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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1956

187 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 9 of 10

Less Town Accidents, But More in Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 8

Road accidents and injuries in Windsor Municipality for the year ended June 30 showed a decrease, but there was an…

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Council Ends Contract of Ferry Master

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 9

A special meeting of Colo Shire Council on October 17 decided to terminate the contract of the ferry master at…

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Council Gets More Money Than Expected

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 10

More than £1000 in excess of the C.A.R. programme it submitted for 1956-57 has been granted to Colo Shire Council,…

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Another Shire Resident Naturalised

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 11

ANOTHER naturalisation ceremony was conducted by the President of Shire Council at…

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Main Roads Work Pared In Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 11

“SUGGESTED improvement works are only the barest minimum that could be considered,…

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Shire of Colo Ordinary Election of Councillors

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that I have this day nominated the following persons as candidates for the Office…

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Mayor Critical Of Flood Committee

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 November 1956 · page 1

In comment involving the Flood Mitigation Committee, the Mayor at the October meeting of Windsor Council…

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Minister’s Tribute To Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 November 1956 · page 10

HAVING regard to the topography of the shire, Baulkham Hills Shire Council had…

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Flood Committee President Replies To Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 2

On behalf of the Flood Mitigation Committee the president has forwarded to this paper a reply on the comment by the…

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New Grader For Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 10

In reply to its invitation for tenders for supply of a light-medium diesel-powered grader, Windsor…

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Council Takes Legal Action

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 3

Windsor Council at its October meeting adopted a finance committee report which recommended that,…

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Close Vote On Council Plant Buy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 1

ON a close vote for purchase of a new bulldozer, a recommendation by a special committee…

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Council Gets Engineer A New Utility

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 5

A NEW utility for use by the municipal engineer, decided on for purchase by Windsor…

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Zone Council Favours Same Quota Period

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 1

A REQUEST to the Milk Board is being made by the M.Z.D.C. management committee for…

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Points From Meeting Of Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 9

The October meeting of Windsor Council was another “midnight session,” and included many minor features of…

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Windsor Council To Delegate More Weeds Powers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1956 · page 8

Windsor Council has decided —one one condition—to delegate to the Hawkesbury River County Council further powers…

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Half Windsor Council New; No Shire Change

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 December 1956 · page 1

Saturday’s local government elections resulted in five new aldermen being elected to Windsor Council with the…

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Shire Name

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 December 1956 · page 1

The signature to a letter from Bilpin read at the Colo Shire Council's November meeting caused Cr…

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Shire Candidates Thank Their Supporters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 December 1956 · page 14

Formal expressions of their appreciation to electors who had supported them were tendered by candidates at the Colo…

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Shire Agrees To Noxious Weeds Plan

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 December 1956 · page 14

COLO Shire Council has agreed to delegate to the Hawkesbury River County Council all its…

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