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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

183 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 10

Show Council Abandons Trotting Proposal

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

A decision to take no further action regarding the holding of trotting meetings was reached by the show council at its December…

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Shire Council Strikes Rates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 1

Colo Shire rates for 1953 fixed at the December meeting of the council were formally struck at the January…

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Shire Query on "Small Holding"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 1

A QUERY from. the Department of Local Government as to whether the Colo Shire Council had…

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Council Finds Money scarce

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 6

Attempts to raise a £7000 loan for road works, from the council's bank and the council's insurance company, had…

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Irwin's Bridge Holdup, Council Told

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 6

REPLACEMENT of Irwin's Bridge, on the West Portland Road, was held up for lack of a pile-driving…

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Shire Council Gets Bouquet

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

One of those rare experiences of a council, the arrival of a letter of appreciation from a Progress…

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Show Council Appointment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 9

To fill the vacancy on the finance committee of the show council, caused by the recent death of the late Mr…

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Kurrajong Requests to Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 6

THREE requests—two of particular application to Kurrajong—were forwarded by the R.S.L. sub-branch…

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Council Plant Hire Charges

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 5

When Colo Shire Council at its January meeting fixed a new set of hire charges for private work done by its…

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Claims Loader Needed For Council Plant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 6

CLAIMING that a mechanical loader was needed to increase the efficiency of the council's road plant, a…

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Council Room Is Now Modernised

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 10

SURPRISED and admiring comment—ever from aldermen—has been evoked from those who have seen…

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Mayor Explains Reasons For Service Charge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

WHY the present service charge on rural pump motors is imposed by the council was explained by…

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Subdivisions And County Council Plan

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

APPLICATIONS for building subdivisions outside residential areas defined in the county plan…

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County Council Chairman Re-Elected

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

AT the January meeting of the Hawkesbury River County Council Cr. H. C. Matheson was re-elected…

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Compliment By Mayor To "Gazette"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 4

A SPECIAL compliment was paid to the "W. and R. Gazette" by the Mayor at the recent special meeting…

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Radio Contact For Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 6

Quotations for radio transceivers for two-way communication between the Council Chambers and mobile…

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Council Wants Demonstration

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 7

After considering quotations received for supply of a power loader for use in conjunction with its lorries…

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Commendation For Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

Pleasure was expressed by the February meeting of the Colo Shire Council at receiving a further letter of…

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T.B. Survey Suggested For Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 7

WHEN a free T.B. survey scheme for shire residents was suggested to the February meeting of the…

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Minister To See Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 5

Mr. Roy Wheeler, M.P., has arranged for the Minister for Air (Mr. McMahon) to visit Windsor and confer with…

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