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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 79

Road Safety Council Branch Formed at Cessnock. Alarming Accident Figures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 1

Figures of an alarming nature in relation to road accidents were quoted by Lieut-Colonel H. A. Youden at a…

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The Water Shortage. Special Meeting of Council. Well To Be Sunk In Bed Of River

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 2

At a special meeting held last night the council decided that a well he sunk in the bed of the river on the downstream side of the weir…

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Extension of Municipality Aid Brittliffe’s Question SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 4

Ald. [?] at the [?]…

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MORPETH Municipal Council Straying Stock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald, Glover), Ald. [?] Ferry [?] and [?] Municipal Council. An…

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Town Inspection Officials Of Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

The works committee of the West Maitland Municipal Council, accompanied by the tows clerk (Mr. E. L. Williams), the engineer (Mr. J…

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Singleton Overtime Claim By Council Employee Ald.’s Threat [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 2

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Croquet Players and Municipal Council Argument Over a Set of Rules

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 3

An application by the Albion Park Croquet Club for permission to use the croquet lawn in Albion Park caused considerable…

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Splendid Work Lord Mayor’s Patriotic Fund Country Help

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 4

Apart from comforts given to the [?] of appo[?] contributions to the Lord Mayor’s Patri[?] and War Fund now amount to…

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Shire Control of Dairies Minister for Agriculture Consents

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture had no. objection to the supervision of dairies being vested in shires, provided it was carried out satisfactorily…

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Higher Price Wanted for Butter Support From Tweed District Council of P.P. Union. Murwillumbah

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

The Tweed District Council of the Primary Producers' Union has decided to support a proposal that mass meetings should be held in dairying…

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Proposed Extension of the Municipality

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

At question time at the Municipal Council meeting on Thursday night, Alderman J. S. Brittliffe, who in April, 1939, successfully moved that…

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War Victims Lord Mayor’s Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

The executive committee of the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic Fund has agreed to mate available May a for a Joint appeal on behalf of the…

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District Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

The district secretary (Mr. A. W. Frazer) advised that the annual meeting of the District Council would be Held in the Pastoral Chambers…

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Sudden Death Engineer to Manning Shire SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 1

The death occurred this morning of Mr. R. J. Montgomery. Chief Engineer of the Manning Shier, Taree. Apparently in the best of health…

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For Air Force Council’s New Engineer

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

The receipt by the new engineer recently appointed by West Maitland Municipal Council, Mr. J. Brand, of orders from the Defence Department…

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"The Muswellbrook Chronicle" TUESDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, 1940. Upper Hunter Primary Producers District Council's 23rd Annual Meeting Ah Retiring Officers Re-elected. Shire Rates and Settlers—Water Conservation—Sharp Criticism of Government—Butter Substitutes—Motor Taxation—Recruits and Railway Fares

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

The twenty-third annual meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook on Friday last,…

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Australian Woolgrowers' Council Special Meeting to Be Held Consideration of Imperial Wool Purchase Contract

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

Arrangements have been made for a special meeting of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council to be held at Sydney on Monday, 4th March, when…

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The Sorrow of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days the following tragedies are recorded:—…

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Permits to Build Kearsley Shire Area CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 10

The undermentioned persons were granted permission to build by Kearsley Shire Council last night: R. Dunlop, laundry and bathroom…

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MUSWELLBROOK Upper Hunter Council Primary Producers Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 8

At the [?] meeting of the Upper Hunter C[?] at the primary Predecease’ [?] the report [?] that [?] the…

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