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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

180 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 8 of 9

Burralow Scheme Residents Chafe at Delay Richmond Mayor Calls Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 14

FOR some considerable time past Richmond Council and other public bodies taking a close interest in the Burralow Creek Water Supply Scheme have been expressing…

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Show Ribbons Local Tenders to Be Called Council's Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 3

CHIEF interest in the meeting of the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association on Friday afternoon last centred on the decision of…

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Richmond Council Applications for Grants Refused Further Representation's Decided Weir Investigation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 7

THREE letters from the Minister for Works and Local Government were tabled at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Richmond Council held on…

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Show Council Fodder Conservation Competition Trophies for Next Show Prize Money Unaltered

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

IN addition to a discussion regarding show ribbons (reported elsewhere in this issue), features of interest in the business conducted at the monthly…

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Windsor Council to Conduct Diphtheria Immunisation See Page 5. Winosor Peninsula Roads Not Dedicated Diphtheria Immunisation Campaign Grant for Sewerage Work's

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

ADVICE was received from the Department of Lands at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Windsor Council held on Tuesday evening of last week…

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No Grants for Shire Parks Improvement Minister Suggests Subsidy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 14

THOSE interested in proposed improvements to the Freeman's Reach Reserve and North Richmond Park to finance which the Colo Shire Council recently made…

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Windsor Council Health Centre Tender Accepted Verandah Post Removals Proposed Flood Isolation Problem

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 1

A GENEROUS gesture on the part of the Mayor (Aid. J. J. McLeod), to allocate £20 of the Mayoral allowance towards the constructing of the new Baby…

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Castlereagh Council Deputation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 8

Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner):—I refer to your personal…

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Richmond Council Building Restrictions Review Bowling Green Site Offer Burralow Scheme Reply

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 6

FOLLOWING a conference between an officer of the Department of the Interior and aldermen of the Richmond Council, a verbal report was submitted to…

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Colo Shire Council Building Area Declared Noxious Weeds Grant Asked Burralow Scheme Support

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 1

"FOLLOWING the reading of a communication from the Department of Works and Local Government advising that certain areas in the shire…

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Periodic "Blackouts" Discussed by Richmond Council "Unavoidable," Is Claimed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 9

THE electric light blackouts that, have been occurring with consistent regularity in the Richmond municipality during the past few months have been the source of many…

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Diphtheria Immunisation Richmond Council's Campaign Support of Parents Desired

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 9

AFTER discussing a report submitted by a special committee comprising the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Smith) and Aldermen Farlow and Silk, which was appointed by the…

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Council Moves to "Speed Up" Street Repairs Windsor Annoyance Discussed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 4

REPRESENTATIONS are to be made to the Minister for Works and Local Government and to the Department of Main Roads by the Windsor Council with the…

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Damaging Tree Resident Fined at Windsor Shire Council Charge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 10

A CASE of interest to district residents was heard at the Windsor Police Court last Friday, before Mr. C. Pickup,. S.M., when the Colo Shire Council proceeded against…

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Watered Milk Richmond Council Shows Weakness Favors Overlooking Offence

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 8

FACED with the big and all-important question of public interest v. private interest, on which one would have thought that, as local representatives of the people, they…

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Richmond Council Bosworth Street Improvements Diphtheria Campaign Deferred Blacktown Road Construction

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 3

An intimation from the Department of Main Roads of its approval of plans submitted for reconstruction work in Bosworth-street under the grant of…

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Diphtheria Immunisation Deferred Over School Vacation See Page 5. Windsor Council Cattai-mulgrave Electricity Sewerage Works Announcement Diphtheria Campaign Deferred

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 1

IT was stated at the meeting of the Windsor Council held on Tuesday evening of last week that the Cattai-Mulgrave electricity extensions…

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Mayor's Report on Richmond Council Matters New Sub-station Announced

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 14

FOLLOWING a visit to Sydney on 8th November, in company with Alderman Matheson and Wells, as a deputation on various matters of importance to the…

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Rainbow Fair Fine Pitt Town Effort Opened by Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 6

DEPARTING from their usual practice of holding their annual church effort in February of each year, and renaming their function on this occasion…

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Bowling Green Richmond Council's Decision Rejects Railway Offer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 5

AT the Richmond Council meeting on 17th ult., it was reported that, as a result of a conference with representatives of the Richmond Bowling Club, it was decided not…

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