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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 74

Council Elections Interest At Morpeth New Blood

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 4

As polling day approaches there is an obvious awakening of interest in the municipal elections to be held at Morpeth, although there…

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Cabins Construction at Forster Public Meeting Decides Shire Clerk's Recommendation Adopted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 4

The class of architecture—or want of architecture—employed in the large number of cabins and shacks that have been constructed at…

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Olive Street Traffic Council Replies To P. and C.

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 4

At their last meeting members of West Maitland P. and C. Association had before them the following reply from West Maitland…

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

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 1

Modern transport methods now enable children in the country to travel long distances to and from school each day. In some centres…

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Municipal Elections. Mr. Patrick Farrell a Candidate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 5

Mr. Pat. Farrell, local representative for the A.M.P. Society (Industrial department) has announced that he will be a candidate at the…

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Dungog Municipality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 3

Nominations for Dungog Municipal Council will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, next. There are all sorts of rumors regarding…

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Kearsley Shire Candidates

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 4

Cr T. Tall and Mr. H Donnan seiected official Labour candidates for B’ riding of Kearsley Shire Council will address ratepayers and place…

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Special Meeting Municipal Council SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 8

At a special meeting of the Municipal Council last night, called for the purpose of dealing with the applications for electrical linesman…

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Council Nominations

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 5

Up to the time this edition went to press there were three new nominations for positions on the West Maitland Municipal Council They…

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Singleton and District News Younger Set Helping Lord Mayor's Fund SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 8

Last night a meeting was called of young people of tills district, male and female, to form a Younger Set o£ the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War…

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£100 to Be Sent to Lord Mayor's Fund Action of Local Patriotic Fund

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting of the Singleton and District Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund, it was decided to send…

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East Maitland Council Last Night’s Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 4

At last night’s meeting of East Maitland Council a report was submitted on behalf of Aid. Burg, who was .absent-owing to illness…

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LATE M. SEYMOUR Former Morpeth Council Employee Loyal Servant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 2

Many friends and former associates attended the funeral of Mr Mathew Seymour one of the best known residents of Morepeth…

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May Buy Council Chambers Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 4

Merewether sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League asked Greater Newcastle Council last night if it was prepared to self the former…

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Shire of Port Stephens Triennial Election of Councillors Extension of Franchise

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 3

The attention of the Public is drawn to the provisions of Section 10 of the Local Government (Electoral Provisions) Act, 1941, which provides for an…

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Municipal Elections

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 7

Mr. K. G. Robinson a candidate for municipal honours at the forthcoming selection In West Maitland and who was described by a Newcastle…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

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

Stroud Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Friday, November 14. Those present were Crs. Wilson (president), Zeininger…

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Kearsley Shire Council Sympathy for Mr. and Mrs. James

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 4

At the conclusion of the Kearsley Shire Council meeting last night, the whole of the councillors stood while…

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Wants More Than Promises Letter To Shire Council SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

The Shire Council has a strong habit of promising to do a thing, but never seems to actually get the work carried out. This was the opinion…

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Seventeen Candidates to Contest Municipal Election Six Retiring Aldermen to Again Seek Electors' Favour

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 6

At the declaration of nominations at noon to-day in connection with the forthcoming triennial elections of the Singleton…

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