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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

245 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 7 of 13

Disputed Sanitary Fees Up To Council Again

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 June 1955 · page 11

The council could not have the matter of disputed sanitary service accounts "hanging on Indefinitely "the Mayor pointed out when the…

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Council Terms For Fixing H.A.C. Roadway

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 June 1955 · page 5

Terms on which Windsor Council would ("undertake maintenance of roadways in the H.A. College property were decided at the May Meeting…

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Shire President Replies To Mayor's Comments

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 June 1955 · page 1

Commenting, in a letter to this paper, on statements toy the Mayor of Windsor regarding the Boundary Road question, the President of…

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"An Ordinary Request," Says Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 June 1955 · page 3

A WRITTEN application from an alderman to the Windsor Council was to be treated as "an ordinary…

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Shire Can't Handle All Works

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 June 1955 · page 2

"THE amount of uncompleted work still on hand indicates that all the construction programmes…

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Old Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 13

When further applications by age pensioners for waiving of their rates were received at the…

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Shire Needs More Plant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 2

At the request of Cr. Watkins, Colo Shire Council at its June meeting instructed the engineer (Mr. P. E. Bowman…

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Council's Work Is Commended

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 9

Appreciation of the work already carried out on Freeman's Reach Road by Colo Shire Council, and of a…

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Claim Residents Being Enticed From Colo Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 9

Kurrajong Chamber of Commerce members are justifiably annoyed at data collected by them, in an effort to settle people within their area, being…

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Facts Were "Eye Opener" Said Shire President

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 3

Certain facts and figures given toy a Hawkesbury Development Company spokesman were "a bit of an eye-opener for the council," the…

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Low Shire Voltages Due Extra Winter Demand

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 10

Complaints of low voltages in electricity services in the shire arose mainly from extra winter demands on the supplies concerned, Colo Shire…

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Novel Idea As Tryout" by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 1

A NOVEL idea, as far as domestic sewerage schemes are concerned, is to be put up by Windsor Council to a…

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Member Attends Big Meeting Of Education Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 14

Attending the June meeting of the Hawkesbury District Advance of Edcation Council by special invitation, Mr. B. S. L. Deane, M.L.A., received…

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Council Uncertain On Question Of Less Parking Area

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 1

Whether a considerable amount of parking space tin George Street, Windsor, should be sacrificed to provide a marked pedestrian crossing…

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Colo Shire Council Grader Operator

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 5

APPLICATIONS are invited and will be received by the undersigned up till 2 p.m. on Thursday, 7th July, 1955 for…

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"History Made" By Notice, Says Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 13

By a notice of appeal received at the June meeting of the Windsor Council "history is made the Mayor, informed the meeting…

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Committee To Supervise Shire Park

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 8

A COMMITTEE comprising Colo Shire Council and four members of the Tourist Association is to undertake…

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Council Charge Now Increased

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 7

A recommendation by the finance committee that, because of the increased rates granted in the electricians'…

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Society Help To Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 9

Members of the Richmond Horticultural Society were prepared to prune the roses in Richmond Park, and replace…

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Colo Shire Electricity Review For Past Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 13

A brief review of activities in Colo Shire of the Hawkesbury Development Company Ltd. (which has the electricity franchise for the greater…

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