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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

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Cessnock Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: Ald. J. Brown (Mayor)…

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Parochial Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 3

At a meeting of the Parochial Council of St. Mark's Church of England, held on Monday night, Mr. A. V. Burgess (Treasurer) submitted the…

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Alderman Dorsman Again Writes to Minister Concerning Kennedy Hall Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

Following the decision of the Municipal Council at last Tuesday's special meeting to endorse the report on the proposed…

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Dungog Patriotic Committee Lord Mayor's Fund Acknowledges £242

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 3

At Dungog Patriotic Committee's meeting on Tuesday night a letter was read from the Lord Mayor's Fund, Sydney, acknowledging receipt…

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Liverpool Plains State Electoral (Labour) Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

A meeting of the Liverpool Plains State Electoral (Labour) Council was held on Sunday, 2nd February, at the School of Arts, Quirindi. Mr…

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Council Seeks High Level Bridges for Hunter River

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council it was resolved to take steps to seek the erection of high level bridges at Bowman's…

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Hospitals Benefits Association Zone Council Meets in Maitland

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 3

On Saturday,- 18th January, the Hunter. District Zone Council met in Maitland to receive the reports of the first month's operations of the new…

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Labour Council Setback For Militants; President ,Defeated Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 1

The [?] Section of the Labour mvement received a setback last night, when Mr. J. R. Hughes was defeated for the…

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New South Wales Labor Council Official Labor Gains Control

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

Last night the ballot for leadership of the N.S.W. Labor Council was declared. It resulted in a victory for official…

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Aroma of Roast Dog Dead Greyhound Incinerated at Garbage Dump Complaint to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 6

In complaining to the Cessnock Council, on Tuesday night, that the garbage dump at Bridge's Hill was…

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Kennedy Hall Council’s Letter To Department Ald. Dorsman to Reply Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 5

Ald. A. J. Dorsman intends to reply to Singleton Municipal Council’s statement made in a letter to the Department of Works and Local…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 5

Research, into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves" which are not confined to one part of the State but the whole of it…

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"Bit by Bit Our Freedom is Being Taken Away!" Cessnock Council Protest Against Regulation 42A

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 1

Echoes of the storm of protest that followed the introduction into the National Security Act of regulation 42A…

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Two Evils Research Into Road Accidents Occur in “Waves” (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

Research Into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in “waves,” which are not confined to one part of the…

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Kennedy Hall Council’s Reply to Department Proposed Lease Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 2

The reasons for Singleton Municipal Council’s actions in connection with the proposed lease with the option of purchase of Kennedy buildings in George-street, Singleton, are set out in s letter adopted by the council at a recent meeting…

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Singleton and District News Kennedy Chambers Proposed Lease by Municipal Council Ald. Dorsman’s Letter Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

Bold black letters over the entrance of the former Mechanics’ Institute proclaim the building now as the “Kennedy Chambers.” These names first made their appearance over the door last Saturday…

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Defaulting Ratepayers. Maitland Council Contemplates Action

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 4

West Maitland Municipal Council is contemplating action against defaulting ratepayers. At last week's meeting it was…

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A Further Move in the Kennedy Hall Lease Ald. Dorsman Deals With Council's Reply to the Minister The Text of the Letters

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 1

Few Municipal Council problems have created more public interest than the circumstances surrounding the debision to lease Kennedy Hall (formerly Mechanics' Institute) as new Council Chambers, and the wordy battle between Alderman A. J…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

The regular meeting of the above was held on Thursday last, when there were present: Crs. A. A. McDonald (President), Jno. Riley, S. C. Collison, A. E. Hardy, R. H. Strong and J. R. C. Davies; also Messrs. B. G. Millard and W. J. Moxham, Engineer and Shire Clerk…

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Mayor’s Appeal Obligations Of Ratepayers Co-operation Urged

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 5

In an interview to-day the Mayor (Aid. E. C. Scarlett) informed a “Mercury” reporter that West Maitland Council was…

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