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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

937 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 47

Shire’s Appeal On Behalf of Loan

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 3

The president of Bolwarra sbirs council Cr.F. Dutton today appealed in people of the shfre to ageist in the Fourth…

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Immunisation In Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 3

The Health Inspector, Mr. T. C. Atkinson, reported to Tarro Shire Council at its meeting today that arrangements had been…

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Repairs to Shire Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 3

The condition of the road between Buchanan Church of England and the cross roads at Stanford Merthyr, was brought under…

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Electric Power for Pressing Hay Municipal Council to Make Experiments

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 5

In a report in the meeting of West Maitland Municipal Council last night, the electric light committee informed that arrangements were being made for experiments to be conducted in pressing hay by electric power…

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Maitland’s Task in War Loan Mayor Confident Success Will be Achieved

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting of the Maitland District War Loan Committee, held in the Town Hall yesterday, the Mayor, Ald. J. V. Kennedy, who has been elected president of the committee, said he was confident that Maitland would…

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New Road to Colliery £4500 Grant Sought by Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 3

Tarro Shire Council to-day decided to make application to the Federal authorities for a grant of £4500 for the construction…

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Lord Mayor of London

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1943 · page 4

LONDON Sept 29—Sir Frank Edwin Newson Smith has been elected lord Mayor of London.—…

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Loan Challence. Singleton Mayor's Comments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 1

The Singleton "Argus" on Thursday stated: Although Muswellbrook Loan Committee's challenge had not yet been before a meeting of the…

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Cessnock Municipal Council. Report of Overseer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 5

The Overseer (Mr. G. Clive) submitted the following report to Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night:— "During the period, tar spraying was…

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Special Meeting of Kearsley Council Application by Bellbird Butcher

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 1

Keareley Shire Council held a special meeting on Tuesday night to deal with several matters which were deferred…

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Proposed Municipal Sales Services. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 1

"There is a foolish corner even in the brain of the sage," so wrote Aristotle, of whom it is said that his greatest service to the world was his…

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Dungog Municipal Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 4

At the meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council held last week, His Worship the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Scott) presided, and others present were Ald…

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Cessnock Electoral Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 3

Delegates were present from Wangi, Toronto, Weston, Abermain, Bellbird, Branxton and Cessnock, at the meeting held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday…

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New England Federal Electorate Council. Recent Election Reviewed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 1

Messrs J. T. McGregor and K. Coles represented the Muswellbrook A.L.P. at a delegate meeting of the New England Federal Electorate Council held…

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Council's Proposed Sales and Service Department. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 1

Sir.—I regret that the only replies to my letter regarding the proposed sales and service department for the local gasworks came from those who,…

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Use of Bolwarra Shire Chambers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 3

Nillo Mothers’ Club has expressed its appreciation to Bolwarra Shire Council for the use of the shire chambers and…

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Finances of Em Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 2

Tie town clerk, Mr. L. G. Markey, reported to East Maitland Municipal Council last night that £5114/8/5, Including £4753/9/5…

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Mayor Opens War Loan Drive

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 3

Opening the war loan drive in Maitland, at a rally in Highstreet this afternoon, the Mayor of West Maitland, Aid. J. V…

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Shire Council to Fight Scarlet Fever Steps Being Taken to Keep Number of Cases Down

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, after listening to a deputation from the Scott Memorial Hospital, urging that Council take steps to prevent an epidemic of scarlet fever from breaking out in the district this summer, decided to move in the…

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Sunday Sport Within Bolwarra Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 3

Bolwarra Shire Council decided this afternoon that no sport on Sundays lye permitted on any park under shire control after…

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