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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 79

P.p. Shire Tenniis Tournament at Howe Park Courts

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 June 1940 · page 2

Pine weather favoured the entrants in the P.P. Shire tournament, which commenced on Saturday last, and continued to-day. The entries…

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C.w.a. Affairs Forthcoming Hunter River Group Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 June 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the Council of the Hunter.River Group of the Country Women's Association is to be held at Maitland on Wednesday next…

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Stroud Shire Council Bullahdelah-Gloucester Road Deviation Three Miles of New Road Approved

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 4

In a letter to Stroud Shire meeting on Friday, the Divisional Engineer of the Main Roads Department submitted suggestion for route of proposed…

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DUNGOG Free of Interest Loans Wallarobba Shire [?]

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 6

The appeal of [?] Shire for five [?] to the way [?] already [?]…

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Comforts Fund Preparations for Appeal Federal Council Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 4

At a meeting of the Federal Council of the Australian Comfort Fund, to be held in the Sydney Town Hall on Thursday,…

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Factors in Winter Driving (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S. Wales)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 6

Country branches of the Road Safety Council have recently been giving attention to the practical side of road safety and…

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P.p. Shire Tennis Tournament

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 3

The following are the scores in the advanced rounds of the events of the tournament which was commenced during last week end on…

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Wallarobba Shire to Raise £5000 As War Gift

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Patriotic Committee, which decided to raise £5000 as a gift to the Commonwealth Government, already has £630 In hand…

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Relief Work Kearsley Shire Area Fewer Employed Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 10

One hundred and seventy-three men are employed on the relief work scheme throughout Kearsley Shire. This is a reduction of 30 on the number submitted…

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Special Meeting of W. Maitland Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 6

A special meeting of West Maitland Council has been convened for to-night at 7 o’clock. One matter to be discussed is the postponement of the…

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Record Total Fortnightly Collection of Rates E. M. COUNCIL

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 6

The [?] clerk (Mr. L. C. Marker) [?]…

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War Situation Elections Should Be Postponed Council’s View

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 6

Is view of the international [?]…

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Special Meeting West Maitland Council Election Question

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 6

Alderman of the West Maitland Municipal Council at a special meeting last night, considered a proposal by tho Local…

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Dungog and District News. Dungog Council Clearing Water Supply Dete. £7270 Loan Secured Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 5

In a letter to Dungog Municipal Council before last night’s meeting the Minister for Works, Mr. I. O. Mortin, advised a further…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Crs. P. Saxton (president…

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proposal for Military Camp At Showgroaund Discussion at Shire Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 1

In connection with a move by the military authorities to investigate the practicabilty of establshing a temporary military training camp on the N.A. Association's showground at Singleton, the Patrick Plains Shire Council will suggest to the…

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Singleton District Shire Council’ Employees Who May E[?] Superannuation Fund [?]

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 8

Action is [?]…

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Bolwarra Shire Impounding Officer

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 5

James P. M[?]sek applied to Bolwarra Council to-day for the position of impounding osiers for the. shire…

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