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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 79

Prime Minister’s Visit to Kurri Strike Position Deputation of Council Miners’ Meeting Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7

Interest in the coal strike centred to-day on Kurri Kurri, when the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, visited the South Maitland miners In addition to thousands of minners from the…

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Council Keeps Atitude On Flying School A Secret Dealt with in Committee Faith of a Woman in Youth

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

The Singleton Municipal Council last night dealt with the matter of whether Singleton shall grasp, or lose, the present opportunity of having an R.A.A.F. Training School established here. The public is not to be acquainted, for the present, as to…

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QUIRINDI Tamarang Shire Council QUIRINDI

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 9

The Tamarang Shire Council considered proposal to borrow £10,000 for bridge work and road construction and tarring. A Decision…

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MORPETH Municipal Council Regular Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 7

The regular meeting of the above council was held on Monday evening last. Present : The Mayor (Ald. Glover), Alderman…

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A.I.F. PAY Murrurundi Council’s Views MURRURUNDI

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 2

Murrurundi Municipal Council, at its last meeting, decided to co-operate with Marrickville Council in petitioning the Federal Government for…

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Council's Confidence in Electrical Staff

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council on Thursday night, a letter was received from Mr A. F. Hamilton, who is…

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Sports Ground Mayor And Town Clerk To Visit Sydney Abattoirs Loan

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 8

The Mayor of West Maitland (Ald. A. S. McDonald), and town clerk (Mr. E. W. Williams) will visit Sydney to-morrow on various matters…

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Tributes to the Shire Clerk Comments by President and Auditor

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

"It is greatly to the credit of our chief adviser,' our Shire Clerk (Mr H. K. Pollack) that this Council has not been lured, as the auditor says,…

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Manning Shire Mr. Lipscombe's Appointment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 2

Mr. John Lipscombe, who has been Engineer to Wallarobba Shire Council for some years, has been appointed to a similar position in Manning…

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Shale Oil Development Urged Murrurundi Council Criticises Federal Policy Murrurundi

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

Murrurundi Municipal Council on Wednesday night was advised by the Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. P. C. Spender, through…

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These Cause Accidests (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S. Wales)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 8

Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and…

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Bus Stand Rutherford Camp Shire Discussion Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 5

That the Military Department be approached with a request for a grant to be made available towards the cost of removing an…

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Sewer Urged Gaol and High School E.M. COUNCIL

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 4

A meeting of Best Maitland Council last night decided to ask the Department of Health to force the hands of the various…

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A.I.F. PAY Reply to Council’s Agitation Basic Wage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 4

In a letter to [?] Maitland Council last night, the Prime Minister’s Department explained why members of the A.I.F…

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Singleton Boy Arrested Near Mudgee Sequel to Amazing Find at Municipal Baths

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

A Singleton boy of about 14 years of age was arrested at Wollar, near Mudgee, on Sunday night, and was to have appeared in the Children's…

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Kearsley Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 10

The following applications for permission to build were granted by the Kearsley Shire Council at its meeting,…

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Lord Mayor’s Fund Stdnev

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

Having spent £54.595. the Lord Mayor’s Patrolic War Fund has only £23,461 in bend…

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Relief Work Kearsley Shire Area

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 8

The shire engineer (Mr. L. Grattian) reported to a meeting of Kearsley Shire. Council that there were 310 men employ on the relief work…

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Dungog News Stormy Night Dungog Municipal Council Special Reports DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 10

Following is [?] last week from [?] holidays town clerk, Mr. W. J. [?] had to [?] with a most…

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Drome Proposa[?] Singleton Council Discussion

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 7

Singleton Municipal [?]uncil discussed matters in committee last night in connection with a R.A.A.F. training school and aerodrome in…

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