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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 79

Relief Workers Thrown Back on Dole. Cessnock Council Protest. Deputation to Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 1

Cessnock Council is greatly concerned about the position which prevails in this district regarding the unemployed…

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Singleton and District P. P. UNION. Central Hunter Council Irrigation Fuel Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

On the motion of Messrs. G. D. [?] [?] of the [?] [?] of the [?]…

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Slow Down for Children. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 5

Weather conditions already are improving and soon we may see children by the thousands running across the streets and pavements…

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Indians Co-operating in War Effort Majority On Advisory Council (Daily War Commentary, Issued by the Commonwealth Department of Information)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 5

The announcement that the Vice[?] of India. Lord Linlithgow, is inviting representative Indians to join his council to regarded in…

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Paterson Road Improvement at Corner Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 3

A report was made is the [?] Shire Council yesterday [?] by the [?]…

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MORPETH Meeting of Council Cheapen Lighting

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 7

The Mayor (Aid Glefer) [?] at the rexaise meeting of the Morpeth [?] There were [?]…

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A.H.C. GUILD Central Northern Council Active Service Members

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 4

At a meeting of the Central Northern Council of the Australian Catholic Gild held at Maitland yesterday, the…

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Loan Council Comprehensive Report Co-ordinator of Works Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 1

The Loan Council met in Canberra this morning. The report of the Federal Co-ordiator of Works, Sir Harry Brown, is…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

The regular meeting of the above, was held on Thursday last, when the following were in attendance, namely: Crs. A. A. McDonald (President),…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present:—Crs; Jas. Lonergan (in the chair), R…

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Stroud Shire Council Forster Improvement Scheme

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

At Stroud Shire Council meeting on Friday a letter was to hand from tho Minister for Works, Mr. L. O. Martin, regretting, in view of the…

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Shire Clerk's Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

Rates.—The balance of rates unpaid on 31st July, 1940, was £463/17/5 out of £11,054 levied and arrears. Since then £17/2/7 has been paid…

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Donation Drive The Lord Mayor’s Fund Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

A drive is being made to pulse the total of donations to the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund to £150,000 before the first anniversary of the…

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Air Disaster Ten Persons Killed. Ministers for Army and Air, Vice-President of Executive Council. Two High Military Officers. Canberra

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

Ten persons, including three Federal Ministers and two high military officers, were killed when an aeroplane crashed into the hills while about to land at Canberra this morning. It is so far impossible to identify the bodies, but an official…

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Scrap Iron Kearsley Shire Council Cautious CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 5

Kearsley Shire Council decided at meeting last night not to take part in the collection of scrap [?] until an assurance was given by…

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Shire Council's Letter To a Question of Whose Responsibility

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 1

When the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board re cently received a letter from the Department of Agriculture suggesting that careful enquiry be made as to the possibility of exchanging unused roads for road frontages along the Sir Thomas…

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Relief Work Kearsley Shire Area CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 5

One hundred and thirty seven men are engaged on the emergency relief work scheme [?] the Kearsley Shire, reported the shire eng…

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Shire Move Nurses for Diphtheria Clinics Appeal to Govt. Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 5

Kearsley Shire Council decided at its meeting tot night to ask the Government to make nurses available are [?]in the shire, for…

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Food Export Expansion of Dairy Industry Council’s Policy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 7

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