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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 74

Bolwarra Shire Election

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

Tas ordinary election of councillors to Solwarra Shire will be held on Saturday, December [?] and nomination [?] Friday November 14…

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Tarro Shire Nominations Declared

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

Councillors in A and C ridings of Tarro shire will be returned unlopped at the election to be held on December 6. This was disclosed at…

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Council Employees' Picnic

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 4

The annual picnic of the Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union will be held at Gosford on Monday next, November 10. Employees of…

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Nominations for Councillors for Patrick Plains Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 2

The closing date for nominations from candidates to contest the Local Government elections for the Shire of Patrick Plains will close on Friday…

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Aid for Russia Kearsley Shire Galls Conference

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 4

Claiming that Russia's position was desperate and that she was not receiving all the aid she should be, the president of Kearsley Shire Council, Cr…

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Mechanisd Convoy. Muswellbbook's Welcome. Mayor's Appeal for Public Support. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 1

Sir.—Something quite novel in the way of War Loan and recruiting propaganda will be visiting Muswellbrook on Wednesday, 12th inst.,…

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Council Table Loan for Purchase of Machinery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 9

The Minister for Local Government has forwarded the following letter to Mr. J. M. Baddeley:— "In reference to your personal…

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Kearsley Council and Russia Conscript Men and Money

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 3

Members of the Kearsley Council said at their meeting last night that they were not satisfied that all possible was…

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Mr Duff Cooper at War Council Australian and Far Eastern Questions. Canberra

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 2

The United Kingdom would respect Australia's right to speak with authority on Far Eastern questions, the British Minister to…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 7th NOVEMBER, 1941. News From the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 3

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

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Wax Match Embargo Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1941 · page 7

At the fort[?] meeting of the Municipal Council a letter was [?] from the Chief Secretary Department in ready to…

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Bolwarra Shire Largs Camp Drainage To-day’s Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1941 · page 6

At yesterday’s monthly meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council G. E, Henley drew attention to the condition of Lennox ton…

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America Warned by Mayor of New York "Conditions in Far East Alarming."

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 2

"Conditions in the Far East are really alarming, and any-movement now by Japan concerns us vitally," said the Mayor of…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

The final meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council prior to the elections to be held next month was held yesterday…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday last, this being the final meeting for the three-year period prior to the local…

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Shire Clerk's Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

I beg to report that £336/6/10 was owing on 31st October, 1941. as follows:£47/14/10 A Riding, £20/13/1 B Riding, £122/8/2 C Riding, £145/…

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Kearsley Shire Elections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 3

An advertisement in this issue calls a meeting of supporters of Councillor Albert Burns and Mr. W. Holliday to form, a committee to…

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DENMAN & Shire Council Details of Receipts and Expenditure. Township to Get Larger Share of General Fund Money. Cr. Bell Presses for Reduction of Local Rate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 6

Councillors indicated at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council that Denxnan would share in a greater distribution of general fund moneys in the future. SHIRE CLERK'S REPORT…

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Children in School Buses. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 1

Modern transport methods now enable children in the country to [?] long distances to and from school each day In some centres there…

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Municipal Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 5

Nominations in connection with the forthcoming municipal election close on Wednesday, 19th inst…

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