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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

170 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 5 of 9

Shire Matters Clerk Submits Report to June Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 2

THE following report was submitted by the Shire Clerk (Mr. H. James) to the June meeting of the Colo Shire Council…

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Shire Works Engineer Submits Refort to June Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 2

THE following report was submitted by the engineer (Mr. W. Lamrock) to the June meeting of the Colo Shire Council…

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Uncertain Response "Gazette" Flood Suggestions Move for Council Conference

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 1

THE suggestions put forward in this paper recently for improved arrangements against future floods, in the form of road communications and flood beat services, received a rather uncertain response from our district councils, to whom the people…

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Joined Up Colo Shire Clerk Sendoff by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 6

AS briefly mentioned in our last issue, Mr. H. James, Clerk to Colo Shire Council, was tendered an informal sendoff by the…

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Big Plans for Municipal Progress Windsor Council Requests

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 1

AS its contribution to suggestions by councils for post-war reconstruction works, Windsor Council at its last meeting, in…

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Two Roads Requests by Council Added Area Repairs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 2

THE very bad condition of two roads of considerable importance to residents in the added area was mentoned at the…

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Council Dilemma

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 6

Whether it should allot an extra £320 to its main roads programme to secure an extra subsidy of £640 from the…

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Ferry Tenders Necessity Discussed at Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 2

THE farcical position arising from council's maintaining one ferry which could only operate at certain tides—and even then…

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Defeated Monthly Meeting Move Richmond Council Debate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 3

WITH one alderman absent, the resolution for the holding of monthly meetings, instead of fortnightly as at present, was…

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New Menace Taking District Toll Richmond Council Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 5

THE increasing toll of maize and other district crops being taken by a comparatively new and expensive pest, the African…

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Self-help Offer by Farmers Appreciated by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 1

AN offer by a number of Colo farmers anil residents to assist in putting one of their roads in repair was the subject of…

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Allowance for President's Thaveling Shire Council Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1943 · page 3

TO recoup the President (Cr. H. C. Matheson) for his outof-pocket expenses in travelling on shine business, the Colo Shire…

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Busy Day Deputations From Council President's Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1943 · page 4

A BUSY day in the city on various deputations relating to shire business was verbally reported upon by the President…

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Flood Boats Richmond Council, Moves Accepts Government Subsidy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1943 · page 6

ACCEPTING the Government subsidy of £120 for provision and maintenance of a flood boat service, Richmond Council at its…

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Listed Windsor Council Ideas Post-war Works

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 4

THE following letter from the Premier (Mr. McKell) has been received by Mr. Frank Finnan, M.L.A.:— I refer to your personal…

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Critical Attitude Discussion on Flood Boat Grant Windsor Council Defers Action

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 1

CONTRASTING unfavourably with the manner in which Richmond Council accepted the recent Government giant made to it for an emergency flood boat service, Windsor Council at its last meeting was disposed to look its own gift horse critically in the…

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Shire Affairs Acting Clerk's Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 1

THE acting Shire Clerk (Mrs. O. M. Brown) tendered the following report to Monday's meeting of the Colo Shire Council, and it was duly…

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Shire Works Engineer Submits Report to July Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 4

THE following report was submitted by the engineer (Mr. W. Lamrock) to Monday's meeting of the Colo Shire Council, and adopted…

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"Snooping" Charge Against Authorities at Council Meeting !

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 1

THAT the authorities concerncerned, after returning council's power grader when it broke down and waiting for council to…

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Appreciated Tribute to Local Press by Shire President

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 1

AN appreciated tribute was paid to the local Press by the President of the Colo Shire Council in speaking on the flood boat…

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