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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

206 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 8 of 11

Richmond Council Various Matters

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 August 1939 · page 7

The Deputy-Mayor (Alderman A. E. Dalton) occupied the chair at last Thursday night's meeting of Richmond Council in the absence of the…

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The Wages Tax Bathurst Council Says Spend on Relief Works

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 August 1939 · page 2

The Richmond Council, at its meeting on Thursday, had before it the following letter from the Bathurst Municipal Council:—…

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Street Lighting Windsor Council Extends Hours Engineer Submits Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 September 1939 · page 12

REQUESTED at the previous meeting to prepare an estimate of the cost of keeping the street lights within the present lighting area in the municipality functioning all…

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River Silt Windsor Council Grows Anxious Request to Department

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 September 1939 · page 10

THE possibility of the Hawkesbury River at Windsor silting up to such an extent that there was every likelihood, in the space of a few years, of the sand bar at present…

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Richmond Council Building Fees Recommendation Sanitary Service Extended Burralow Investigation "Grant"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 September 1939 · page 9

ADOPTING a recommendation submitted by its building committee, the Richmond Council at its meeting on Thursday evening of last week decided…

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Windsor Council Warning of Fire Danger Grant for Macquarie Street Request by Inspector

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 September 1939 · page 5

IN an endeavor to ensure that there would be no recurrence of the fire that occurred during last summer in the vicinity of St. Matthew's Church of…

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Tannery Complaint Department's Attitude Resented Windsor Council's Reply

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 10

THE Windsor Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening, when further discussing a letter received at its previous meeting from the Director General of Public…

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Current Wanted Two Other Areas Apply to Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 12

RECENT discussions at meetings of the Colo Shire Council relative to an application by the Rawkesbury Development Company for approval for two electricity…

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Colo Shire Council Monthly Meeting Speed Limit Disagreement Vacancy for Shire Clerk Removal of Flood Boat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 1

ALTHOUGH the Department of Road Transport reported, in reply to council's representations for the provision of the 30 m.p.h. speed limit for the villages…

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Windsor Report on Extra Street Lighting Ordered See Page 8. Added Lighting Windsor Municipal Area Alderman's Suggestion Considered

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 1

FOLLOWING a short discussion on a motion recommending that street lights be installed at all intersections within the ratable street lighting area where such…

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River Bathing Council Asks Police Aid to Enforce Prohibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 12

THE Colo Shire Council at its meeting on Monday decided to ask the Windsor police to enforce, 'as far as the shire jurisdiction was concerned, the Department of…

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Windsor Council Sewerage Nuisance Obviated Mulgrave Electricity Extension Fund Overdraft

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 7

THAT in their opinion the plant at the sewerage treatment works was settling down satisfactorily, and that the odor from these works—which had been…

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Richmond Council Blue Mountains Water Scheme Ambulance Site Drainage Cornwallis Road Footpath

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 9

THE opinion that a proposed water scheme being sponsored by the Blue Mountains Shire Council—which it is intended to implement from the…

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River Dredging Shire Council's Co-operation in "Wtndson Council Move

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 9

PROVIDING it is not called upon to bear any expense, the Colo Shire Council decided at its meeting last week to co-opererate with the Windsor Council in a…

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Too Expensive? Main Roads Maintenance Shire Council Dissatisfied

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 8

THAT the Colo Shire Council is anxious to be relieved of its responsibility of sharing in the dual control of tho main roads within its area, and desired that they be…

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Street Lights More to Be Installed Windsor Council Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 12

RECEIVING at its meeting on Tuesday evening a report from the electrical engineer in connection with the extending of the street lighting facilities to…

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Windsor Council Check on Garden Watering River Dredging Conference Water Extension Completed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 5

THAT steps would be taken in the immediate future to make an inspection of all properties connected to the Windsor water supply, in order to ascertain if…

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Richmond Council Delay in Government Grants Speed Limit at Clarendon Footpath Repairs Survey

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 7

FURTHER representations are to be made to the Minister for Works and Local Government by the Richmond Council, in an endeavor to have…

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Air Raids Extinguishing Street Lights Richmond Council Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 5

POINTING out that by co-operating on its own accord with the authorities at the Richmond Aerodrome it could have all rights in the municipality extinguished…

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Ground Rental Show Council Resumes Payment Friendly Relations Restored

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 6

APPRECIATION of the Hawkesbury Race Club's offer to waive arrears of rental for the showground provided current and future rentals were paid, and satisfaction…

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