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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1957

194 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 10

Council To Consider Extra Tennis Courts

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 3

ALTERNATIVE estimates for two or four accessories, tennis courts, with accessories, at the Community…

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Council Needs Four New Road lorries

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 1

AFTER a tender for replacement of one heavy-duty lorry was accepted by Colo Shire…

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Buildings In Municipality

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 1

In his report to the February meeting of the Windsor Council, the health and building inspector (Mr. H…

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Mayor Gives Definition To Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 14

A SIMPLE definition of what constitutes a boundary road was given by the Mayor to Windsor…

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Colo Shire Council Appoints Fire Control Officer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 6

Colo Shire Council has appointed the President as fire control officer, and the engineer as equipment officer, for bush…

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Noxious Weeds And County Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 1

A SCHEME for the Hawkesbury River County Council to take over control of all noxious…

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Council Asks Water Supply For Vineyard

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 1

A FURTHER request for a water supply to be extended to Vineyard was decided on by Windsor…

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Council Advised To Use Bush Fire Powers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 10

A representative of the N.S.W. Bush Fires Committee at a recent conference in the Colo Shire Council Chambers…

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“Unfair” View By Roads Staff Claims Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 12

A reported attitude taken by roads staff on the matter of camping allowance was considered “unfair” by Colo Shire…

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Council Move To Restrict Water Ski-ing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1957 · page 10

A REQUEST for prohibition of water ski-ing upstream from Windsor Bridge has been made by…

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More Road Works Held Over By Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1957 · page 18

Further road works recommended by the engineer were “held over” by Colo Shire Council, at its March meeting,…

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Shire Engineer Applies for Assistant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1957 · page 17

An application by the engineer to the March meeting of the Colo Shire Council for appointment of an assistant engineer…

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Donation By Council To Show Exhibit

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1957 · page 20

A DONATION of £2/ 2/- towards the Western Districts Exhibit at the Royal Show was voted…

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Mayor Thinks He Wasted His Efforts

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1957 · page 6

SOME critical comment on new instructions from the National Safety Council, making a virtual…

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Council Buys Building Site

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1957 · page 1

Colo Shire Council at its March meeting adopted a recommendation by the finance committee for the purchase…

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Department Complains to Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1957 · page 1

A REVERSAL of the usual order occurred at the March meeting of Windsor Council, when a…

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Council Views On Fire Fighting Costs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1957 · page 2

Claims for private costs incurred in connection with fighting of bush fires in the shire were the subject of a further…

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Council Ms Further £4000 For Scheme

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1957 · page 6

An application for a further Government grant of £4000 for flood mitigation work in the present financial year, was…

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Annual Loans Scheme To Build Shire Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 April 1957 · page 1

A programme of annual loan borrowings for permanent construction work on shire roads suggested by the engineer…

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Council Puts Ban On Poultry Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 April 1957 · page 16

PRESENCE of a poultry farm adjoining the Council Chambers property, and In a residential…

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