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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

270 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 11 of 14

Correspondence at Richmond Council Meeting New Salvage Arrangements

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

ADVICE as to the new arrangements for the disposal of local collections under the National Salvage Scheme, designed to give proceeds direct to local…

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Council Prosecution at Richmond Police Court Alterations Without Authority

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 10

AFTER "almost begging" the defendant to comply with the regulations (according to a statement by council's legal representative in court) the…

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Shire Election Discussion Nomination Day Friday, November 14 Polling Places Decided Postal Voting Amendment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 1

THE added expense devolving on the shire by reason of the recent amendment of the Local Government Act to abolish postal voting-except where…

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Shire Finance (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 10

Sir,-I Wave followed with interest the remarks on shire finance published from time to time, and an forced to conclude that our / shire representatives, generally…

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Shire Letters at Last Monthly Meeting Sanitary Contract Transfer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 2

A LETTER from the successful tenderer for the shire sanitary contract asking to be released from the contract, owing to members of his staff being…

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Question Time at Richmond Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 7

WHEN questions were invited by the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Smith) at the conclusion of the ordinary business at the Richmond Council meeting on 9th instant,…

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Council Reports to Richmond Meeting Truck Purchase Recommended

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 7

THE purchase of a two-ton tipping truck and a motor-driven mower, and the sale of one of council's horses, was recommended in a report…

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Windsor Council Debate on Bulk Supply Recommendation See Page 11. Newtown Electricity Windsor Council Stages Debate Over Company Bulk Supply

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 1

MORE than one-third of the meeting time at the monthly Windsor Council meeting on Tuesday evening of last week was taken up with a debate on a…

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Single Meters Vexed Question Is Revived at Shire Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 1

THE first mutterings of a coming storm were heard at the last Colo Shire Council meeting, when one councillor alleged that, despite the fact that the…

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Correspondence at Windsor Council Meeting Bottoms Road Tar Surfacing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 5

COMMENCEMENT of the work of resurfacing on the Pitt Town Bottoms-road as soon as possible was decided upon during consideration of…

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Council Reports to Last Windsor Meeting Polling Places Appointed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 7

THE polling places for the council election on December 6. were decided upon in the course of consideration of reports presented to the…

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Mayor and Shire Councillor Not Election Candidates See Page 3. Mayor Not Candidate (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 1

Sir,-As I will not be a candidate at the forthcoming Municipal Elections, I would like to take this opportunity of thanking the "Windsor and Richmond Gazette" for the…

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Question Time at Richmond Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 8

When questions were invited by the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Smith) at the conclusion of the ordinary business at the last Richmond Council meeting, Ald. Baldwin asked…

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Question Time at Windsor Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

WHEN questions were invited by the Mayor (Ald. J. J. McLeod) at the conclusion of ordinary business at the last meeting of the Windsor Council,…

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Shire Election Mr. J. C. Timms to Stand Consents to Requisition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 10

FOLLOWING our comment on the matter in our last issue, we have been advised that Mr. J. C. Timms has been presented at Kurrajong with the following requisition:…

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Correspondence at Richmond Council Meeting Public Holiday Application

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 9

THE granting of a petition from local business people for council to take the necessary steps to have Saturday, December 27, declared a public holiday…

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Council Reports to Richmond Meeting Returned Soldiers' Employment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 2

A DECISION to inform the Minister for Local Government that council concurred with his suggestions regarding the re-employment of incapacitated…

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"Inconsistent" Alderman Criticises Committee Richmond Council Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 10

CHARGING the finance and electricity committees with being "inconsistent" in a recommendation submitted regarding the suggestion to purchase a…

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Shire Year Summarised by President at Monday's Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 8

AS Monday's meeting of the Colo Shire Council was the last in the present Council's term, the President, Cr. H. C. Matheson, took the opportunity of…

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Shire Reports to Last Monday's Meeting Rate Collections Disappoint

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 12

A POOR response to notices sent out by council and council's, solicitors for collection of overdue rates was mentioned in the course of reports presented…

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