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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

104 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 6

Shire Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 5

Plumping at Shire elections has now been abolished. Shire Councils accepting the valuation made by the Government under the Land…

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Windsor Borough Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was bald on Friday evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. There were present…

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Windsor Borough Council. [To the Editor.]

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 7

SIR,—It is an old and trite saying that "coming events cast their shadows before,' and the shadow cast by the recent appointment of a valuer by the local…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 8

PRESENT:—Councillors Wilmott (president), Angus, Pringle, Pearce. Pye, and Donaldson. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT. Councillor Angus moved that Cr. Wilmott…

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Shire Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 10

Tweed Shiro has decided to employ no individual on roads who has a living area of land. Mr A. Adam, engineer of Colo and Erina…

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Windsor Borough Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 12

ORDINARY meeting held on Wednesday evening. Present: Mayor Hannabus, Aid. Byram, Davis, Gow, Collison, Pye, Ward, and O Brien…

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Richmond Borough Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 9

Meeting held on Thursday of last week Present: Mayor Guest and Aldermen Perry, Dalton, Drayton, Percival, and Sly…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 12

THE ordinary meeting took place at Wilberforce on Wednesday afternoon, when the full Council were present: President Lamrock and Councillors Wilson, Bowd, Gosper, Anderson, and…

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Shire Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 12

The "Raleigh Sun" says :—The arrogant, tomtitical variety of councillor is too much in evidence in the State. After May next all auditors, clerks, and…

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Shire Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 9

QUITE a number of Shire Councillors throughout the States are resigning. And many others wear a care-worn worded look…

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Richmond Borough Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 12

MEETING held on Thursday of last week, Present —Mayor Guest, and Aldermen S F Dunston, W H Dalton. J G Percival, J Drayton, and A W Sly…

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Windsor Borough Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

ORDINARY meeting held Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald Hannabus), Byram, Davis, Gow, Collison, Pye, Ward, and O'Brien, MINUTE FROM THE MAYOR…

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Shire Valuations. (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 9

Sir,—The Shire Councils offer a fixed sum for their valuations, usually adequate to procure the services of competent men, but the time allowed is insufficient for the…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of Colo Shire Council Was held on Wednesday, 20th instant. President Lamrock presided, and all the Councilors were present…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 9

At the regular meeting of the Council there were plesent: President B. Purser, Crs. R. Lowe, C. Cranston, J. P. Hopkins, and P. A. Pearce…

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Richmond Borough Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 6

MEETING held Thursday, 15th inst. Present;— Ald C S Guest (Mayor), W H Dalton, S F Danston, J Drayton and I G Percival. Correspondence…

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Windsor Borough Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 9

At the regular fortnightly meeting there were present:—The Mayor, Ald. Pye, Byram, O'Brien, Ward, Gow, Collison, and Davis…

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Municipal Eating. (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 12

SIR,—I was rather surprised, and must say disgusted, when I got my rate-paper to find I was charged, in addition to the ordinary rate, a loan rate for 12 months ending…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 12

THE ordinary meeting was held at the Council rooms, Wilberforce, on Wednesday afternoon, when there were present : President Lamrock and Councillors H A Wilson, E T Bowd. A C…

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Baulkham Kills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 9

This Council met at Castle Hill on Thursday week. Present : The President (Councillor Bruce Purser), Councilors Statham, Cranston, Lowe. Pearce and Ho[?] The engineer (McFordyce…

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