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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

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Maraylya Electricity Shire Council "Sidestepping." Windsor Allegation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 3

AN allegation that the Baulkham Hills Shire Council was "sidestepping" the question put to it as to whether it could proceed immediately with an…

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Question Time Colo Shire Council Meeting Lengthy List

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 6

WHEN "questions and complaints" were invited by the President (Cr. H. C. Matheson) . at the conclusion of ordinary business at the last Colo Shire Council…

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Shire Letters at Last Council Meeting Bridge Tender Sum Disclosed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 8

MENTION of the total of the accepted tender for construction of a new concrete bridge over Buttsworth's Creek, at Wilberforce, being £1954 was…

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Sewerage Problem Expert's Report Tendered to Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 2

THE keenly - awaited report of the expert from the Department of Works who recently inspected the sewerage treatment works at Windsor was…

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Department Criticised Post Office Arrangements Windsor Council Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 10

/CRITICISM of the P.M.G's. Department for expecting an inadequate staff to cope with the volume af work handled by the Windsor Post Office…

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Correspondence at Richmond Council Meeting Refund of £182 Requested

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 12

A FURTHER request by the Department of Main Roads for refund by council of an unexpended balance of £182 of a grant for a recent street…

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Council Reports to Richmond Meeting New Sub- Station Decided

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 10

THE adoption of a recommendation for the erection of an electricity sub - station at Cornwallis was included in the consideration of reports…

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Council Objection to Heavy Timber Traffic on Mt. Tootie Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 12

AN unsatisfactory experience with a previous firm which promised to carry out certain improvements to a road if allowed to haul heavy timber…

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"Rough Reception" to Local Council Resolution at Shires Association Conference

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 10

THAT two of the three resolutions submitted by the council to the Shires Association Conference met with a "rough reception"— particularly the one…

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Water Hyacinth Problem Further Discussion by Windsor Council "Hundreds of Tons" Mentioned Matter Further Deferred

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 1

FOLLOWING a visit by another departmental expert to make certain inquiries on the subject, there was a further discussion of the water…

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Question Time at Richmond Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 6

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 of…

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Sundry Queries at Windsor Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 8

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

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Council Reports to Richmond Meeting Grader Here Raised

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 8

THE raising of the hire charge for the power grader to £4 ,per day was decided by Richmond Council at its meeting on Thursday evening of last…

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Big Mailbag at Windsor Council Meeting Subway Proposal Rejected

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

THE deferring to the next meeting for discussion of an intimation from the Department of Main Roads that it could not consider council's proposal for a…

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Officers' Reports to Windsor Council Meeting Sewerage System Blockages

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 12

EVIDENCE of offences by certain, members of the public in placing in the sewerage mains unauthorised substances which caused serious blockage…

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Correspondence at Richmond Council Meeting Storage of Emergency Material

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 6

A DECISION to cooperate with the Minister for National Emergency Services in providing storage space for emergency materials, was a feature of…

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Orchard Tax Thrown Out By Poll: Detailed Figures Richmond Seeks Exclusion Greater Sydney Bill Further Council Discussion Opposed to Amalgamation Minister to Be Interviewed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 1

FROM impressions gained by council's delegates at the recent Local Government Conference called to discuss the proposed Greater Sydney Bill, it was…

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Question Time at Shire Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 12

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

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Shire Letters at Monday's Council Meeting Reserve Taken Over

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 6

THE granting of a request by the trustees of the Wilberforce Recreation Reserve that council take over control of the reserve was a feature of…

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Shire Reports to Monday's Council Meeting Sanitary Charge Fixed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 8

AN announcement that a tender for the sanitary service had been accepted and the charge for residents fixed at 9d per service was a feature of the…

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