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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 79

Delegates Meet Hospital Contribution Scheme. Council Formed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 1

For the purpose of forming the new Hospital Contribution Scheme the first meeting of delegates from hospitals which will come into the zone…

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Lord Mayor’s Fund Country Districts Strong Support Assured Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 5

Returnful from a [?] of country [?] the [?] the Lord Mayor of Sydney. Ald Crick, [?] he had been…

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Hotel Hawkers Council Requests Action CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 5

Cr. A. Burns told Kearsley Shire Council meeting last night that the hawking of goods in hotels was becoming a nuisance…

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Need for Care Council’s Finances Clerk’s Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 4

The lows clerk (Mr. L. G. Markey) reported to the East Maitland Municipal Council last night that collections to date…

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Sydney Council to Float £500,000 Loan Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 7

The Sydney Council decided to float a public loan of £500,000 for 12 years at 3[?] per cent. The loan has been under-written by Messrs. J. B. Were and…

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Hunter River Hospitals' Zone Council List of Agents for Singleton District

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 3

The Hunter River Zone Council of the Hospitals' contribution scheme met at West Maitland Hospital on Saturday last…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 4

The Shire Council met on Friday last in the Shire Offices, Raymond Terraer, when the full Council assembled excepting Cr. Upton, who was ill, and for whom an…

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Risks Hat Cause Accidents Bumping Into Rear Of Other Care (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 6

I suppose there aren’t many motorists who have not had the experience of other bumping into the roar of another car or of…

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ALDERMAN H. D. FALLICK. Council Farewell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 3

Alderman H. D. Fallick attended his last council meeting on Wednesday night, and before the conclusion of business Ald. E. W. Shaw (Mayor)…

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Kearsley Shire Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 8

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

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Merriwa Shire Council Appointment of Clerk and Engineer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 5

A special meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Thursday afternoon, 5th inst., for the purpose of considering applications for the…

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Hawking Goods in Hotels. Kearsley Shire Council Protest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 1

"What position are we in with regard to people selling goods in hotels?" asked Cr. Burns at the Kearsley Shire Council meeting…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Rabbits on Roads Clarence Town Improvements

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 4

Wallarobba Shire Council meeting on Wednesday unanimously decided to co-operate with Maitland P.P. Board in its campaign for the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Road Opening Fees Reduced

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 3

There were present at Dungog Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night Aldermen R. L. Fitzgerald (Mayor), L. Grierson, J. B. Carlton,…

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Delegates Meet. Hospital Contribution Scheme. Council Formed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 8

For the purpose of forming the new hospital contribution scheme the first meeting of delegates from hospitals which will come into the zone, was…

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Road Safety Council Cessnock's Rapidly Increasing Membership

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 1

Cessnock is making a useful contribution to the road safety campaign. There are now 1189 members of the Road Safety Council in…

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Rural Electricity Dungog Council Moves Plans to be Prepared

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 5

At its meeting on Tuesday night, Dungog Municipal Council decided to proceed with its application to the Government for subsidy to carry out…

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News From The Council Table Water Supply Question Again Discussed Well To Be Sunk Near McCully's. COUNCIL'S £500 Offer Accepted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present:—Aldermen E. W. Shaw (Mayor), W…

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Help for British Bombing Victims Melbourne Council Gives £25,000 to Fund

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 5

The Melbourne Council has donated £25,000 to the Lord Mayor's British bombing victims fund. This is the first contribution. Many…

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