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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 79

PENSIONERS The Funeral Fund Council Meeting Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 6

The Council of Old-age and invalid Pensioners’ Funeral Fund Lodge, at a meeting held at Newtown protected against a [?]…

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Bellbird Lighting Residents Want Supply Transferred. Petition to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 4

At a public meeting held at the Enterprise Hall, Bellbird, yesterday, it was decided to ask Bellbird residents to sign a…

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Cost of £6676 Repairs to Road for Mining Interests Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 6

Tarro Shire Council to-day Considered the reconstruction of the Black Hill-Butal road at an estimated cost of £6676, to make…

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Junior Farmers and Shire Council (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

Sir.—Most readers have heard the expression "choking at a guat and swallowing a camel" the significance of its meaning could hardly be better…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

An ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, when there were present: Aid. J. W. Joughin (Mayor) W. J. O'Brien, O…

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Alleged Pollution of Hunter River P.p. Shire Council to Prosecute

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

The Patrick Plains Shire Council to-day decided to prosecute a man whom, it is alleged, polluted the Hunter River by leaving…

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MORPETH Municipal Council Regular Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

Teh regular meeting of the Norpoth Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Glover). Alderman…

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No Council Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

Owing to the absence from town of several of the aldermen, the Cessnock Council did not hold its ordinary meeting last Tuesday night. The…

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Bellbird Blackout Petition to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

The committee appointed at a public meeting et Bellbird to circulate among the residents a petition to the Kearsley Shire Council asking that…

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Noxious Weeds in the Shire Report by the Inspector

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

The Shire Council to-day dealt with a report submitted by the noxious weeds' inspector (Mr B. G. Doyle) covering inspection of…

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Patrick Plains Council Wants Road Reconstructed Request to Board Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

Patrick Plains Shire Council decided to-day to ask the Main Roads Board to reconsider its decision not to reconstruct the…

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Vocational Training. Men of 2nd A.I.F. Hunter River Council Active

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

The following letter has been sent to the Minister for Defence through the Federal member by the Hunter Valley Council of sub-branchcs of the…

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A Deathless Easter. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 8

All road users and holiday makers are urgently asked to support the appeal of the Road Safety Council for a deathless Easter on…

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Appeal for Deathless Easter Watchwords of the Road [?] by the Read Safety Council of [?]

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

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Municipal Appeal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

A special meeting of DUngog Municipal Council will take place this (Thursday) evening to deal with the subject of the recent court case over…

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DUNGOG To Appeal Decision Of Council Sewer Vents Dun[?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 2

At a [?]…

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County Council Favourable Replies Hunter Valley Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 2

Replies from several [?] which q have considered the proposal to tail a confe[?] to consider the formation of a [?] council to the [?]…

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Shire Expenditure on Roads Report to Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

The following report, submitted to the meeting of the Shire Council on Thursday last, gives particulars of road maintenance and amounts…

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