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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 79

New Method Treatment of Water Council Decides Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 10

A new method of treating [?] for the town supply will be tried by Singleton Municipal Council. One of the advantages claimed for this new method…

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Singleton District Loss of Fowls Claim Against Council Poisoning Grass Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 10

Singleton Municipal Council agreed last night to pay [?] comp[?] to [?] G. C. [?] for the [?] of [?]…

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Cold Shoulder Extension of Municipal Boundaries Before Council Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 9

The [?] that an application for the [?] of the [?] boundaries should be signed and [?] was [?] the cold [?] by…

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Merriwa Shire Council, Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 8

The full council was present at the monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council which was held on Friday last. ACTING ENGINEER'S REPORT…

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Shire Council Not Id Forego Golf Links Rates

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire I Council yesterday, advice was received from the Municipal Council that it had been,…

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Cessnock Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present:…

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Council Will Prosecute Trespassers

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 6

The Municipal Council is seriously concerned over wanton damage that has been, done to Council property in recent weeks, particularly…

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Forster-Tuncurry Bridge Shire Reply to Premier

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 6

In a special report to Stroud Shire Council on Friday the Shire Engineer, Mr. F. G. D. Stone, dealt with the letter of reply from the State…

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An Efficient Shire Officer. Councillors Tributes to Mr. Dee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 6

At the conclusion of the Shire Council meeting on Friday last tributes were paid by the councillors to the ability of Mr. H. G. Dee, both as…

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MORPETH Meeting of Council Street Repairs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 3

The Mayor (Aid. Glover) presided at the meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council. Aid. [?] Ferry, Baggs and…

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Stroud Shire Finance General Fund Not Sound Electricity Extensions Sound

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 6

Submitting his half-yearly report to Stroud Shire Council meeting on Friday, the auditor, Mr. A. W. Frazer, pointed out that the general fund…

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Help for Britain's Civilian War Victims. Lord Mayor's Relief Fund. Cessnock to Co-operate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 1

"I really think that of all the objects that have arisen for patriotic purposes at the present time none is more…

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Pedal Cyclist Problem of the Road Appeal to Reason (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 6

Podal cyclists are known by names, most of them unfavourable, but experience has proved that they can and do respond to…

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£47,989 in Hand The Lord Mayor's Fund Australia Day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 September 1940 · page 4

Additional subscriptions in the Lord Mayors Fund give a grand total of £171,107 raised to date. Of this amount £[?]…

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Hospital Benefits Association First Meeting of New Zone Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 1

On Saturday, 7th inst., the first meeting of the Zone Council of the newly formed Hunter District Zone took place in West Maitland…

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Show Boys of the Streets. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

Pedal cyclists are known by names, most of them unfavorable, but experience has proved that they can and do respond to appeals to reason…

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Show Boys of the Streets. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 5

Pedal cyclists are known by names, most of them unfavourable, but experience has proved that they can and do respond to…

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“A Death Trap” Shire Decision Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 5

Kearsley Shire Council last night dealt, with recent comment regarding the dangerous nature of the railway bridge at Greta Station…

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The Cemetery Aldermen Criticise Trustees DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 4

The [?] of [?] [?] is for [?] [?] at the meeting of Den[?] Ma[?] [?] wher [?]…

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