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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 79

Question of Abolishing State Parliaments Warrah Shire Not Interested in Proposed Conference

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 1

Councillors at the meeting of Warrah, Shire Council last week were not favourably inclined to a discussion of the question of the abolition of…

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Returned Soldiers. Hunter River Council. Muswelubrook Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Hunter River Council of the R.S. and S.I. League of Australia was held at Muswellbrook on Sunday…

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Primary Producers' Union Annual Meeting of District Council Menace of Butter Substitutes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 4

"We have been fighting against this menace for years, and it is deplorable to admit that we do not seem to be any farther ahead with…

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Australian Wool. Requirements for Fighting Forces. Dr. Ian Clunes Ross Confers with Wool Council. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Doctor Ian dunes Boss, the Australian representative of the International Wool Secretariat in London, who arrived in Sydney by flying…

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Meat Inspection Tarro Shire Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

The health inspector tor Tarro Shire, Mr. T. C. Atkinson, reported to a meeting of council to-day that during the month of February…

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Tennis Courts Council Refuses Control

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

Weal Maitland Council last night refused a request by the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association that It take over the maintenance…

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£200 CLAIMED Action Against Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Messrs Norrle and Norrie [?] West Maitland Council last [?] that they had accepted service District Court P[?]sint entered by…

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MUSWELLBROOK Returned Soldiers Hunter Council Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

Delegates from Muswellbrook, Denman, Kurd [?] West Malt land, East Malt land Cessnock Abermain and Weston…

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Swimming Baths Council Reconsiders Site the Park Selected

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

[?] the certificate coal of £16,66? was too high, West Maitland Council last night [?]cided a former motion that swimming [?] be created in Ca[?] a and chose the [?] street stock [?] on West Maitland Park as the new [?] the…

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Aberdare Courts Cessnock Council To Take Control CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

The Municipal Council is to take over control of the courts and buildings to Abordars park now run by the Cessnock District [?]…

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County Council West Maitland Would Attend Conference Fortnightly Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6

West Maitland Council last night expressed itself as being in accord with a view by Patrick Plaine Shire Council that the way for abolition of State Parliaments could best be prepared…

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Garrison Duty Par of Council Employee Cessnock Decisions Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

The Mayor (Aid, John Brown), reported to Cessnock Municipal council last night officials of the Returned Soldiers’ Language bad met [?]…

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Money Runs Out Work on Sports Ground Stops Maitland Council Conerned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

Work has stopped once more on the con[?] of the sports [?] in the old river channel which was [?]…

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“Exports Are Vital” Britain Sets Up Council(“mercury” Service) LONDON, March [?]

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1

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Sorry Plight Municipal Band Needs Help

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

Aldermen of West Maitland Council, who are also members of the Band Committee, informed Council last night that the hand was in a Horry…

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Tarro Shire Programme of Works Minister’s Letter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

In a letter to the president of Tarro Shire Council Cr. P. Mc Loan, the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. L. O…

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Violent Deaths Cause of Motor Accidents Major Offences (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

In the file of Road Safety Council there are some amazing stories of violent deaths, and yet all of them have explanations…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 10

The usual fortnightly meeting of the cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present Alder nen J. Brown…

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Possibility of Black-out Mayor Watching Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

The possibility of a black-out as a result of the Impending strike bt tho coal industry was referred to by the Mayor (Aid…

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Road Safety Council. Officers Elected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 9

The recently-formed cessnock branch of the Road Safety Council met on Wednesday night, under the chairmanship…

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