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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

270 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 10 of 14

Shire Sanitary Service (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 2

Sir,—I notice that the above matter was discussed at last meeting of the Colo Shire Council. The defining of scavenging districts resulted from an inspection of the…

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Shire Finance Rate Increase Necessary? Punts Discussion Claim

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 3

THAT council's finances generally had now reached a point where an increase in the rate would be necessary next year to meet council's commitments…

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Sundry Questions at Shire Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

WHEN "questions and complaints" were invited by the President (Cr. H. C. Matheson) at the conclusion of ordinary business at the September meeting of the…

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Road Staff Transferred to Another Employer Shire Council Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 10

THE "petering out" of funds available for employment of the regular roads staff was the subject of some discussion at the September meeting of the Colo…

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Shire Protest Abolition of Postal Votes Colo Council Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 11

AN intimation by the Shires Association that the amendments of the Local Government Act relating to the conduct of elections would abolish…

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Shire Council Discussion on Possible Water Supply Cost See Page 3. Grose Scheme Councillors' Opinions Divided Discussion at Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 1

THE recent article which appeared in the "S.M. Herald" (and was subsequently republished in this paper) regarding the Colo Shire President's…

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Question Time at Windsor Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 2

WHEN questions were invited by the Deputy Mayor (Aid. W. J. Ross) at the conclusion of the ordinary business at the Windsor Council meeting last week, Aid…

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Council Reports to Last Windsor Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 8

THE reports published below were presented to the monthly meeting of the Windsor Council held on Tuesday evening of last week…

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Health Matters Richmond Inspector's Report to Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 2

THE following report was submitted by the health and building inspector (Mr. R. W. Farlow) to the Richmond Council meeting on 11th instant:—…

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Correspondence at Windsor Council Meeting Boundary Road Improvements

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 7

ON receipt of a suggestion from the Baulkham Hills Shire Council that certain rock outcrops on Boundary-road be removed, the cost of £32 to be…

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Services Appreciated Richmond Council Employee Retires After Long Service

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 10

AFTER a long period of 22 years' service on the road staff, Mr. T. J. Nay tendered his resignation to the Richmond Council at its meeting on…

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Legal Proceedings Against Owner of Property Mentioned at Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

PROCEEDING stated to have been instituted against the owner of a building in the town, for having allegedly done certain things without the…

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Colo Shire Finances (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 5

Sir,-The discussion at last meeting of Colo Shire Council regarding the financial position of the shire, as reported in the "Gaactte," makes interesting-though somewhat…

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Council Reports to Richmond Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 11

THE reports published below were presented to the meeting of the Richmond Council on Thursday evening of last week, attended by the Mayor (Aid. J. W. Smith)…

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Question Time at Richmond Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

WHEN questions were invited by the Mayor (Aid. J. W. Smith) at the conclusion of ordinary business at the Richmond Council meeting on Thursday evening…

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Tree Planting Richmond Council Stages Debate and Gets Nowhere

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 4

RICHMOND Council has fallen on hard times. So little business has been offering at recent meetings, in fact, that the only matter the civic fathers…

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Cyclist Nuisance Richmond Council Warning Will Take Proceedings

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 October 1941 · page 3

THE nuisance caused to the public by the dangerous practice of thoughtless cyclists riding on the footpaths and in the park is again becoming evident…

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Shire Reports to Monday's Council Meeting Consulting Engineer Appointed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 6

AN intimation that the shire engineer (who had notified the previous meeting of his having enlisted for military service) had been called into camp, and…

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Shire Election (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 2

Sir,-I shall be much obliged if you will publish this Letter, to let the people of A Riding, Colo Shire, know that I shall not be offering myself as a candidate for the…

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Clerk's Salary Richmond Council Discussion Recission Motion Defeated

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 3

YET another of those "in committee" decisions which are likely to land a council in trouble with the ratepayers when they "leak out" later, was brought…

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