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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 74

Shire Council Road Machinery

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 2

The Bulldog Speed Patrol, commonly known as, the "Anteater," which has been grading roads in the vicinity of the village of Broke, will shortly…

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Permits to Build Tarro Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

Tarro Shire Council approved the following supplications to build at its meeting to-day. Turton’s Pty, Ltd, Metford. East…

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Burke’s Bridge Council Approves Of Demolition Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 5

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that the bridge on the Metford-Morpeth-road, known…

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Desecration of Vault in Cemetery Allegation at Shire Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 2

Desecration of a 50-year-old vault in the Hartley Cemetery was alleged at a meeting of the Blaxlani Shim Council. The cemetery is 100 years…

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Tarro Shire Health

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

No cases of infectious disease were reported since last meeting, said the health Inspectpr (Mr. T, C, Alkinson at a meeting of Tarro Shire…

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Attention to Tarro Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 5

The shire engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) was instructed at a meeting of Tarro Shire Council to-day to give attention to roads at Tenembit,…

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Boys’ Club Proposal To Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

A letter was read at the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night from Mr. Oecil L. Robianson regarding the formation of a police…

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Tarro Shire Bare Maintenance To Cast £2500 Estimate Approved

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

A maintenance programme for 1941 estimated to coast £9500, was submitted , by the shire Engineer (Mr; W. B. Lindsay) to a meeting…

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Council’s Protest Electricity Scheme In Danger Unnecessary Board

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 5

The proposal for the appointment of a board to control and co-ordinate electricity supplies was strongly criticised at the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night. A protest is to be made and the member for the district is to…

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Overdue Rates Action for Recovery to be Taken West Maitland Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 6

A report made to die Meeting, of West Maitland Municipal Council teat night by the finance committee stated that lists of outstanding rates had been prepared and that, unless immediate steps were taken for payment, drastic action would…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 4

A sun of £1000 was sent from Newcastle to the Lord Mayor’s Pattiotic and war Fund burning the total - donations from Newcastle and…

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Stroud Shire and Main Roads Engineers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 4

At the recent Stroud Shire meeting the Main Roads Department wrote suggesting amendments to the plans and specification for Bullahdelah Glouces[?]…

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Mayor Morton's Reply Plans Of Boys' High School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 7

The Mayor of East Maitland (Aid H.C Morton) to-day referred to the statement by the Minister for Education in the Legislative Assembly…

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Desecration of Vault in Cemetery Allegation at Shire Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 5

Desecration of a 50-year-old vault in the Hartley Cemetery was alleged at a meeting of the Blaxlani Shire Council. The cemetery is 100 years…

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Cessnock Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 8

Cessnock Municipal Council met on Tuesday night, when there were present: Aldermen J. Brown (Mayor), R. E. Smith, R. Drinkwater, E. J…

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Stroud Shire Tea Gardens Matters

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

At Stroud Shire Council meeting on Friday, the following matters affecting Tea Gardens district were dealt with:…

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Loan For Purchase of Plant. Kearsley Shire Proposal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

For the purpose of purchasing new trucks to replace three that are now obsolete, and to also acquire a new nader, Kearsley Shire Council…

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Regulation 42A Mr. Fadden's Reply to Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 5

In response to a protest by Kearsley Shire Council against the promulgation of Regulation 42A under the National Security Act. the Acting…

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Control of Electricity. Kearsley Council Opposes Central Control. Prefers County Council Scheme

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

Kearsley Shire councillors, at their meeting last night, expressed opposition to the recommendations of the Electricity Advisory Committee, to be…

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Proposed Improvements to Football Ground. Kurri League Deputation to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

Last night a deputation from the Kurri Kurri Rugby League Football Club waited on the Kearsley Shire Council with a request that the…

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