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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

101 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 4 of 6

Blacktown Shire Prosecution

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 4

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday John Lamb Stewart, a timber merchant, and an ex-councillor or Blacktown Shire Council, was charged, before Mr. Fitzhardinge, S.M…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 9

There wore present at the regular fortnightly meeting, Councillors Pringle (President), Pye, Best Page, Lalor. Mr. S. T. Booth, Blacktown, wrote directing attention…

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Balkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 5

The President reported that accounts amounting to £142 9s had, had been passed in committee for payment; leaving a credit, balance of £1080 5s 5d…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 1

Present at the regular fortnightly meeting:—The Mayor (Aid, Judd), and Aid. Reid, Cox, Chandler, Ward, and Waters. Aid. Brown, of Parramatta Municipal…

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Blacktown Shire Council. Not Quaking

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 9

The Quaker's Hill Progress Association had several letters before the council. First, they asked the council if the report of the overseer concerning the crossing over…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 2

At the meeting on Monday there were present the hill Council—Cr. E. T. Bowd (President), and Crs. J. E. McMahon, L. Stuart, A. Anderson, H. Pitt and G. Nicholls…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 10

Present the President (Cr. C. Brown), Crs. Lowe, Lawson, Firth, Cranston, and Whitling. Included in the correspondence were the following letters:…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 1

Present ,at (he regular fortnightly meeting —The Mayor (Aid. Judd), and Ald. Reid, Cox, Chandler, Ward, and, Waters. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 1

Colonel P[?]gle (President) presided at the last regular meeting, and Councillors Angus, Pye Lalor, Page and Best were present. The shire clerk reported, in connection with…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 10

Mr. J. A. Brien, Blacktown, complained to the council at its last meeting of the state bt Sunnyholl-road. He said he hadn't seen the overseer driving along that road lately…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 1

Present at the regular fortnightly meeting: The Mayor (Aid. Judd), and Ald. Reid, Cox, Chandler, Ward, and Waters. Ald. Reid apologised for the absence of…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 1

The shire clerk of Blacktown (Mr. E. J. Croxon) who has the habit of saying what he thinks, had something to say on the departmental proposal that returned soldiers…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council Charge of Timidity and Cowardice Fears for the Next Election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 1

The much debated proposal to divide Baulkham Hills Shire into six divisions, instead of three as at present constituted, and upon which question an inquiry was recently held…

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Blacktown Shire Council. More Buildings

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 1

Plans for buildings of a total value of £1185 were submitted to last Blacktown Council meeting. They comprise a w.b. cottage for Mr. Slack, Ballandean-road, No. 2…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 1

Present at the regular meeting on the 6th instant:—The Mayor (Ald. Judd). and Ald. Cox, Chandler, Ward Waters, Kirwan and Cruikshank. The Mayor apologised for the…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 1

Present at the ordinary meeting on Tuesday:— The President (Cr. E. T. Bowd) and Crs. J. E. McMahon, L. Stuart, A. C. Anderson, H. Pilt, And G. Nicholls…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 1

Parramatta Electric Supply Co., Ltd. asked Baulkham Hills Council, at its last meeting, for permission to extend their mains in Windsor-road from their present termination…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 9

Present: Crs. Brown (President, Lawson, Firth, Cranston, and Whitling. The President reported that accounts to tailing £48 9s 2d had been passed for…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 1

Present at the regular fortnightly meeting. —The Mayor (Aid. Judd), and Aid Reid, Cox, Chandler, and Waters. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 1

The regular shire council meeting was attended by Councillor Colonel Pringle (President), Councillors Pye, Lalor, Page and Best. The plans for the soldier's home at…

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