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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

956 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 48

Council’s Ban on Sunday Sport

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 4

Mr. A. A. Dickey writes.—The Council’s ban having created controversial criticism by several correspondents to your paper,…

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How-to-vote Cards Request From Labour Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 3

The Maitland Labour Council of the Australia Labour Party has decided.to submit to the annual conference a motion…

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Criticism of Kearsley Shire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 2

Sir,—Your correspondent, R, Stecle, in Saturday’s issue of the “Mercury” is grievously Perturbed because Aldermen McDonald,…

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Criticism of Kearsley Shire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 2

Sir,—In his letter in Monday’s “Mercury” W. L. O’Hearn has entirely evaded the issue raised in my previous letter, and has…

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Items From Kearsley Shire Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—Cr. Sim was appointed by Kearsley Shire Council to act as delegate to the meeting of the Newcastle…

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Kearsley Shire Conference No Newcastle Delegates

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday—New. castle Council should hive nothing to do with a conference, arranged by Communists, said Aid…

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Phoenix Park Drain Engineer’s Report to Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 3

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that he had taken levels…

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Bouquet for Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 7

A communication has been received by Keareley Council from the Secretary of the Premiers Tennis Club at Kurri, thanking the Council on behalf of the…

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Theft of Shire Funds Three Years' Sentence

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

Robert James Burns (35) who had been found guilty of having stolen £8469 while clerk of the Baloone Shire Council, was sentenced by Mr. Justice…

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Ban on Sunday Sport to Stay Municipal Council, Its Decision Reaffirms Its Decision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 2

The Maitland, Municipal Council last night granted permission for the playing of what was described as a friendly football match on the Maitland Sports Ground on Sunday, District Junior Rugby League for the season…

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Council's Methods of Financing Works

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

Alderman Smith told his fellow, aldermen at Wednesday's meeting of the council that they were blindly talking about spending…

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Banking Bill Council to Make Protest

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

On the recommendation of the town clerk (Mr. E. W. Williams) the Maitland Municipal Council last night decided to protest…

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Common Ranger. Services to be Terminated. Council Decision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 1

The Municipal Council on Wednesday last decided to give Mr. E. Cox, common ranger and poundkeeper, one month's notice of…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 6th APRIL, 1945. News from the Council Table Business at This Week's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

[?] a pology for absence was received from Ald. R. A. Jonas. APPRECIATION. J. H. Burge, local representative…

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Hunter A.l.p. Council Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

While the Commonwealth Disposals Commission was taking up the matter with the Army, military buildings not now being…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · 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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Electricity Undertaking Scone Municipal Council Will Take Over

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

At the usual meeting of Scone Municipal Council, held last evening, a recommendation by the Committee of the whole Council…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council. Denman Branch

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Denman blanch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, held in the Memorial Hall on Friday, 23rd March, was…

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Merriwa Water Supply. Sub-Committee Presents Progress Report to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Merriwa Sbire Council, held on Thursday of last week, the sub-committee (Crs. J. A. Henderson and S. E. Edwards),…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 4

All the Councillors were present at the meeting on Friday last, April 6th. Cr. Morgan, President occupied the chair. The President reported the completion…

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