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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,577 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 79

District Council of Parents & Citizens' Associations' Library

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1940 · page 4

At a recent meeting of representatives of the above Council, authority was given to the Library Committee to spend up to 75 per cent, of the…

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Yass Council Forcing on Election Ald. Resign Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1940 · page 1

Every member except one of the Yass Council closed last Friday following the State Government’s stated intention to…

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Postponement of L.G. ELECTIONS. Yass Council's Protest. All, But One Resign. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 November 1940 · page 2

Every member, except one, of the Yass Council, resigned last night following the State Government's intention to postpone all shire and…

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Resignation Of Local Aldermen Is Hot Likely Attitude- Towards Postponement of Council Elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 3

It is not likely that any of the aldermen of the Singleton Municipal Council will hand in their resignations at the monthly meeting to-morrow night as a result of the Government's action in postponing for 12 months the election of Local Government…

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Blue Gum Road Report To Tarro Shire Council Met Minister

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 5

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Mayor’s Attack Coalfields Ignored Munition Works Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 4

The Mayor of Cessnock (Aid. J. Brown) said last night that the Minister for Munitions (Senator McBride) had ignored the request…

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Health Report Infections Cases in Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 4

The Health inspector (Mr. T. C. Atkinson) this morning reported to Tarro Shire Council that one case of diphtheria and one [?]…

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’Bus Loading Comment On Shire Statement CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 5

A statement was made by an officer of Kearsley Shire Council at a Joint bus committee meeting that the Transport Board was allowing…

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Scrap Metal Protest To Mr. Menzies Tarro Shire Assists

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 5

Gloucester Shire Council communicated with Tarro Shire Council requesting co-operation in a protest to the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…

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Chief Warden Council’s Engineer Nominated

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 4

Since Mr. R. W. Tegg resigned from the position when he left town. West Maitland has been without a chief warden. The engineer to West…

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No Delegates Another Scheme for District Abattoirs Council’s Decision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 6

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Port Stephens Shire Unemployed

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

W. J. McKell, Esq., M.L.A., Leader of the Opposition, Parliament House, Sydney, forwards the following letter to Mr. A. J. Dawson, Karuah:…

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East Maitland Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 6

Sir.—"Have I in conquest stretched mine arm so far, to be afeared to tell grey-bearda the troth." Those words were attered by Caesar. As truth has…

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Mayor's Tribute

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 3

After the National Anthem had been sung by all present, the Mayor addressed the gathering. During his long connection with the public life…

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Election of Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 1

The election of Mayor of Cessnock Municipality will be held next Tuesday night…

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Debate On Policy Of Sewerage Inspector Aldermen Differ

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 4

Aldermen of the Singleton Municipal Council differed at last night's meeting of the Council as to whether the policy of the…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Ald. J. Brown (Mayor),…

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Merriwa Shire Council Valuer's Report—estimates of Receipts and Expenditure for 1941

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Tuesday of last week, when there were present:—Crs. C. C. Bradly (President), H. G…

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