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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

1,032 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 52

No Municipality for Forster

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

From the Department of Local Government advising that the Forster Chamber of Commerce recently approached the Minister respecting the…

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Decision In Favour of Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 2

Mr. Justice Taylor, who met the parties in conference in Sydney recently, has given his reserved decision in the Cessnock Municipal…

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Conference Between Councils Municipal and Shire Representatives to Meet

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 2

Several matters having bearing on both the Municipal and Patrick Plains Shire Council will be dealt with by a conference…

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Death of Ex-Shire President

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: Mr. J. W. Corbett, bett, an ex-shire president of Gloucester, died Tamworth on Wednesday last…

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Council Has Too Much On Hand

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 2

Because the Municipal Council is understaffed, Mr. A. H. Roach, of Church Street, is to be informed that work of cementing the footpath in…

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The Same Sad Story (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 2

The reports on road accidents to children in New South Wales during the last few months contain few fresh features. it is the…

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Mayor's Loan Message to Muswellbrook September 25th, 19[?]4

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 2

My Dear People:—While thanking you for your co-operation and help in the First Victory Loan i it is again my privilege to seek your co-operation in…

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Seniority Dispute Verdict of Cessnock Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 3

In a reserved Judgement, Mr. Justice Taylor, President of the Industrial Commission, gave reasons for his refusal to wake any order in the dispute…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Allege Error in Calculation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 2

At a meeting in Sydney of delegates of the M.Z.D.C. on Wednesday last, it was stated that Professor Copland's officials had made an error in…

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Council Officer Retires 33 Years’ Service In East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 3

After 33 years’ service with the former East Maitland Municipal Council and three months with the Maitland Municipal Council,…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Branch Formed at Muswellbrook. Mr. J. H. Keys Elected President

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 1

At a meeting of 25 milk suppliers held at the Masonic Hall on Friday last it was resolved to form a branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council in Muswellbrook. The meeting was presided over by…

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Compulsory Municipal Voting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 1

Speaking at the Kurri Kurri Electorate Council of the A.L.P. on Sunday, Mr. G. Booth. M.L.A., said there was no doubt that when the Bill for Local…

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Bus Service To Dungog Council Receives Objections

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 2

Objections to the granting of a licence to Rover Motora Ltd., for a bus service between West Maitland and Dungog were received…

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Hunter Shire Valuations

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 3

The shire clerk (Mr. C. H. Hodson) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that the valuations of the…

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Port Stephens Shire War Loans Committee

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the Port Stephens Shirt; War Loans and National Savings Committee was held on 22/9/44. It was decided to hold War Loan…

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Merriwa Shire Council Gauzis Wire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 2

The Board of Health wrote in reply to the council's representations, stating that the Board did not control the supply of gauze wire and advised…

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Bus Service to Dungog Council Receives Objections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 2

Objections to the granting of a licence to Rover Motors, Ltd., for a bus service between West Maitland and Dungog were received by the Maitland…

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Cessnock Council v. Employees. Full Report of Judgement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 7

At the Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night the Mayor (Aid. E. Pendlebury) was asked if he had seen the…

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Road At Thornton Engineer’s Repo[?] To Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. W. R. [?]say) reporting to the Lower [?] Shire Council on request [?] the Thornton Fire and [?]…

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P.p.u. and Mr. Gibson Hastings District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

At the recent meeting of the P.P.U. District Council hold at Port Macquarie, the following motion from Comboyne Brunch was dealt with:—…

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