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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

206 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 11

Show Schedule This Year's Revisions Adopted by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

ONE of the most important matters awaiting the consideration of the council of the Hawkesbury District, Agricultural Association at its last meeting (reported in our…

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Unexpected Demands by Maritime Services Board to Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 9

"WHAT jurisdiction has the Maritime Service Board of New South Wales over a local governing' body? This question was raised at the last meeting of the Colo Shire…

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Colo Shire Council Monthly Meeting Rate Same As Last Year Wiseman's Ferry Punt Repairs New Engineer Appointed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 1

EXPRESSING the opinion that the Wiseman's Ferry power punt, which only a few weeks ago was placed back on the run after being laid up for…

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Sewerage Connections Windsor Council Discussion Position Explained

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 12

IN an endeavor to avoid any rush that might be experienced in connecting the Windsor sewerage system which, it is anticipated, will be ready in the course of…

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Water Wastage Windsor Council Perturbed May Appoint Inspector

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

'THE Windsor Council is taking a very serious view of the practices employed by many local residents who are wilfully wasting water, and who are using water…

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Council Unconvinced Regarding Sackville Road Nuisance Residents' Petition Discussed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 12

THERE is a modern axiom that runs to the effect that "50,000,000 Frenchmen can't be wrong," but that expression was coined some years ago, and against whom…

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Swimming Prohibition Near Windsor Water Intake Council Meetin'g Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

A VERY contentious question, and one that will no doubt raise considerable interest throughout the town and district was informally introduced at the meeting of the…

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Hawkesbury Weir Minister's Reply Unsatisfactory Richmond Council's Opinion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 9

DISCUSSING at its meeting on Thursday evening of last week the reply received from the Minister for Works and Local Government to a request that the latter's…

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Richmond Reticulation Council Expresses Dissatisfaction Feeder Mains Inadequate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

GENERAL dissatisfaction was expressed dining the Richmond Council meeting last week at the present limited capacity of the water mains supplying the Richmond…

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Electricity Extensions Subsidy for Windsor Council Minister Gives Consent

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 14

INTEND1NG consumers on the Windsor Council's projected electricity extensions to Mulgrave and Cattai will be pleased to learn that the Government subsidy for the…

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Richmond Council. Reconstruction Continuation Permitted Another Deputation Decided Steady Building Progress

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

AN intimation that the department would raise no objection to reconstruction from Hough's lane to Benson's corner with the balance of grant from…

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Richmond Finances Little Margin for Works Council, Discusses Position Rates Remain Unaltered

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

THAT the margin between income and expenditure in the municipal finances was so small as to necessitate very careful handling of the expenditure for…

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Show Council Reaches Decision Regarding Cattle Exhibits See Page 8. Cattle Exhibits Show Council's Decision None on

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

CONTINUING a discussion adjourned from the last meeting when the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association voted evenly on the question as to…

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Work for Rates Windsor Council Divided But Grants Applications

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 12

STARTING that owing to their circumstances they were unable to pay rates which had become overdue, five ratepayers made application to the Windsor Council at its…

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Windsor Council Important Deputation Decided Electricity Subsidy Adopted River Weir Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 3

AT its meeting held last Tuesday evening, the Windsor Council decided to appoint a deputation to approach the Minister for Works and Local…

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Show Council Effort for Extra Finance Holding of Ball Decided Councillor's Resignation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

CLAIMING that it would be necessary to raise additional funds from some source other than the show, the council of the Hawkesbury District…

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Richmond Rates Alderman Dalton Compares Farm and Town

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

Alderman Baldwin, at the meeting of the Richmond Council on Thursday, asked Alderman Dalton if his statement reported in the…

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No Reduction in K.V.A. Rate County Council Writes Richmond Council

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

The Richmond Council, at its meeting on Thursday, received the following letter from the County Council: "You will remember that…

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The Burralow Scheme Richmond Council's Reception of Minister's Proposal

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

The Minister for works and Local Government (Hon E. S. Sponner) proposed to the deputation which waited on him last…

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Mr. Walker— and the Richmond Council "To Substantiate Statements"

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

As the result of a motion by Alderman Kirkland, the Parliamentary representative for the district (Mr. Ronald B. Walker,…

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