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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

1,032 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 52

Round the Clock Work on Graving Dock Biggest of Works Council’s Many Undertakings

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday—Working round the clock thousands of members of the Civil Constructional Corps are daily bringing nearer to completion the Sydney Graving Dock, probably the greatest' engineering undertaking in…

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News from the Council Table

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

Owing to the small attendance at the meeting of the council held on 29th December, many matters were deferred for consideration at the first…

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Milk Zone Council Delegates Report Progress

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

Delegates from Singleton, Maitland, Liverpool, Nowra, Picton, Penrith, Berry, Milton, Bowral, Exeter, Camden, Menangle, Dapto, Unanderra, the…

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Electricity to Rural Areas of Shire

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

The extension of electricity to the balance of C riding of Wallarobba Shire Council, portion of which is already reticulated, was…

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Electricity Extension To Shire Areas

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

Speaking at s conference on rural electricity at Gresford on Friday night, Mr. R. I. Fitzge[?], M.L.A., declared that a flat…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Yesterday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, presided over by…

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Shire Rate Tarro Decides on Increase

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

Tarro Shire Council to-day filed the general rate at 2½d in the £. this being an increase of a half-penny on last year. Crs. T…

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Lowest in 12 Years Infectious Disease in Tarro Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

Five cases of [?] and one of scariest fever were notified in Tarro Shire during 1943. Reporting this [?] meeting…

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Count Ciano Shot for Treason Also Four Other Members of Fascist Grand Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

Count Ciano, Mussolini's sonin-law, and four other members of the' Fascist Grand Council, who helped to depose Mussolini,…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held in the Shire Offices, Raymond Terrace on Friday night last. Councillors Morgan,…

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Shire Health Inspector's Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

In view of the fact that the Health Dept. in very desirous of having Government Health Inspector's appointed in the various Shires, at a salary…

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Pacific War Council Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON Jan 12.—After three months Inactivity the Pacific War Council met, to-day, The New Zealand…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

The first meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council for 1944 was held on Thursday 6th inst. when Cr. A. A. McDonald, the…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

A meeting of the Council of Wallarobba Shire was held on Tuesday last, there were present Crs. J. B. Carlton (President), W. J. Leake, J. H. Berry…

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Work on Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

The ar[?] eng[?]er report [?] hire Council this [?] that the gravelling of Maitland Valt road had been…

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Kearsley Council Criticises Water Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

The Hunter District Water Board came in for some sharp criticism at the Kearsley Council meeting on Tuesday…

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Bolwarra Rates Estimates Adopted by Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

The shire clerk (Mr. A. L. Skelton) submitted to the meeting of [?]rra [?]hir Council this afternoon estimates based on a…

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Army Paying Compensation for Road Damage Shire to Receive £1500

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

The Minister for the Army, through Mr. Tom Williams, M. P. for Robertson, has advised Patrick Plains Shire Council that…

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Noxious Trader Defies Council Further Prosecution Ordered

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

Recently Francis van Haren was prosecuted by Kearsley Council for carrying on a noxious trade without a…

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Horse Meat For Dogs. Deputation to Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

A deputation of three approached the Kearsley Council on Tuesday night with a request that facilities be made…

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