MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Gas Charges Muswellbrook, Saturdiy
At the fortnlghtly meeting of the Municipal Council, Mr. J. J. .' Richardson, Chief Gas Examiner," and Supervising Gas Engineer of…
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Council & local affairs, 1941
1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 74
Mr. Curtin to Attend War Council Perth
The Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr. Curtin, who is well again, said that he intended to attend a meeting of the Advisory War Council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lord Mayor’s War Fund Sydney
Last week contributions to the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund exceeded £10,000. They included £5216, proceeds of the Carrington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire President Reads Mr Wolfgang's Letter. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I have read the whole of Mr Wolfgang's letter in your issue of the 31st ultimo. I feel that "much credit is due to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Seeks High Level Bridges for Hunter River
At a special meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council to-day it was resolved to take steps to seek .the erection of high level bridges at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grant for Stroud Shire
Advice has been received by Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., from the Department of Works and Local Government that his representations for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospitals Benefits Association Zone Council Meets in Maitland
On Saturday, 18th January, the Hunter District Zone Council met in Maitland to receive the report of the first months' operations of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hospital Benefits Association Zone Council Meets in Maitland
On Saturday, 18th ult., the Hunter District Zone Council met in Maitland to receive the reports of the first month's operations of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Slips—serious Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists falling to signal their intention to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 4th FEBRUARY, 1941. Weirs for Hunter Water Conservation Officially Disapproved the Commission Replies to the Singleton Shire President's Proposals. Statement Upholds Projected Plans for Dams and Pipe-Lines (Reprinted from the Singleton "Argus.")
The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission is opposed to the construction of weirs for Hunter Valley water conservation. In a letter to Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., the Secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Council Wants High Level Bridges. Meeting Discusses the Replacement Problems
The Patrick Plains Shire Council held a further meeting on Monday in order to give consideration to what is the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Meat Inspections Tarro Shire Area
Mr. T. C. Atkinson, health inspector to Tarro Shire, reported that during the month of January he had inspected 329 cattle, 70 calves, 1102…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tarro Shire Payment Of Hongkong Refugees Premier’s Letter
In a letter to Tarro Shire Council. through Mr. A. Howarth, M.L.A., the Premier of New South Wales, Mr. A. Mair, said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sewerage Cost Council Meets Plumbers SINGLETON
Singleton Municipal Council met licensed plumbers and drainers operating in the Singleton Municipally at a special meeting held last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Outstanding Rates Finance Committee Prepares List of Defaulters West Maitland Council
The finance committee reported to West Maitland Council last night that a list of defaulting ratepayers wag now in course of preparation and would be submitted at next Rates outstanding at the close of 1940 amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Action Deferred Lease of Kennedy Hall Decision of Council Singleton
Singleton Municipal Council again decided last night to defer the signing and sealing of the agreement to lease, with the option of purchase, of Kennedy Hall for use as council chambers until the result of requests made by Aid. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire President Still Thinks Weirs Are Best. Reply to Statement of Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission
The President of Patrick Plains Shire Council (Councillor A. C. Marshall) considers that there was nothing in the recentlypublished statement from the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission to cause him to alter his opinion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Offensive Odours Due to Sewer or Swamp? Council Not Satisfied With Board’s Inquiry
West Maitland Council, intends, to find out for itself whether the offensive smell experienced during, recent weeks comes from the sewer or swamps. The matter was fully debated at a meeting of council last night, when-die health inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Defers Signing of Kennedy Hall Lease. Ald. Dorsman Vigorously Defends His Attitude Request for Poll of Ratepayers Rejected
By one vote, the Municipal Council last night rejected a motion to sign and seal the lease of Kennedy Hall. It was resolved, as the result of an amendment moved by Alderman A. J. Dorsman, to defer the signing until the matter of the inquiries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peeps Into the Past When The Aldermen Faced The Public a Council Election 50 Years Ago
Nowadays it is practically only through the columns of the Press that the electors of the Muncipality have any guide in the casting of their votes at the Council elections. Other than published reports of what transpires at the Council meetings giving…
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