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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 79

Primary Producers District Council Meeting Views Against Mile Strike Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 5

It was [?] at the quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union at Dungog that it was anticipated a postal ballet would be takes amongst milk producers to decide whether as not milk supplies…

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37 DEATHS Roads Toll During May Safety Appeal (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 6

At midnight on Tuesday the Road Safety Council had been advised of 37 deaths in road accident during May, More than…

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Dungog Municipal Council Aid. Kennedy Challenges Council Colleagues Pass Censure on Him Consulting Engineer Asked to Meet Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 5

There were heated scenes in Dungog Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, when clashes took place between Alderman H. G…

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MORPETH. Municipal Council. Street Repairs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. [?] presided [?] the [?] of the Morpeth Municipal Council. Other [?] present [?] Ald…

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Mayor's Comfort Fund. Monster Tin Hare Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 6

The tin hare meeting of the year will be held at the local track on Monday night. King's Birthday, June l7th Special stakes will be run, including…

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Banquet at Gresford to Shire Engineer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 2

At Gresford on Wednesday evening the ratepayers of "C" Riding of Wallarobba Shire tendered a banquet to the Shire Engineer, Mr. J. H…

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Cessnock Council and Communists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 1

Cessnock Municipal Council. which supported a move by the Katoomba Council to have the Communist Party declared an…

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War Measures Labour Council Will Co-operate Secretary’s Views Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 1

The secretary of the Labour Council, Mr. R. A, King M.L.C., [?] to-day that the opposition to National Government expressed…

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Cessnock Citizens Affirm Their Loyalty to the Empire. Large and Enthusiastic Meeting at Regent Theatre. Mayor's Outspoken Reference to "Scurrilous Pamphlets!"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 5

The citizens of Cessnock affirmed their loyalty to the Empire in no uncertain manner at a very largely attended meeting in the Regent Theatre last night. Enthusiasm and a complete unanimity of purpose…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council Meets at Dungog Delegates Speak Against Milk Strike

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

It was stated in the quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers Union at Dungog on Tuesday that it was anticipated a postal ballot would be taken amongst milk producers to decide whether or…

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Heated Scenes Dungog Municipal Council Censure Motion Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 5

These were heated seems to, [?]Municipal Council an Tuesday night, [?] place between [?]…

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Tales To Tell Again He Burned a Million Pounds Turn again Whittington, Lord Mayor of London!

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 9

So rang our Bow bells for poor Dick How many of us remember that there was a real Richard Whittington who was indeed hard Mayer of London, and that if the story of his cat be only a legend, the history of Sir Richard himself is sober fact…

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Lord Mayor’s Fund

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 3

The Chief Secretary Mr. Tonking, stated that the cost of administering the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and was Fund was less than 1 per cent…

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Loyalty Meeting Congratulations For Mayor of Cessnock CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 1

The president of the Cessnock branch of the A.L.P, (Non-Communist) (Ald. J. Brown) was congratulated by the meeting held last night…

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War Orphans Lord Mayor Gives Lead Adoption Plan Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 1

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Crick, late to-day that he was ready to give the load in the adoption of war [?] and weeks…

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MR. A. H. JAMES Death of Former Mayor of Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Henry James, of Pymble collapsed and died in his garden yesterday. Mr. James, who was a well-known…

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Dungog Council's Debt Offer of Refunding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 2

In a letter to Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. L. O. Martin, and replying to the district…

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Hunter Valley Council of Returned Soldiers

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

The annual meeting of the Hunter Valley District Returned Soldiers will be held at West Maitland on Sunday next, June…

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Refugee Orphans. 50,000 for New South Wales. Lord Mayor's Scheme. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Crick, to-day expressed his willingness to give a lead in the adoption of war orphans, and said he would call a…

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CORRESPONDENCE The Council Meeting (To the Editor)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 3

Sir,—In reference to Mr. Saint Smith's request to the Dungog Town Council that a class of pupils should be allowed to attend a meeting of…

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