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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 74

Sewer Installations. Use of Four-inch Pipes Council's Permission Necessary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 1

It was disclosed at Wednesday's meeting of the council that it is necessary to obtain council's permission to use four-inch pipes for…

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Oil From Coal Apathy of Common Wealth Government Deplored. Kearsley Council Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

The perennial question of oil from coal was the subject of [?] cussion at the Kearsley Shire C[?]council meeting last night…

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Minister Declines to Pay Council's Excess Interest Costs. Further Representations To Be Made

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government and Housing has advised the Municipal Council that he cannot see his way clear to accede to the council's request that the Department should pay its share of excess interest which had been incurred when the council capitalised £1290…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 29th AUGUST, 1941. News From the Council Table Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 3

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

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Regular Meeting Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 6

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council advice was received from the Minister for Local Government, through Mr. D’Arcy…

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Oil Production Support For Cessnock Council MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 4

At the for[?]nightly meeting of the Municipal Council it was decided to co-operate with Cessnock Municipal Council in the move to have the…

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Operations of Police Truck Combines Traffic And Other Duties Reply to W.M. COUNCIL

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

Recently West Maitland Council decided to make representations to the Commissioner of Police concerning the curtailment…

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Wallarobba Shire President's Sydney Visit

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

Last week Cr. J. B. Carlton visited Sydney to interview various departments regarding the Shire's road programme…

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Home News Advisory War Council

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

It is believed that one of the principal aims in the policy of the new Prime Minister, Mr. Fadden, will be to make the Advisory War Council…

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New Red Flag on Council Chambers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

Another Soviet flag, replacing the one that was stolen from the flagpole a week ago, is now flying above the Cessnock…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

TRIBUTE TO LATE PRESIDENT—WATER CONSERVATIONDINGO DESTRUCTION—RURAL REHABILITATION. The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Deninan on Friday last…

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Too Much Money in Arrears Quirindi Council QUIRINDI

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 5

At the Quirindi Municipal Council meeting the auditors’ report emphasised the drift in arrears of rates and charges, and the need for taking…

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Tarro Shire May Buy New Lorry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 4

Tarro Shire Council decided at its meeting to-day, on the recommendation, of the Shire Engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay), to call tenders for the…

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Men of A.I.F. Allegation That They Are Not Wanted Council’s Denial

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 4

A statement that Maitland aid not want A.I.F. troops in the town was strongly resented by members of the West Maitland…

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Widening of Main Highway Tarro Shire To Get Goat Estimate

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 5

Tarro Shire Council instructed its engineer (Mr. W. R. Lind say) to prepare, an estimate of the cost the proposed…

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Road Safety Meeting of Cessnock Council CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 7

At a meeting of the Cessnock Road Safety Council last night was decided to ask Kearsley Shire Council to consider erecting posts and…

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A.I.F. Campaign Lessons War Council Talk

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 10

The General Officer Commanding the Home Forces, Major General Sinlyen Mackay, in an interview, emphasised the need for adequate…

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Inflation of Road Accidents Figures Examined (Issued by the Road Safely Council of New South Wales.)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 6

Analasis has been made of a cross-section of the 10,500 road accident reported in New South Wales during the year ended…

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Ccssnock Municipal Council was. held on Tuesday night, when there were prsent Aid. J. Brown (Mayor),…

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Noxious Weeds and Shire Councils

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

Head Office wrote, stating that the Union's solicitors had advised that a shire council had no legal standing in the direction of requiring any other…

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