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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 81

National Emergency Services Activities in Stroud Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 5

Mr. C. T. Abbott, Chief Warden for Stroud Shire in connection with the National Emergency Services, reports a keen interest in various…

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Kearsley Shire Engineer. MR. L. J. Grattan Appointed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night, appointed Mr. L. J. Grattan to the position of Shire Engineer…

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Well in Hand National Emergency Services Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 7

After briefly outlining the comprehensive arrangements made in Bolwarra Shire under the National Emergency Services, the Chief…

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"Money Would be Better Spent in Helping Our Own Unemployed!" £1,000,000 Gift to Britain Not Favoured. Kearsley Shire Council Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 10

"Here in our own country we have thousands of unemployed living in a state of semi-starvation, and yet a…

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Controversy Over Road. Kearsley Council and Hebburn Company

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 7

"The miners should show some union principles and say to the company, 'You cut out our road; why not put back our…

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Goods by Road Letter to Bathurst Council BATHURST

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Transport, Mr. M. F. Bruxner, replying to representations by Bathurst Council that motor vehicles carrying goods should be…

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News from the Council Table Garbage Removal Contract. Keen Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 1

FIVE tenders for the removal and disposal of garbage were received at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council and the lowest tender, at fifteen-sixteenths of one penny per service, was accepted. This was one-sixteenth of a penny below the next lowest tender…

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Won't Co-pperate Kearsley Council and Patriotic Fund. Cr. Burns's Caustic Comment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 7

Kearsley Shire Council will; not co-operate in efforts to raise funds for the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund of N.S.W…

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Road Safety Advice to Pedestrians Sense of Speed (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 9

Pedestrians should develop a keen sense of speed. Learn to gauge the rate of the speed of the oncoming vehicle with…

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We Are Not Going to Tolerate Any Obstruction!" Council Resents Weston School-master's Attitude. Alleged Refusal to Allow Accommodation for Immunisation Purposes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 1

"Parents are very anxious to have their children immunised and we are not going to have school teachers or anybody else barring the way. Apparently all the dictators are not in Europe."…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Weston Band Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 9

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, the Rural Bank Commissioners intimated that It was regretted they could not…

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Sunday Cricket Port Stephens Shire Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 3

The Raymond Terrace Cricket Club, in a letter to Port. Stephens Shire, asked permission to play on the Market. Reserve on Sundays. It…

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Bolwarra Shire Exemption of Areas Abattoir Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 6

Hoping that the result of the recent inquiry into West Maitland Council's proposal to establish, abattoirs would be known by that…

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Riding Changes Port Stephens Shire Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 3

The Department of Works and Locol Government asked the Port Stephens Shire Council if it was true that the council did not at the…

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Stroud Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 4

At last Friday's meeting of Stroud Shire Council, the following report was tendered by the engineer (Mr. F. G. D. Stone):…

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Shire Council Rejects Proposal Forster-Tuncurry Crossing Engineer's Recommendation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1

Acting on a recommendation by the engineer (Mr. Stone), the Stroud Shire Council, at Friday's meeting, decided to reject a proposal by the…

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Finances Analysed Auditor's Report to Stroud Shire Council Slight Improvement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 3

In his half-yearly report covering the period from January 1 to June. 30, the auditor (Mr. A. W. Frazer) reported to the meeting of Stroud…

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Council's Discussion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1

The president said that Cr. Miles, who was absent from the meeting, was in favour of the proposal. The engineer said that Council should be…

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Comforts Fund Mayor's Letter To Sydney Surplus Money

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 6

Following receipt of the letter from the Chief Secretary's Department suggesting an amendment of the constitution of the Maitland…

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National Emergen-cy Services. Kearsley Shire Warden's Activities

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1

The Kearsley Shire President (Cr. P. Saxton) has had a busy time attending to his duties as Chief Warden of the Shire. Cr…

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