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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 79

DIPHTHERIA Immunisation In Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 4

The Tarro Shire health Inspector (Mr. T. C. Atkinson) reported to council to-day that no cases of infections diseases had come under his…

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Shire Rates Public Trustee Sales

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 4

Pressure [?] by the Shires Association of N.S.W. has resulted in certain sections of the National Emergency Regulations dealing with the…

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Holiday Pay Offer By Employee Of Council Air Raid Fund

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 4

An employee of West Maitland Council Mr. E. [?] made a [?] that to be allowed to [?] during the period of his [?] holidays and…

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Trial Bus Service From Millers Forest to West Maitland Meeting of Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 2

A report made to the meeting West Maitland Municipal Council last night by the district public vehicles advisory committee informed that the Department of Road Transport had agreed to a bus service from Miller’s Forest to West Maitland…

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“Final Flutter” Petrol Rationing Road Accidents ([?] by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 4

Children in the environment of the [?] are happy and [?] but change their school [?] to a…

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Labour Council And The A.I.F. BRISBANE

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 1

Queensland Trades and Labour Council, by 47 votes to 32 last night receinded its motion demanding the recall…

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Cessnock Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council has held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Aldermen J. Brown…

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New Rates Sideshows At Hunter Exhibitions Council’s Decision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

The council of the- Heater District Pastoral, Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association yesterday approved the…

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Road Users Are Like Children. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of (New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

Children in the environment of the home or at school are happy and carefree, but change their school or remove them to a strange…

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Must Not Be Closed on a Pay Friday Night Council's Decision Regarding Vincent-street. Proposed Patriotic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 1

"It is not fair to the business people to ask for Vincent-street to be closed on a pay Friday night," said the…

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War Victims Lord Mayor’s a Letter

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 3

The following letter has been [?] from the Lord the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. S, 8. Crick) by the Mayor of Maitland (Aid A. S. MacDo[?])…

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Raid Victims £250,000 Will Be Raised Lord Mayor Optimistic. Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 8

The New South Wales fund so aid Hri[?] air raid victima has reached [?] [?] day totalled [?]…

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£125,000 SPENT The Lord Mayor’s Fund SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 2

Alderman Crick, president of the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund, stated today that £125,000 from the fund had been distributed in…

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Stroud Shire Roads New Trunk Road Likely

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 3

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter front Mr. R. S. Vincent, Minister for Forests:…

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Rural School Notes. District Council Library

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 4

Miss Nance McGrath, librarian of the Rural School, announces that 36 new books have been added to the district council library, sufficient to fill…

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Comforts Fund Letter To East Maitland Council Mayor’s Comment

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 6

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Oil From Shale East Maitland Council Raps Government Mayor’s Statement

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 6

The [?] of the Commonwealth Government regarding the extraction of oil from coal and shale, was strongly criticised at last night’s meeting of East Maitland Council. The Mayor (Aid. H. C. Morton) issued a [?]…

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