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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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

Shire Year President's Interesting Report Adopted at Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

AN interesting and concise summary of the major aspects of the Colo Shire Council's operations during the past year, the President's annual report…

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Richmond's Estimates Keen Council Discussion Special, Parks Rate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

THE presentation of estimates is usually the occasion for marked differences of opinion and divisions of votes in any council, and the Richmond civic body was no…

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Riding Proportions Colo Shire Council Debate Rearrangement Decided "Robbery!" Says Councillor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 2

THE proportional distribution to the various ridings of the annual endowment received by the shire which was the subject of a warm debate some…

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Colo Shire Council Last Year's Rate Unaltered Governments Relief Attitude Castigated Kurrajong Bust Fire Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 6

CHIEF item of interest at the monthly meeting of Colo Shire Council on Monday last was the submission of tentative estimates for 1937 based on a…

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Engineers Report on Progress of Windsor sewerage seheme Windsor Council Further Developments Water Main Renewals Impounding Area Petition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

INCLUDED in the business transacted by Windsor Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening last was the discussion of several important letters in…

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Successful Year Richmond Council's Activities Mayor's Annual Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

AN interesting feature of the Richmond Council meeting last week was the presentation by the Mayor (Ald. C. S. Icely) of his annual report, covering the operations…

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Estimates Amended Uproar! Richmond Council Meeting Aldermen Exchange "Courtesies" Civic Dignity Forgotten

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

"NOTICES of motions lodged at the previous meeting for certain amendments of the 1937 estimates adopted on that occasion caused feeling to run high…

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Riding Proportions Colo Shire Council Debate (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 12

Sir,—No one could have been more surprised than myself when I red the remarks of the President (Councillor Buckland) on the above subject. Councillor Buckland is…

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Sewerage Progress Boring Operations Begin Mayor's Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

DEVELOPMENTS in the projected sewerage scheme for Windsor were advanced another stage on Tuesday, when boring operations began in Windsor to gain necessary…

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Windsor Estimates Adopted by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 12

BASED on the same rates as applied, last year, the estimates for 1937 were presented to Windsor Council for consideration at its meeting on Tuesday evening…

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Richmond Council Ambulance Site Accepted Reticulation Improvements Draining Police Paddock

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 8

AN official notification that council's , terms in respect of a block of land in Windsor-street for an ambulance station had been, accepted caused a good…

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Windsor Council Radio Interference Problems Picnickers in Park Gravel Stealers Warned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 7

YET another application from a suburban organisation for the use of McQuade park for a big picnic outing, making the third request of theis nature in…

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Richmond Council Platform for East Richmond Balacktown Road Objection Footpath Cyclists Warned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

THAT council's application a railway platform at East Richmond had been granted, and a sleeper platform would accordingly be built for the…

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Colo Shire Clerk Presents Annual Report to Council See Page 11. "Very Comprehensive" Shire Clerk's Annual Report Presented to Monday's Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

MR. J. C. TIMMS, shire clerk, presented his annual report for 1936 to the monthly meeting of Colo Shire Council held at Wilberforce on Monday last, as follows :—…

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Colo Shire Council Wright's Creek Bridge Tenders Restoring Old Motor Grader Warning to Lorry Owners

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 7

A decision to accept a tender for the driving of piles in the proposed construction of the new Wright's Creek bridge, and call tenders for supply and…

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£8,750 Electricity Extensions Baulkham Hills Shire Dural and Kellyville

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

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

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Windsor Council Straying Stock Nuisance Park for Newtown Band Congratulated

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 8

A discussion of the straying stock nuisance which is becoming increasingly evident at Pitt Town and environs took place at the Windsor Council meeting on…

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Richmond Council Power Charge Proposal Rejected Problem of Park Mower Health Inspector Assumes Duty

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

THAT present industrial and domestic power charges be reviewed was the text of a motion submitted to the Richmond Council meeting on Thursday of…

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Ald.Gosper's Progressive Seheme—Pa[?] Quade Park See Page 11. Sports Pavilion Ald. Gosper's Progressive Scheme Adopted by Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 1

PUTTING forward a very concise and complete argument in favor of his proposal—obviously the result of careful and painstaking investigation of all…

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Rates and Charges Fixed by Windsor Council Few Alterations Made

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

AS mentioned in our last issue, the rates and charges for the municipality for 1937 were formally fixed by Windsor Council at its meeting on Monday, 9th instant,…

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