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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

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Holiday for Byron Shire

Northern Star · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 4

A public holiday for the Byron Shire area on Wednesday, February 10, the occasion of the visit by the Queen and the Duke…

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Press Reports Upset Former Alderman's Wife

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.-- The wife of a former City Alderman who had cut her throat had been "upset about the…

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Communist Aldermen at First Meeting

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- Two Communist aldermen sat on the Sydney City Council today for the first…

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Shire Holiday

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 5

A public holiday has been granted in Terania Shire on February 10--the day of the visit to Lismore of Queen…

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Royal Visit to Cost Casino Council £800

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 5

CASINO, Tuesday. -- The Royal visit will cost Casino Municipal Council about £800 -- about 2- per head of…

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Byron Shire Council. Coronation Gift Fund

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 10

The public of Byron Shire are reminded that this appeal has been opened to establish a fund for the purpose which Her…

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Historic Meeting of Privy Council

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter).--Queen Elizabeth made history when she held a Privy Council here today--the first ever to be held by the Sovereign of New Zealand…

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To The Editor Voting in Shire Election

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

Sir, -- If your correspondent, S. J. Sargent, had paid just a little attention to what I wrote he would not have written…

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Re-elected As Council Chief

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

Cr. E. W. Hatfield was last night returned unopposed as chairman of Rous County Council…

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Woodburn Shire Welcome Plans

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 4

Expenditure of £150 has been authorised by Woodburn Shire Council for decorations during the visit by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh…

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No-donation Move Rejected by Council

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.--Tomki Shire Council today rejected a move by a councillor to have all future requests by…

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Seepage Persists Rocky Creek Dam Retort to Rous Council

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 5

The seepage on the northern abutment at the Rocky Creek Dam still persisted, but there was no apparent alteration in intensity, according to a progress report submitted at a meeting…

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Smile for Mayor

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 5

Queen Elizabeth greets the Mayor of Wellington with a smile on her arrival at the city's Town Hall. The Mayor. Ald. R. L. MacAlister and the Mayoress were presented to the Royal Couple…

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47 To Be Presented To Queen In Lismore Mayor Announces Names

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 4

Forty-seven representatives of the people of the Lismore district will be presented to her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II., and the Duke of Edinburgh, by the Mayor of Lismore, Ald. R. Granger on February 10…

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Terrific Fines For Taxi Fares Shire Council Questions Whether Charges Too High

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

"The people have been charged some terrific prices for taxi fares around here." Cr. B. Heffernan made this remark at the meeting of…

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£49,000 in Shire Building Permits

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 4

A total of 41 building applications, amounting to £49,000, were received by Tintenbar Shire Council during 1953. This was stated by the health…

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Aldermen Differ On Machine For Gas Centre

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 6

Despite an alderman's' objection to the mechanisation of office work, it was decided at a meeting of Lismore City Council's health and gas committee to purchase a machine for office…

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Tintenbar Shire Rates for 1954

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 6

Rates, garbage and sanitary fees for 1954 were fixed at Tintenbar Shire Council meeting on Monday…

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Council Committee Elections

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

Two aldermen of the previous Lismore City Council were last night elected vice-chairmen of works and health…

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Kyogle Shire Decision 'Correct Procedure' For New Cenotaph

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

KYOGLE, Tuesday.--Kyogle Shire Council decided that "correct procedure" should be followed concerning the new cenotaph in Kyogle. Kyogle sub-branch of the…

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