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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

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River Road Lower Portland to Wiseman's Petition to Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

MUCH disappointment has been expressed by settlers along the Hawkesbury River at the decision of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council to construct a road down what is…

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Colo Shire Council Costly Bridge Repairs Recovering Outstanding Rates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 6

THAT the biggest problem facing the Colo Shire Council in the coming year will be the matter of financing necessary bridge repairs and…

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Council Loans Right to Demand a Poll Reply to Maraylya P.a

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 10

Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., hats received the following communication from the Minister for "Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner):—…

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Shire Rate Determined 1¾D. in the £ Remains at Last Year's Figure on Presidents Casting Vote Interesting Position at Colo

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 1

IN view of the heavy commitments facing Colo Shire Council this year, particularly in the matter of expensive long-overdue repairs to bridges in many…

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Windsor Council Important Business List Begins Year's Operations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 5

DUE to the fact that the previous meeting had been adjourned for want of a quorum owing to the holidays, Windsor Council at its first…

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Uncompleted Works on Windsor Council List to Be Done This Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 3

THAT all council works decided upon in 1935 and uncompleted at the end of the year be placed on the list for carrying out this year, the amounts decided upon for…

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Request for Repairs River Road Deputation to Council Residents' Views Explained Majority of Ten to One

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

FOLLOWING the presentation to the previous meeting of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council of a petition, signed by 84 residents concerned, asking…

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Knows His Onions! Sydney's New Lord Mayor Owns Navua Stud at Grose Wold

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 14

NOT so long ago New South Wales had a politician with a bull. Now Sydney has a Lord Mayor with a whole string of bulls…

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Council Works Further Programme Adopted Committee Recommendations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

FOLLOWING another periodical tour of inspection through the municipality by the works committee, comprising Aldermen Hession (vice-chairman), Cobcroft and…

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Parks Improvements Further Council Decisions Painting, Additions and Repairs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 6

A VERY pleasing feature of last week's meeting of the Windsor Council was the adoption of a comprehensive report presented by the parks committee, comprising…

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Proposed Water Supply Wilberforce and Kurrajong Council Cannot Undertake Minister's Suggestion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 14

WITH reference to his representations on behalf of the Colo Shire Council in regard to the question of the construction of works for a water supply for the towns of…

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Windsor Council George Street Problem Reconstruction of Surface Tree Planting in Parks Assistance Op Relief Labor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

AN announcement that the Main Roads Department was preparing a survey and estimate of costs for the construction of the surface of…

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Colo Shire Council Ferry Tenders

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

Two tenders were received for the working of the Webb's Creek ferry for a period of three years, viz., S. G. Hollis, £156 per annum, Clem Sheen (the present contractor),…

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Colo Shire Council Water Supplies Problem Grant for Kurrajong Park

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 9

A DECISION that, in view of the fact that arrangements could not be made for council to carry out the proposed scheme for water supplies for…

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Shire Year Interesting Annual Report. Submitted to Colo Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 6

ONE of the most interesting features of the business dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Colo Shire Council on Monday, 10th instant, in that it gave…

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Windsor Council Lighting Side Streets Boundary Road Maintenance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 7

A decision that the electricity committee make a nocturnal inspection of the town with the object of arranging for more adequate lighting of certain…

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Late Mr. T. W. Spencer Ex-colo Shire Engineer Death on

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 3

SELDOM has such widespread regret been expressed in this district at the passing of one who was not an actual resident as was forthcoming early in the week when…

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Windsor Council Adopts Estimates for 1936 See Page 7. Year's Estimates Adopted by Windsor Council Rates Remain Unchanged Several Charges Reduced

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 1

AS briefly reported in our last issue, a special meeting of the Windsor Council was held on Tuesday evening, 18th instant, to discuss the estimates of…

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Windsor Council Fortnightly Meeting Building Alignment Question Loan for Scheyville Electricity Raising Cattai Creek Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 1

A DISCUSSION, arising out of the building inspector's report, regarding council's powers in fixing building alignments, and a decision to fix this…

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Land and Valuation Court Colo Shire Appeals (Before Mr. Justice Pike)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 5

In last issue we reported, six appeals against the Valuer-General's valuations in the Municipality of Windsor, which came up for hearing before Mr. Justice Pike, who…

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