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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

151 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 8

Board Now Controls Windsor Water Council Hands Over Entire Undertaking Historic Special Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 1

FURTHER municipal history was made at a special meeting of the Windsor Council on December 21, when an amended draft…

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Shire Health Inspector Department Again Warns Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 10

A FURTHER warning that the Department of Public Health viewed "most seriously" the…

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Shire Electricity Franchise Extended Ten Years by Council To Help Company Give Bilpin Supply

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 1

ASSURED that the Hawkesbury Development Co. Ltd. had little hope of raising the finance for an electricity extension to Bilpin…

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Council Will Gamble on Road Repairs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 10

WARNED that money spent on improving the flooded section of FreeReach Road while water…

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Loan Refused Windsor Council Setback

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 4

AN application by Windsor Council for a Joan of £4000, to carry on the hire-purchase terms allowed by…

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Disapproval Expressed Council "Grab" Attempt Drainage Union's Strong Protest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

STRONG exception to the attempt by the Colo Shire Council to secure funds handed to the…

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Council Takes Proceedings Alleged Insults to B.F.B. MEMBERS

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

ADVISED of alleged offensive behaviour by a resident towards members of the North Richmond Bush…

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Interesting Gesture To Help Leet's Vale Farmers Power Punt Present From Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 9

AN agreement to present Leet's Vale farmers with a small power punt, if this could be purchased for…

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Municipal Items Windsor Council Decisions

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 7

Included in matters considered by the Windsor Council at its January 23 meeting were those…

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Short-lived Policy of Council Transport of Produce by Flood Boats Ban Collapses Under "Heavy Pressure"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

HOW a policy agreed upon in conference some months ago between representatives of the Windsor Council and Colo Shire…

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Punt Offer Accepted County Council Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 3

THE offer by Colo Shire Council of £250 for the power punt owned by the Hawkesbury River…

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Splendid Progress Destruction Of Hyacinth County Council Pleased

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

PLEASURE at the really splendid progress made in the destruction of water hyacinth growths in the…

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"A Blow" Resignation of Alderman

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 9

"IT'S a serious blow to Second Ward. We Richmond aldermen have always looked to him for…

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Municipal Items Windsor Council Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Included in items considered at the February 6 meeting of the Windsor Council were those mentioned below…

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Leet's Vale Punt Council Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

CONDITIONS under which the power punt purchased for Leet's Vale residents would be handed…

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Council Firm Ban on Closing of Crossing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

ITS previous strong objection to a suggestion for closing the Cox Street railway crossing at Windsor…

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Shire Rolls "Chaotic" Council Comment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

PRESENT Colo Shire rolls of electors were "in a chaotic condition," it was alleged by several…

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Shire Power Charges Council Could Not Compete Company's Chairman's Opinion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 1

IT was now becoming more generally recognised that it would not be possible for the Colo Shire…

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General Rate Increase Rising Costs Explanation Windsor Council Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 1

STEEPLY rising costs in all departments affecting the general fund made it imperative to increase the…

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"Important Matter" Floodgates At Wilberforce Council Help Asked

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 6

DESCRIBED as "a very important matter affecting the whole of the district," a proposal for provision of…

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