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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,465 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 74

Mayor’s Plea National Emergency Services E.M. MEETING

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 5

At a public meeting held in the East Maitland Literary Institute last right the Mayor, Ald. H. C. Morton, following a brier outline…

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Cr. Jas. White. Relinquishes Position as Shire President. Cr. R. Clendinning Appointed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 3

Cr. Jas. White wrote to yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, tendering his resignation as President. Cr. R. Clendinning was…

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Road Accidents Are Sabotage (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 4

Road accidents to-day are destructive of national fitness and therefore cannot be tolerated. An avoidable road accident is virtually an act of…

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Summer's Toll Has Begun (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 3

In the last eight days of November nine persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales. How many were injured can only be…

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QUIRINDI Mayor Re-elected

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 6

Aid. R. W. Canadell has been re-elected Mayor of Quirindi, and Aid. C. J, Moore, Deputy Mayor…

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Lord Mayor for Third Term

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 8

SYDNEY Wednesday.—Alderman S. S. Crick, who has been re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney, is the first alderman of the City Council to be elected…

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War Slackers Criticised Mayor Morton Hits Out

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 5

At last night’s meeting of East Maitland Council the re-elected Mayor. Aid H. C. Morton, made a spirited attack on persons who…

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New Mayor Aid Kennedy Elected No Opposition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 4

Aid J. V. Keanady was last night unanimously elected Mayor of Maitland and the retiring Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald) was…

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Council's Engineer Enlisting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 4

Mr. John Brand made application to West Maitland Council last night to be released from duties, as municipal engineer to permit [?] Joining the…

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Tar to Destroy Paspalum Council’s Experiments

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 5

“On April 29 this year you wrote to this association stating that you were using gas works tar to destroy paspalum,” read a letter from the…

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New Sydney Fund Opened Council Donates £5/5/

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 4

East Maitland aldermen at last nights fortnightly meeting had be fore them an appeal for support for the “NEW Sydney” Fund The Mayor…

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Bate Increased Estimates Adopted By Council General Fund Reserve

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 7

The estimates of income and expenditure were submitted to the West Maitland Council by the town clerk (Mr. E. W. Williams)…

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ALD. H. C. Morton Re-elected East Maitland Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 4

Aid H. C. Morton was [?] re-elected Mayor- at last nights meeting of the East maitland Municipal: -Council. Aid…

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Housing Scheme Proposals of West Maitland Council Meeting Shortage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 7

Further consideration to the proposed housing scheme of the West Maitland Municipal Council was given at last night’s meeting and a committee appointed to take whatever steps were considered advisable to complete the proposal for…

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Police Force Council Pressing For More Men"LOST Best Ally"

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 4

The Chief Secretary has informed the West Maitland Municipal Council that, as a result of deputation which waited on…

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First Meeting West Maitland’s New Council Military Camp Traffic

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 6

The first meeting of the recently-elected council of the Municipality West Maitland was held last night. Committees for next year were elected and estimates of income and expenditure adopted…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 4

A special meeting of the above was held on Friday last when in addition to the election of a President, Committees for the year were appointed us follows…

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MUSWELLBROOK Meeting of Shire Council President Resigns Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 9

At the monthly meeting Of the shire council, the president, Councillor Jas White, tendered his resignation. and in doing so, expressed…

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Shire Estimates

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 4

The Council of Port Stephens Shire decided on a reduction in the general rate of ¼d. The rate last year was 2½d in the on the U.C.V. The rate this…

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Gift To Lord Mayor’s Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 7

SYDNEY Thursday—A bank [?] showing a [?] balance of [?] has been [?] to the ret[?] Mayor of Ban[?] Aid R. W…

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