Municipal Council Wednesday's Meeting
The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present: Aldermen D. Jordan (Mayor), W…
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Council & local affairs, 1942
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Labour Minister Deals It Out To Labour Aldermen at Cessnock
If any Minister other than a Labour Minister, dealt it out to a solid Labour Council like that of Cessnock, there would be skin and hair and coal…
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The display, which was to have taken place on Wednesday night, was, owing to inclimate weather, postponed. Arrangements have now been made…
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WASHINGTON Thursday—The Minister for External Affairs, Dr. Evatt, in a Press interview, said that the question of a Pacific Defence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arrangements Being Made For Charcoal Burning Shire and Municipal Councils to Co-operate Matter to Be Placed in Hand As Soon As Convenient
The question of charcoal burning was brought before last night's meeting of the Municipal Council, and after consideration…
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The Engineer of Rearsley Shire (Mr. Grattan) submitted the following proposal for the erection of air raid shelters for employees and those who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mayor Heery Replies to Minister Hamilton Knight. Produces Evidence Against Minister's Statements. Correspondence in Reference to Trench Digging
On Tuesday last we published a statement forwarded to us by Mr. Baddeley, which had been handed to him by the Minister for Labor (Mr. Hamilton Knight). In this communication Mr. Knight throw the onus of blame…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Faces Heavy Liability War Damage Insurance. Muswellbrook Required to Pay Over £4000
Local Government bodies are required to insure all their property under the War Damage Scheme. Muswellbrook's assets total over…
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By a majority of one vote, the Municipal Council last night refused to grant permission to Mr. C. V. Nichols to connect part…
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One could almost hear the grunts of pigs and the smell of a fanm yard at the Kearsley Council meeting on…
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Ald. C. E. Wall (Chief Warden) wrote to Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, stating that a meeting of the members of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Water Supply Augmentation. Storage Dam at Head of Sandy Creek. Engineer to Report to Council
Mr. Roper, an engineer from the Public Works Department, yesterday curried out an inspection of the Sandy Creek area with a view…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Question Time at the Council Table Long List of Suggestions by Alderman Brittliffe
After last week's Council meeting had dragged drearily along for a full four hours, by which time three soldiers, who had…
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The Mayor of South Singleton (Aid. W. Burnett), writing from Sydney, intimates to us that, in accordance with the request of his Council,…
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The matter of straying stock in the municipality was again before last week's, meeting of the Municipal Council and…
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WASHINGTON. March 30. — President Roosevelt announced to-day that the first meeting of the newly-formed Pacific War…
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MELBOURNE Tuesday.—It was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. J. Curtin, early this morning that a Pacific War Council was being established in Washington and that the first meeting would be held this week. It will be…
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WASHINGTON March 30.—“The announcement of the establishment of a Pacific War Council in Washington, on which all nations fighting in the Pacific war will be…
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Members of Tarro Shire Council at their meeting to-day, strongly condemned the Government for its action in allowing “every Tom…
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At Today’s meeting of Tarro Shire Council, the health inspector, Mr. T. C. Atkinson, reported that during March he inspected…
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