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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,604 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 81

Tea Gardens Main Road Shire President Hopeful

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 3

The "Chronicle's" leading article on Tuesday urging the proclamation of the road Clarence Town to Tea Gardens as a main road was the…

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"Ham and Eggs" Municipal Elections Polling in U.S.A. New York, Nov. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 7

The State municipal elections throughout the country, to be held to-morrow, may indicate the political trends of 1940…

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2nd A.I.F. CAMP Rumours Regarding Change of Site Aldermen Confer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 6

Current rumours that the site of the 2nd A.I.F. camp, which was recently changed from Lochinvar to Allendale, has been changed again, and that Harper's Hill and Greta were now under consideration, caused East Maitland Council last night to…

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Relief Work Kearsley Shire Area Millfield Road Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 10

A suggested scheme of relief work—the widening of the main road from Millfield to Wollombi, was brought before Kearsley Shire…

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Supervision of Dairies Kearsley and Tarro Shire Councils CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 2

The president, (Cr. P. Saxton): submitted a report to Kearsley Shire Council last night on a deputation from the council and Tarro Shire, which…

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Search for Funds Brisbane City Council BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 3

The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Alderman Jones, left for Sydney and, possibly, Melbourne, in an endeavour to ararnge for the conversion of the…

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E.M. COUNCIL Good Future Predicted Residential Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 3

Stressing the necessity of widening lanes such as Victoria Lane, East Maitland, at a meeting of the municipal council last night, Ald…

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Camp Site Discussion At E.M. Council Transport Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 7

After a lengthy discussion on what action should he taken to ensure that the proposed site for the 2nd A.I.F. camp did not leave…

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Demand of Conference. Commonwealth Council to Consider. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 1

The Commonwealth Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Unions will to-day consider a demand of a conference of mining unions that…

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Railway Link to Mary Vale State to Ask Loan Council, for Finance

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 2

Representatives of New South Wales at the Loan Council meeting at Canberra on Thursday intend to ask for sufficient finance to enable…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 1

The monthly meeting was held on Friday last, when all the Councilors were present, Cr. Mer[?]th, President occupied the chair…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present:…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 3

The regular meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, when all the aldermen were present, also the Town Clerk, and three…

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Final Notices. Bolwarra Shire Rates £285 COLLECTED

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 7

The shire clerk (Mr. A. L. Skelton) reported to Bolwarra Shire Council this afternoon that final notices had been issued in respect…

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New Motor Truck for Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 8

At a special meeting on Tuesday night Cessnock Council considered tenders for a new motor truck for the…

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Fish Canning £ 150,000 Scheme Approved by Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 3

Cam and Sons Pty., Ltd., owners of a fleet of trawlers, propose to spend £150,000 on the construction at Pyrmont of a modern factory for canning…

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Dungog Sewerage The Treatment Works Department Waits on Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 3

At its last meeting Dungog Municipal Council passed a resolution asking the member for Gloucester, Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., to make…

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Council Asked To Take Over School of Arts Committee States Terms of Suggested Lease. Council Wants to Know Its Definite Commitments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 4

The following letter from Mr. A. Border, hon. secretary of the School of Arts committee, was read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal…

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Additional Accommodation at Baths. Sought by Swimming Club. Council and Committee to Confer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 3

A letter from Mr. A. C. Abbott, hon. secretary of the Muswellbrook Amateur Swimming Club, setting out dates for the holding of carnivals…

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News from the Council Table District Patriotic Fund to Be Launched. Why Recruits Were Not Farewelled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there was a full attendance of aldermen…

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