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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

956 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 48

Mayor's Patriotic Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

At Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night it Was recommended that the usual monthly allocations be made on the May collections, with the…

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Meeting of Councils Now Likely. Notice of Motion at Upper Hunter Shire Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

At a meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council held yesterday, Councillors W. C. Carter, W. M. Ashford and John Riley gave notice of their…

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Road Safety Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 7

At Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night the Mayor (Ald. J. Brown) reported:—"In view of the possibility of the…

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Council Building Broken Into

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

At Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night the Health Inspector reported that the feed shed in the sanitary depot was broken into on…

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Problem of Eastville Maitland Council’s Inspection

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 3

A heritage from the depression of 1932 and succeeding years, Eastville presents the Maitland Municipal Council with one of its…

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Town Clerk's Housing Report Council to Hold Special Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 1

The Towns Clerk of Cessnock Municipality (Mr. C. MacPherson) submitted the following report to the Council on Tuesday night in reference to…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 4

Stroud Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Friday, 1st June, 1945, those present being Councillors Wilson (President), Abbott, Tunnock…

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Upper Hunter Shire and Electric Light Undertaking Council Will Meet Scone Aldermen in Conference Company Concerned Over Alleged Inaccurate Statements

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 1

The electricity question came to light again at the meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council on Thursday last, and was discussed across the table at length by Councillors—as to whether the Shire would meet the Scone Municipal Council or carry along…

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Old Clothes for Europe. Appeal Mentioned at Shire Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 1

Cr. R. Clendinning (President) referred at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council to the scheme instituted U.N.R.R.A. to provide…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 12th JUNE, 1945. Muswellbrook Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Musellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present;—[?]uncillors R. Clendinning…

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London's Lord Mayor. Sends Greetings to Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 1

Replying to a letter sent from the Shire Council in January last, conveying the shire residents' expressions of goodwill to the citizens of London, the…

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Quota of Houses Maitland Council’s Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 2

Reporting to the meeting of the Maitland Municipal Council last night on an interview with the Minister for Housing…

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Mr. Henry Finney 100 Years Old To-morrow [?] Council Extends Congratulations

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 6

TO marrow , Mr. Henry Finney, of Bourke-street, West [?], will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of his birth. His health is comparatively good and he is still able to get about…

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R.s.s. & A.i. League Meeting of Hunter Valley District Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 1

At a representative meeting of the Hunter Valley District Council held at Kurri Kurri during the week-end, several matters of general import…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting was held on Friday, 8th last, when an apology was tendered for C. Lantry. Crs. Morgan, Russell, Parish, Tranter and Upton…

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Grid System of Electricity Shire Not Impressed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Patrick Plains Shire Council wrote to the Shire Council favouring the establishment of a grid system to meet…

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Ferry Service Interrupted Council to Ask for Bridges

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 3

Floods in the Hunter and Williams Rivers have put the ferries at Hexham, Miller’s Forest and Nelson’s Plains out of…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council Noxious Weeds Inspector to Be Appointed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

At the meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council held in Scone on 7th inst., it was unanimously decided that something drastic must be done to combat the alarming increase of noxious weeds in the Shire. All councillors were in accord that…

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Kearsley Shire Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 1

At its meeting on Tuesday night, Kearsley Council instructed the Engineer (Mr. L. Gratian) to prepare an…

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Holidays for Shire Employees

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK.—The Federated Municipal and Shires Employees’ Union wrote to this shire council asking that consideration…

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