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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

245 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 8 of 13

Council Resents Allegation By Commission

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 10

Annoyance at a Housing Commission claim that Windsor Council had contributed to the Lennox Street, Richmond, drainage problem was…

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Why Windsor Council Graded Better Section

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

The half length of Boundary Road by Windsor Council was the better half because Windsor Council had previously made it so, the Mayor…

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Council Thinks Spencer Idea Too Ambitious

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 10

A REQUEST from Spencer for a 12-vehicle punt at Wiseman's Ferry is considered by Colo Shire as too…

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Council Is Quite Cold Enough Here

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

A SUGGESTION for a council trip to the Snowy River project received a very cool reception at the June…

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Five New Vehicles For Council Recommended

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

On the recommendation off the electricity committee, Windsor Council has decided to invite separate tenders for supply of five new motor…

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Minor Matters Of Interest At Council Meeting

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

Among matters on a business paper which kept Windsor Council in session until 11 p.m. at its June meeting were the usual collection of…

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Council Objects To Site of New Testing Range

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 12

On the score of both danger and annoyance,, Windsor Council is protesting against the location of the new armaments testing range in the…

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Mayor's Idea Interests An Historian

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 July 1955 · page 4

FREE assistance in compiling a history of the Kurrajong area (as suggested recently by the Mayor for…

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Welcome To First Doctor To Practise In Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 July 1955 · page 2

To show their appreciation, about 300 people accepted an invitation to an official welcome organised by the Kurrajong District Chamber of…

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Shire Council Has Committee

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 6

Colo Shire Council broke new ground, as regards its particular administration, at its July meeting by deciding…

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Farm Lease Renewed by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 9

LEASE of the "sewerage farm" at Windsor, the property of the Windsor Council, was renewed for two…

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Further Works Approved By Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 7

A further works programme—mostly with anticipated Federal Aid money—of intest to many residents was approved by the windsor…

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More Trees To Be Planted By Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 1

Windsor Council decided at its July meeting that the parks committee give consideration to a further…

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Council Asked To Add Extra Area To Park

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 15

A request from the Department of Lands that Colo Shire Council add to the park being acquired near the Windsor Bridge a further section of…

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Shire Council Deadlock On Grader Purchase

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 8

Recent history repeated itself at tine Jolly meeting of the Colo Shire Council, when move and countermove regarding the proposed…

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Alderman Worried By Noxious Weed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 1

Concern at increasing growths of Noogoora burr on private land between Windsor and McGrath's Hill was expressed by an alderman at the…

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County Council Accepts Loan

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 1

Advised of an offer of a plant-purchase loan of up to £2000, repayable over seven years, at £4/16/- per cent…

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Might Be Correct Name, But Council Doubtful

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 1

Because of the signature it bore, a letter of complaint against a timber yard was treated with a considerable amount of reserve by Windsor…

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Country Council To Make Own Upriver Burr Survey

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 1

Representatives of tine Hawkesbwcy River County Council are to make a tour of Cornell areas on the higher sections of tine river system…

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Colo Shire Had Second Grant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 August 1955 · page 4

For flood relief in the shire, a further (and final) grant of £3000 from the Lord Mayor's and "S.M. Herald" Funds had…

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