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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

484 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 15 of 25

Tomki Shire Action On Straying Stock

Northern Star · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.--Straying stock on district roads is giving Tomki Shire Council great concern. Council today decided to…

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Lord Mayor for State By-election

Northern Star · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Lord Mayor, Ald. P. D. Hills, last night won selection as Labour Party candidate for…

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Council Prize

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 5

Lismore City Council will donate a book prize to the value of £22- to the most proficient typist at the Lismore…

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Council Makes Site Available

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 4

A site on which barrowmen could operate has been made available by Lismore City Council at the old depot fronting Woodlark Street. This was decided by…

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Many Seeking Alternatives To Dear Electricity Shire Councillor

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

Many local residents were turning to alternative sources of power and heat rather than pay the existing high charges for electricity, Cr. B. Heffernan declared at the…

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Council to Buy £1000 Plant

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 4

Special plant used by Messrs. General Constructions Pty. Ltd. when the firm carried out the Keen Street…

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Mayor Hopes For Red Cross 'Home' In Near Future

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 7

"Your branch must feel very keenly indeed the lack or adequate headquarters, and I hope that this position will be corrected in the very, near future," said the Mayor of Lismore, Ald…

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Council to Sponsor Play Centre

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

Council decided to sponsor a play centre in Lismore this year during the Christmas vacation…

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Tweed Shire Negotiates For Power

Northern Star · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.--Negotiations were officially opened today between Tweed Shire Council…

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"Better Roads" Move By C.W.A. Council

Northern Star · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 5

CASINO, Wednesday.--The Far North Coast Group Council of the C.W.A. will urge that the…

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Shire Council Reverses Decision

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 6

The previous decision of Kyogle shire council to require a brick front to be built on the garage proposed by…

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Sugar Dispute Extends Labour Council's "Black Ban"

Northern Star · Saturday 24 July 1954 · page 4

A meeting of the Richmond and Tweed District Trades and Labour Council last night imposed a "black ban" on all work and the handling of commodities for the C.S.R. Company or…

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Big Part By Council Campaigns In Fighting Diphtheria

Northern Star · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 7

Diphtheria campaigns by Lismore City Council each year during the past 18 years have played a major part in reducing the occurrence of the disease throughout the district to an almost negligible figure. Diphtheria, the dreaded killer of children, once claimed numerous…

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Woodburn Shire Council To Borrow £14,000

Northern Star · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 7

Woodburn Shire Council at its last meeting decided to raise two loans totalling £14,000. Approval will be sought for a £6,500 loan for flood…

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County Council Meeting Off

Northern Star · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 4

A meeting of Richmond River County Council which was to have been held in Lismore yesterday has been postponed to…

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Tintenbar Shire Flood Damage Grant Increased

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 4

Tintenbar Shire Council flood damage grant has been increased from £3090 to £4360. This was stated by the…

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Shire Ruling Sought On Use Of Ferry Boat

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 8

Gundurimba Shire Council will be asked for a ruling about a boat to carry passengers across the river…

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Council Seeks Change in Drainage Plans

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.--Casino Municipal Council will ask the Housing Commission to adopt a plan as suggested by the council for the comprehensive drainage of the housing commission area in South Casino…

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Concerned Over Relations with Shire Council Urban Area C'ttee

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 1

Concern and dissatisfaction was expressed by members of Kyogle Urban Area Committee at this week's meeting at the current relationship with Kyogle Shire Council, and Council's…

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Complaints to Byron Shire

Northern Star · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 9

Three complaints by P.P.U.'s and Progress Associations were referred to the engineer for reports at Byron…

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