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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

937 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 47

Amalgamation Of Areas Bolwarra Shire Wants Inquiry

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

Bolwarra Shire Council to-day adopted a minute submitted by the president, Cr. F. Dutton, [?] commending that a number of…

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Important Legal Decision Brighton v. COUNCIL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

An important decision has been given in the Supreme Court which will have a bearing on all local governing bodies where sewerage…

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Cessnock Council and Sanitary Service Labour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 6

The Cessnock Council are apparently having some trouble with the organisation of those employed on the sanitary staff. There have been many…

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Mayor's Statement Over Public Health Menace Visiting Population Has Social Habits of Animals

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

Points raised by a letter to his journal during the week were answered to-day by the Mayor (Aid. C. H. Duniop) in a statement…

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Reply to Council From Cessnock Taxi Ass/n. (To the Editor)

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

Sir,—At a meeting of Cessnock Council on February 16, 1943, a request by the Cessnock Taxi Association for an increase in fares to and…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Business at Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present:—Crs. R. Clendinning (President), Jas…

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Dungog Municipal Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

At the fortnightly meeting of the above, there were present His Worship the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Scott), Ald. Fitzgerald, Kennedy, Rooke,…

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Kearsley Shire N.e.s. Roster

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

The following roster has been approved by the Chief Warden (Cr. P. J. Saxton) for Headquarters:— 6 p.m. to midnight Tuesday: R…

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Council Disappointed “Lot of Lazy No Good Citizens”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 2

Members of the East Maitland Municipal Council were disappointed at the response made by residents to the appeal of the…

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Award for Allied Works Council Employees Common Rates of Pay Fixed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 1

Common rates of pay for employees of the Allied Works Council wherever it operates in Australia are fixed in an award…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Friday last, when Cr G. J. Russell, President, occupied the chair, and the full Council was present…

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£50,000 For Lord Mayor’s Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday.— It is a wonderful day for the Lord Mayor’s Fund and the men of the fighting Services, the Lord…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Council of the above was held on Tuesday last in the Shire Chambers, Dungog, when there were present Crs. J. B…

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Kearsley Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 1

The Shire Engineer reported at last Tuesday night's meeting of Kearsley Shire Council that during the fortnight ending on 5th inst., thirty-seven…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

There was not a great deal of business conducted at the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council held on Monday last. Present: Ald…

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Kearsley Shire Slaughterings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 1

During the past fortnight the slaughterings in the Kearsley Shire were: Bovines 548, sheep 1655. pigs 128. Condemnations were: Bovines 1…

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Grant to Shire Repairing Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. McGirr) has informed Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, MLA. that his application on…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, March 12, 1943. News from the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municapal Council was held on Wednesday [?] when there were present:—Alderman D. Jordan (Mayor), Ivor P…

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Bush-fire Brigades Suggestion To Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 2

The Maitland Pasture Protection Board, in letter to the Wallarobba Shire Council expressed concern at the…

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Morpeth Council Resignation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

Aid [?] Coniine has-forwarded to the town clerk (Mr.D [?]) his resignation from the Morpeth Municipal…

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