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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1956

187 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 7 of 10

Called In On Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1956 · page 8

Visitors to the August meeting of the Colo Shire Council, for a few minutes' courtesy call only,…

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Council Subsidy For Chamber Signs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1956 · page 5

Windsor Council has decided subsidise the provision by Windsor Chamber of Commerce of two road signs directing…

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Shire Of Blacktown Lists of Electors and Ratepayersyear 1956

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1956 · page 7

NOTICE is hereby given that the original Lists of Electors and Ratepayers made in the year 1956 for…

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Council Approves Plan For Park Swimming Pool

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1956 · page 13

After a further keen debate, an amended plan for provision a swimming pool in Richmond Park has been sent to the…

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Municipality Of Windsor Original Lists of Electors for the Year 1956

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1956 · page 7

NOTICE is hereby given the Original Lists of Electors for the two Wards of the Municipality of…

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Colo Shire Council Salk Vaccine Anti Poliomyelitis Campaign

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 7

COUNCIL appreciates the excellent response by parents generally and co-operation of Teachers and…

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“Dignatories” In Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 3

“I understand . . . that civic and ecclesiastical dignatories are likely to visit the shire before the end of the…

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Criticism Of “Gazette” By Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 12

CRITICAL comment on non-publication up to that date, by the “W. and R. Gazette,” of an…

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Self-Help By Shire Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 2

Reporting to the August meeting of the Colo Shire Council that estimated cost of provision of a pipe…

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Applause For Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1956 · page 4

Spontaneous applause greeted the reading, at the August meeting of the Windsor Chamber of…

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Council Was Justified In Suspensions

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 September 1956 · page 2

A FINDING that Colo Shire Council had been justified in suspending from duty two members…

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School 'Bus Complaint to Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 September 1956 · page 6

A JOINT complaint by four East Kurrajong residents regarding the operation of the school…

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Council Asks For Home For Family

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 September 1956 · page 10

A REQUEST that a North Richmond family be allotted one of the new Housing Commission…

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Salary Of Works Foreman Cut By Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 September 1956 · page 3

Despite a contrary recommendation by the engineer, the Colo Shire Council at its August meeting reduced the salary…

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Re-Election En Bloc Of Show Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 September 1956 · page 8

AS there were no new nominations and no resignations up to the time nominations closed, all…

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Mayor Was a Little Sceptical

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 September 1956 · page 1

SOME scepticism on the possibility of a public meeting's being a success was indicated by the…

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D.M.R. Offers Council £230

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 September 1956 · page 7

A letter from the Department of Main Roads read at the August meeting of the Windsor Council…

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Close Council Vote On Firm’s Request

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 September 1956 · page 12

A firm’s application for permission to put a weighbridge in a footpath was referred to the works committee on a close…

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Council Finances Sound at End of Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 September 1956 · page 10

A report that the finances of the Windsor Council were in sound condition at the end of last year was read at the…

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Flood Boats Bill Jarred Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 September 1956 · page 1

Colo Shire Council rather regretted, at its September meeting, having asked Windsor Council for prompt accounts for…

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