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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 74

Mine Water Kearsley Shire Report CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

The conditions of the drainage of water discharged from Abermain No. 2 colliery, Kearsley, are such that admits of a remedy, the health…

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Relief Work Kearsley Shire Area CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

Seventy-eight men were employed on ordinary relief works and twenty-one men on rationed relief work on Cessnock-Wollomhl road during…

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Street Lighting Improvement Suggested Council Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

In a special report to Dungog Municipal Council meeting, the electrical engineer, Mr. C. Hill, stated that the question of…

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“You’re Slipping” Ratepayer’s Letter To Kearsley Shire CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

With all due respect, I say, gentlemen, you are slipping.” was a ratepayer’s suggestion, if Kearsley Shire Council does not give attention to…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1941. News From the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting. Inspector's Report on Unhealthy Buildings. Council Resents Tone of Department's Letter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

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

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Greek Flag Presented to Town. Ceremony at Council Chambers. Tributes to Brave Allies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 6

An interesting ceremony, symbolising the strong bond existing between the people of Greece and the British Empire, was held at the…

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The Really Skilful Driver Travelling With Utmost Care (Issued by the Road Safety Council of Key South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 6

A skilful driver has been defined by the Road safety Council as the driver who could take advantage of the speeds built into…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Show Holiday Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 6

At the fortnightly meeting of the “Municipal Council it was decided to have March 27 principal day of the annual Upper…

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Those Odours Investigation By Council Official Statement

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 4

The matter of locating and dealing with the obnoxious odours[?] which have of the pervaded West Maitland and the…

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Death of Mayor of Bathurst Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

The death occurred in Sydney yesterday of Alderman M. J. Griffin, Mayor of Bathurst and president of the Local Government Association…

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Alderman Brittliffe Addresses the Public Kennedy Hall Lease and Other Matters

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

There was a fairly large attendance of the public at Messrs Grainger and Falkincr's corner on Friday night to hear an…

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Late Ald. Griffen Mayor Of E. Maitland’s Reference

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 5

Referring to the death of Aid. M J. Griffen, Mayor of Bathurst, and president of the Local Government Association for many years, Ald. H…

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Sudden Death of Mayor of Bathurst Clot of Blood in Heart

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

Aid. M. J. Griffen, Mayor of Bathurst, died, suddenly yesterday at the home of a friend at Glebe. A clot of blood in the heart was the…

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SALVAGE Wallarobba Shire Activity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

In his report to the annual meeting of Wallarobba Shire Patriotic Committee, the hon. secretary, Mr. F. W. Aldis, Shire Clerk, dealt with…

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Sudden Death of Mayor of Bathurst

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

Aid. M. J. Griffen, Mayor of Bathurst, died suddenly on Sunday at the home of a friend at Glebe. A clot of blood in the heart was the cause…

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Cessnock Council Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 5

Cessnock Municipal Council has been advised by the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. L. O. Martin, that it can dispense…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

Correspondence dealt with at the Kearsley Shire Council meeting on Thursday night included a letter from the Headmaster of the Abermain…

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Grant of £1000 Culverts in Wallarobba Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

Recently Wallarobba Shire Council submitted to the Department of Public Works, through Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., a schedule for…

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DUNGOG Culverts In Wallarobba Shire Grant of £1000 DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 3

Recently Wallarobba Shire Council submitted to the Department of Public Works, through Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., a…

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Bad Road Complaint To Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 4

Suchanan public school drew Tarro Shire Council’s attention to-day to the deplorable condition of the road form the Mulbring turn-off on the…

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