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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 74

MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Meeting "V" Campaign

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 7

[?]SWELLB[?]OOK, Saturday, At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, it was decided to co-operate [?] Lord…

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Camp Proposal Council’s Letter To Mr. Spooner SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 2

Singleton, Municipal Council sent a telegram to Mr. E. S. Spooner, M.H.R., rending: “Council hopes this suitability of mechanised unit camp [?] near…

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Cessnock Mayor's Comforts Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

The farewell social, which was to have been held to-night in connection with the Mayor's Comforts Fund, has been postponed until to-morrow night…

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Building in Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council at its meeting on Thursday night, granted the following applications for permission to build:-Andrew Hardy…

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Loan Council Grants

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 8

Although the New South Wales Government will seek up to £10,000,000 from the Loan Council for State works, it probably will not…

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Shire Employees Remember Mates in Khaki

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 3

The employees of Wallarobba Shire Council decided to show their appreciation of two of their members who enilsted. They resolved that from…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund Big Consignments

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 3

Orders were placed last week for the purchase of almost 500 tons of comforts for the troops abroad by the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War…

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£736 ADDITIONS Month’s Building In Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 5

Applications for buildings in Tarro Shire worth £736, were approved a to day’s meeting of the council. The health inspector (Mr. T. C…

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Changed Policy Main Roads And Fire Brigades Council Protest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 4

In a minute to the West Maitland Municipal Council last night, the Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald) referred to the reported proposal…

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Rates Collected Increase At West Maitland For Half-Year Meeting of Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 6

The finance committee reported to the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night that rules and fees collected during the half-year elided June 30, amounted to £15,957/8/6, compared with £13,353/10/4 in the…

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Council Rejects Requests

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 4

Requests for the erection of both head gardener’s and bath caretaker’s residence near the side of both the facilities were rejected at Tuesday’s…

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N.E.S. Women Ask Council to Appoint New Warden. Aldermen Merely "Receive" Request

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 1

Cessnock Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night merely "received" a letter from the women's section of…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

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

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

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Municipal Council News and Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 3

Information was received at last meeting of Dungog Municipal Council of the visit of the Commissioner of Railways, Mr. Hartigan, on August 17…

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Council's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 4

The report of the Council was as follows: PROGRESS The membership of this District at the beginning of the year was 797 and…

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Shire Funds Credits At BolWarra

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 5

. The funds of the Bolwarra Shire Council have a total credit of 8426 This information was given in a report by the Clerk ( Mr. A. L. Skelton )…

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Tocal Bridge New Structure Needed Shire Report

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 5

The assistant engineer in a report to the meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council the afternoon, said that Tocal Bridge had…

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The Army and the Pipe[?] "Little to Complain About," Said Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 7

Cessnock Salvation Army, on Tuesday, night last, requested the Cessnock Municipal Council to intervene in the matter of "marches on Friday…

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Shire of Wallarobba Original List of Electors, Year 1941

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

A list has been compiled of the names of persons not already enrolled who appear to have the requisite qualifications for enrolment…

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Council Control of Ferries Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

Power to take over the harbour terry services from private comp[?] may be rested in the Greater Sydney Council under the forthcoming bill…

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