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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

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Burralow Water Scheme Revived by Richmond Council Cheaper Electricity, Too

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 5

AN effort is being made by the Richmond Council to revive the Burralow Creek water scheme. IT is pointed out that if a dam were…

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Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 16th instant when the following were present:-The Mayor (Ald. N. Jenkyn), and Aldermen J. M…

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Political Influence? Appointment of an Alderman Windsor Takes No Action

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 10

WINDSOR COUNCIL, at its last meeting, received a communication from the Municipality of Coonamble, which stated that at the recent triennial election of aldermen,…

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Mayor's Signature Cheque to Accompany It Testimonial to John Garlick

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 5

It is proposed by the Local Government Association to give the retiring President of the Main Roads Board, Mr, John Garlick, an address which will bear the signature of…

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No Reduction Windsor's Rates and Charges Adopted by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 12

WHEN the aldermen of the Windsor Council recently considered the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the current year, every avenue was explored with a view…

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The Flood Boats Sold by Windsor Council Ald. Wood's Protest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 6

FIVE tenders were received by Windsor Council last week for the purchase of flood boats, which, according to the Mayor at a previous meeting, were "rotting in…

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Check Meter Ratepayer Alleges Insult "Honesty and Integrity Doubted' Indignant Letter to Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 10

ALLEGING that his honesty and integrity had been doubted, because of the erection of a check meter on a pole in front of his home in…

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Outburst Over Sanitary Contract at Windsor Council Meeting "Bushrangers!" Ald. O'brien Attacks the "New Hands" Says They Robbed Ratepayers of £344/10/- Desultory Discussion Over Sanitary Contract

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 1

ALLEGING that the ratepayers had been robbed of £344/10/-, because the tender of Joseph McCann was accepted for the sanitary contract in preference to one at a lower price, Aid. O'Brien vehemently attacked the "new hands" at the Windsor Council meeting on Tuesday night…

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Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 1st instant, when the following were present:—The Mayor (Aid. N. Jenkyn), and Aid. J. M…

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New Council Chambers £100 to Be Set Aside Annually Ald. Gosper's Proposal

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 5

THAT the sum of £150, being portion of £200 provided on the estimates for repairs and painting of the Council Chambers, be paid into a special…

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Colo Shire Council Wiseman's Ferry Punt Repairs Nearing Completion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 7

THE regular monthly meeting of Colo Shiro Council was held on Monday when the following Were present:—The President (Cr. A. Buckland), and Crs. A. C. Anderson…

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Night Bowls Windsor Green Opened Mayor Performs Ceremony

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 3

THE Old Book says, "The desert, ?shall blossom like the rose.' This was indeed a desert, and it has ?blossomed like the rose."…

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O'brien's Outburst Scathing Attack on Former Mayor Ratepayers Were Robbed of Thousands of Pounds Dramatic Scene at Windsor Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 3

WINDSOR Council meetings are full of possibilities. Just When the regular fortnightly sitting on Tuesday night looked like passing off without incident, the unexpected happened and a dramatic scene occurred. AS usual, the portly Aid. O'Brien played the star role, his victim on this…

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Shire Valuer Mr. H. A. Wilsons Position Applications to Be Called

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 11

Colo Shire Valuer, Mir. H. A. Wilson, of ?Canterbury, notified the Council at Mondays meeting that the statement made to the effect that he 'received £62 for…

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Colo & Portland Ferries Trouble Over Government Subsidy Shire Councils Firm Stand

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 11

In connection with the tenders for the Working of Colo and Lower Portland ferries, the Local Government Department advised Colo Shire Council at 'Mondays meeting that…

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Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 6

THE regular fortnightly meeting- of Wtindsor Council was held on the 15th instant, when the following, were present:— The Mayor (Aid. N. Jenkyn), and Aid-. J. M…

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Test Case School of Arts Rates Suggestion to Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 1

WINDSOR Literary Institute, at its last meeting, received a final notice from the "Windsor Council in respect of the sum of £14/15/1, general rates' outstanding since…

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Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 5

THE regular fortnightly meeting if Windsor Council was held on the 29th ultimo when the following were present:—The Mayor (Aid. N. Jenkyn), and Aid. J. M…

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"Vert Doubtful" Money Owing to Poundkeeper "Few Pounds," Says Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 1

During question time at the' Windsor Council meeting last week, AId... Ross. asked if it were a fact that a large sum of money ?was owing to .the local'poundkeeper…

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Tar or Gravel? Which Makes Best Job? Windsor's Mayor Retrogresses £50 for Fitzgerald Street

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 2

MAYOR (Aid. Jenkyn) caused some surprise at last week's meeting of the Windsor Council, when he advocated gravel roads in…

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