blue Ocean Selected To Win Lord Mayor's Cup

Northern Star · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Blue Ocean, topweight for the Lord Mayor's Cup at Rosehill, seems likely to win the principal race for the third successive Saturday…

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War Memorial Proposal for Ballina Council

Northern Star · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 6

BALLINA, Sunday.—Ballina Municipal Council will be requested to consider the advisability of raising the necessary capital to erect a war memorial building, including R.S.L…

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Swimming Pool not Large Enough Request to Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 5

The swimming pool at Lismore was definitely not large enough to meet the demand, and a much bigger pool, or preferably an additional pool, appeared a necessity…

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Lismore Council Advised: No Money to Speed Bridge Repairs

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 7

The financial position did not allow work on the high level bridge over Wilson's Creek to be speeded up at the present time. This was stated in a letter…

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Tweed Shire Drops Breakaway Move

Northern Star · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 8

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.—Tweed Shire Council decided today to drop its move to break away from the…

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New Mayor of Ballina

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

BALLINA, Thursday—The resignation as Mayor of Ballina of Aid. J. S. Easter, who will shortly take up his…

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Shire Supports Flood Appeal

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

Terania Shire Council will open the shire's appeal in support of the Lord Mayor of Sydney's fund for flood victims in…

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£12,152 Road Works for Terania Shire

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 5

A Commonwealth Aid Road Works programme of £12.152 for the year ended June, 1954, was approved by Terania…

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District R.s.l. Council Agenda

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 6

Soldier settlement properties will be discussed at the annual meeting of the Par North Coast District Council of…

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Alderman Accused of "Wasting Time"

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

The chairman, Ald. L. G. Evans, accused another member of Lismore Council's health committee at Monday night's meeting of wasting the time for aldermen by bringing forward unspecified…

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