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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

162 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 4 of 9

Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 7th instant, when the following were present:— The Mayor (Ald., W.H. Dean), and Aid. J. W. Ross, J. W…

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Colo Shire Council More About Roads at Colo "In Good Repair," Says President No Foundation for Many Complaints

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of Colo Shire Council was held on Monday' when the following were present:— The President (Cr. A. C. Anderson), and Councillors J. E…

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Dismissed! Colo Shire Maintenance Man Cr. Smiths Allegations Upheld by Council "Pity It Happened So Soon After the Election"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 1

ALLEGATIONS made by Cr. Smith at the April meeting of Colo Shire Council, regarding the unsatisfactory service rendered by the B Riding maintenance man, were fully investigated by the engineer, who submitted a comprehensive report to Monday's meeting of the Council…

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No Reduction in Price of Windsor's Electricity See Page 5. The Burning Question! Price of Windsor's Electricity Agriculture Replies to Deputation Mayor Dean Expresses Keen Disappointment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 1

"I'M very disappointed," said the Mayor (Aid. Dean) when referring at last week's meeting of Windsor Council to the reply received from the Minister for Agriculture, regarding the question of reduction of the charges for electricity supplied to the municipality by the Hawkesbury Agricultural College…

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Dangerous Roads Baulkham Hills Shire's Dilemma

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 11

BAULKHAM Hills Shire Council had before its last meeting a motion, in the name of Cr. R. Lowe, for the purchase of a tractor and grader similar to that…

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Did Colo Shire Err? Dismissal of Maintenance Man (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

Sir,—I have read with great interest in the columns of your paper remarks made by Cr. Smith at the Colo Shire meeting of April 8th, as published in your issue of…

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Shire Appeal Court Friendly Conference Arranged Many Settlements Effected Only Three Contested Cases

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

AN APPEAL COURT for the hearing of appeals against the current year's valuations of Colo Shire Council was held at the Windsor Court House on Monday…

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Windsor Council Width of Frontages Must Not Be Less Than 44 Feet

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 21st instant, when the following were present:— The Mayor (Aid. W. H. Dean), and…

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Richmond Aldermen stage a First-Class Farce! Angry Scenes Uproar at Richmond Council Extraordinary Attitude of the Mayor Taken to Task for Over-ruling Works Committee

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 1

ANGRY SCENES were witnessed at last week's meeting of the Richmond Council, when the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Smith) was taken to task by his colleagues for what was regarded an extraordinary attitude—the ordering of the maintenance staff to carry out repairs on a certain road after they had been taken off…

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Richmond Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 7

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Richmond Council was held on the 30th ultimo, when the following were present:—The Mayor (Ald. J. W. Smith), and Aldermen…

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"Misleading & Mendacious" Taken to Task by President Trouble in Blacktown Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

WE have received for publication from the Blacktown Shire Council a copy of the President's minute, which was adopted at the last meeting of that body, as follows:—…

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Colo Shire Council the Roads at Colo President's Statements "Not Misleading," Says Engineer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 7

THE regular monthly meeting of Colo Shire Council was held on Monday when the following were present:—The President (Cr. A. C. Anderson), and Councillors J. E…

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Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 9

The regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 4th instant, when the following were present:—The Mayor (Ald. W. H. Dean), and Aldermen J…

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Inquiry to be Held into Dismissal of Shire Employee "Wrongful Dismissal" Colo Shire Maintenance Man Union Alleges Slander Against Cr. Smith Inquiry Demanded and Granted by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 1

ALLEGATIONS that Colo Shire's maintenance man (O. G. Jeffery) had been wrongfully dismissed were made by the Federated Municipal and Shire Employees' Union of Australia, in a strongly-wooded letter to the Council at Monday's meeting. The Union was also of the opinion that Jeffery had a case…

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The White Way Deputation to Council Labor Asked for As Donation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 14

STRONG representations regarding the establishment of a White Way in George-street, Windsor, were made at a special meeting of the Council on…

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Richmond Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Richmond Council as held on the 13th instant when the following were present:—The Mayor (Aid. J. W. Smith), and…

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Bombshell Bursts at Richmond Council Meeting Asked to Resign No Confidence Motion Against Richmond's Mayor Trouble Over Work in Taylor's Lane. "Unnecessary and Excessive Expenditure"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

TO be asked to resign from the mayoral chair is no compliment relished by any civic father. But it happened at Richmond last week when Aid. J. W. Smith, by a majority vote of the Council, was asked to relinquish the duties of the town's chief citizen—because he had lost the confidence of his colleagues…

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The White Way Who Will Foot the Bill? Shopkeepers or Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 14

IN view of the proposal to establish a White Way. in Windsor, the following taken from the current issue of the "Cumberland…

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Pleuro Pneumonia. Council's Co-operation Sought Ald. Ross's Strange Attitude

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 11

CUMBERLAND P.P. Board's: stock inspector (Mr; D. MacPherson) drew attention at last meeting of Windsor Council to the fact that a rather serious outbreak of…

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Windsor Council Employee Takes French Leave Trouble Over Pitt Town Drain Difference of Opinion with Overseer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 18th instant when the following were present:— The Mayor (Ald. W.' H. Dean), and…

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