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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

139 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 6 of 7

Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 5

The regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 30th ultimo, when the following were present:-Ald. J. W. Rosa, N. Jerikyn, W. H. O'Brien, E…

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Promissory Note Council Sues Ex-clerk the Castlereagh Trouble

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 7

CASTLEREAGH Council is plaintiff and its excouncil clerk, A. Devlin, defendant in a case that was called at Parramatta District Court last week,…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of Colo Shire Council was held on Monday, when the following were present: The President (Cr. H.C. Matheson), and Crs. J. E. McMahon…

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Must Have Water Colo Shire Roads Work Held Up

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 10

COLO SHIRE COUNCIL was informed by the Main Roads Board at the regular monthly meeting on Monday that unless proper watering was provided for, the Board…

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The Order of the Sack! Council's Staff Reduced by Half Alderman Jenkyn's Bombshell "Unsound and Extravagant Methods"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 3

ALDERMAN JENKYN dropped a bombshell among his colleagues at Windsor's civic table last week, when he declared that, after a careful study of the finances, he was convinced that, at the present rate of going, the Council would be bankrupt by the end of the year…

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Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 5

The regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 13th instant, when the following were present:-The (Mayor (Aid. W. H. Dean), and Aid. J. W…

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Allowed to Drift Council Charged with Neglect Richmond's Sanitary Arrangements

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 4

RICHMOND COUNCIL, has received a communication from the Board of Health, in which it is stated that the general sanitary' work in the…

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Narrow Streets Make "Silent Cops" Dangerous Complaint to Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 8

WINDSOR'S streets are so narrow that the "silent cops" placed at intersections by the local Council are proving inconvenient, and even a danger, rather than…

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Windsor Wicket Cricketers Want New Pitch Will Council Encourage Sport?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 7

WINDSOR CRICKET CLUB is anxious to have a new concrete wicket put down in McQuade Park. The present pitch has outlived its usefulness, and is now in a…

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Dismissed Blacktown Shire Engineer Council Rejects Resignation Strange Story of Man's Forgetfulness

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 7

BLACKTOWN COUNCIL sacked its engineer at a special meeting last week. A feature of the final deliberations was the story of a man's…

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Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on Tuesday night, when the following were present:—The Mayor (Aid. W. H. Dean), and Aldermen…

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Richmond Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting of Richmond Council was held on the 22nd instant, when the following were present:-The Mayor (Aid. C. S. ICely), and Aid. R. M…

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Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 7

The regular monthly meeting of Colo Shire Council was held on Monday, when the following were present: The President, (Cr. EL C, Matheson) and Crs. J. E…

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Richmond Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 9

The regular fortnightly meeting of Richmond Council was held on the 6th instant when the following were present:- The Mayor (Aid. C. S. Icely), and Aid. R. M…

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Alleged Libel Ex-clerk v. Mayor Record Withdrawn

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 14

THE action by Arthur F. Devlin, ex-Council clerk of Castlereagh against the Mayor, Aid. E. L. R. Keech, for…

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Accident on a Punt Failure of £500 Claim Against Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 10

While a motor bus belonging to Commercial Motors Ltd., was leaving the punt at Webb's Creek, near Wiseman's Ferry, Hawkesbury River, on September 23 last…

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Riverstone's Rates Blacktown to Collect Council's Confer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 10

THE transfer of Riverstone from Windsor Municipality to Blacktown Shire seems to be a happy event for all parties judging by the tone of a conference…

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Richmond Council the Park Lavatory Aud Kilduff Outspoken

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting of Richmond Council was held on the 20th instant, when the following were present:-The Mayor (Aid. C. S. Icely), and Aid. R. M…

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Historic Cemetery Vaults in Ruins Complaint to Parramatta Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 9

St. John's cemetery, at Parramatta, one of the most historic, as well as one of the oldest in the Commonwealth, is in a shocking condition, according to complaints made in…

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Richmond's Electricity City Council's Scheme Saving of £418 Per Annum

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 4

THE City Council has written to Richmond Council offering a reduction of £418 per annum on the rates for electricity as charged by the Hawkesbury…

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