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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

100 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 5 of 5

Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 6

Present: President Angus, Councillors Pye, Pringle, G. Lafor, Page and W. A. Lalor. The shire clerk's report recommended that after the 31st inst. proceedings be…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 1

Present at the usual fortnightly meeting: The Mayor (Ald. Judd), and Ald. O'Brien Reid, Jeffery, Cox, Chandler, Holland and Ross…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 5

Present: President Angus, Councillors Pye, Pringle, Page, G. and W. A. Lalor. Mr. Gadsden reported progress as to the tracing of ratepayers in arrears. In one case…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 6

Present: Councilor Cranston, in the chair, and Councillors Roberts, Firth and Purser. Parramatta Council wrote (in reply to the council's letter stating this council had…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 3

Present at the usual fortnightly meeting, The Mayor (Ald. Judd), and Ald.Reid O'Brien, Jeffery, Cox, Chandler, Holland, and Ross…

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Pitt Town Flood Reserve Mullan v. Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 11

At the Land Appeal Court, Sydney, Laurence Daniel Mullan appeared against the recommendation of the Local Land Board for refusal of his special lease application for…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 10

Present: President Angus, Councillors Pye, Pringle. Page, G. Lalor and W. A. Lalor. The President reported that Miss. Cooper (typiste) was away from duty seriously ill…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 9

Present at the monthly meeting on Monday:—Cr. Nicholls (President), and Crs. Pill, Anderson, Parker and McMahon. The President apologised for the absence…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 6

Present: President A. Whilling, and Councillors Roberts, Cranston, Firth, Purser and Waterworth. Mr. R. B. Walker, M. L. A. wrote:—"I wrote…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 1

Present at the usual fortnightly meeting; The Mayor (Ald. Judd), and Ald. O'Brien, Reid, Jeffery, Cox, Chandler, Waters and Ross…

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Shire Severance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 9

At last meeting of Colo Shire Council a letter from the Local Government Department, anent the proposed severance of Mt. Irvine and part of ML Tomah from Colo…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 1

Present: President Angus, Councillors Pye, Pringle, Page, G. Lalor and W. H. Lalor The shire clerk reported that it would be necessary for the council, before proceeding…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 2

Present: President Whitling and Councillers Roberts, Cranston, Firth, Waterworth, and Purser. The secretary Shires Association of N.S…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 December 1917 · page 9

The finance committee reported that the balance last meeting was '£517 2s; amounts received since bringing that amount up to £532 Os 5d; accounts paid (including wages…

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Windsor Municipal Council Trouble Over Mulgrave Sub-division Alderman Jeffery's Resentment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 December 1917 · page 1

Present at the usual fortnightly meeting:— The Mayor (AId. Judd), and Aid". Reid, Cox, Jeftery, Holland, Waters, and Ross. An apology was made from Aid. O'Brien…

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Shire Clerks' Salaries

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 December 1917 · page 7

From "Cumberland Argus".— According to the Local Government Clerks' Association's proposed method of computing the salaries that should be paid to shire and…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 1

Present at the usual monthly meeting held on Monday:—Cr. Nicholls (President), arid Crs. Pitt Anderson, Parker and McMahon. Cr. Bowd is still absent from home…

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That Extra Holiday Indignant Aldermen the Mayor's Mistake

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 7

Present at a special meeting or Windsor Municipal Council On Wednesday evening:—The Mayor (Ald. Judd), and Ald. Jeffery, Chandler, Holland, Ross…

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Windsor Municipal Council the Ward System Alderman Cox' Motion Carried

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 1

A full Council was present at the last meeting, viz.: The Mayor (Ald. Judd), and Ald. O'Brien, Reid, Jeffery, Cox, Chandler, Holland, Waters, and Ross…

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Altering Shire Boundary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 10

Mr. Jas. S. Mollison conducted an inquiry into the proposal to unite part of Colo Shire to the Bule Mountains Shire, at Mount Victoria, and we give below his…

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