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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

140 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 7

Blacktown Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Blacktown Shire Council, Cr. Morehead presided. Others in attendance were Crs. Lalor, Pye, Page, Armstrong, and Cable…

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Baulkham Hills Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 12

At the last meeting of the Baulkiiam Hills Shire Council Cr. H. Best presided. Others in attendance were Crs. Smith, Firth, Lowe and Purser. (The sixth councillor has yet…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 5

A meeting of the Council was held of December 28, when these were present: Aid. W. J. Ross (Mayor) and Ald. J. W. Ross F. S. Storey, J. M. Tucker, S. Cox, G. M…

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Baulkham Hills Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 12

The Baulkham Hills Shire Council met on Tuesday week. Present: Cr. H. A. Best (President), Crs. H. N. Firth, R. Lowe, J. B. Purser, G. Smith, and J. G. Black…

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Economise! Colo Shire's Slogan. One Man—two Jobs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 5

"That the Council try to act conjointly with an adjoining Shire for the employment of the Engineer, the rate of salary to be agreed upon by both Shires; and…

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The New Shire Clerk. Mr. C.r. Macdonald Appointed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 5

A special meeting of Colo Shire Council was held on Monday for the purpose of interviewing Messrs. C. R. MacDonald, Geo. R. Morris, and K. E. Anderson in…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 1

The ordinary meeting was held on Tuesday of last week, when there were present: The Mayor (Aid. W. J. Ross), and Ald. J. W. Ross, F. S. Storey, J. M. Tucker, S. Cox,…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 1

Present at last meeting:—Cr. H. A. Best (in the chair), and Crs. Lowe, Purser, Firth, Black, and Smith. A. A. Bragg "again" drew attention to the…

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Black Town Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 1

Present at last meeting of the Blacktown Council: Cr. A. Morehead (presiding), and , Crs. Pye, Cable, Armstrong, Page, and G. A. Lalor…

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What the Council Will Do!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 3

The Council went into committee after the regular meeting on Tuesday night and discussed Messrs. Onus Bros, letter giving notice of discontinuance of light and power…

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Blaktown Shire Council. Council Receives a Writ

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

At the last monthly meeting mere were present: The President (Cr. A. Morehead), and Councillors J. J. Pye, G. A. Lalor, W. T. Cable, J. C. Page, and W. T. Armstrong…

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Colo Shire Council. £1585 of Overdraft Expended

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 1

The regular monthly meeting was held on Monday, when the following were present:—Crs. A. C. Anderson (President), E. T. Bowd, J. E. McMahon, C. A. Jeffery, A…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

The regular meeting was held on the 6th inst., when there were present: The Mayor (Ald. W. J. Ross) and Aldermen J. W. Ross, J. M. Tucker, J. Mitchell, S. Cox, G…

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New Shire Clerk. Welcomed by Councillors

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 8

Mr. C. R. Macdonald, the new shire clerk of Colo Shire Council, took over duties at the council chambers, Wilberforce, on January 16, and soon got into the routine…

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The Kurrajong Railway. Apathy of Shire Councillors

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

It is alleged by Cr. Matheson that a question was asked in the Legislative Assembly as to whether the Colo Shire councillors were the…

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Our Light and Power. Council Offers Terms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

Since Messrs. Onus Bros. gave notice to Windsor Municipal Council of their intention to discontinue within a week the supply of electric current the town has been…

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Windsor Municipal Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting- was held on week, when there were present: Ald. W. J. Ross (Mayor) and Aid. J. W. Ross, F. S. Storey, J. Mitchell, G. M…

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Bought and Paid for Site for Council Chambers. Now Considered Unsuitable

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 8

For the erection of new Council Chambers, Baulkham Hills council, last year, decided to purchase a site along the Show-ground-road. That decision- was duly…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council. Reporter's Rhyme

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 5

The "Cumberland Argus" out into rhyme when writing of the last Baulkham Hills meeting, as follows:—…

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Richmond Municipal Council. Cheap Fares to the City. Commissioners Criticised

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of Richmond Council was held on Thursday evening, 1st instant, when the following were present:—The Mayor (Ald. J. G. Percival)…

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