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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1960

231 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 12

New Shire Council Debates Committees Question

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1960 · page 3

After an interesting discussion, the new Colo Shire Council departed from accepted practice of its predecessors and…

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Shire Rate Will Probably Be Again Tenpence Again

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1960 · page 1

After a full half-day's discussion of the 1960 estimates by a special meeting of the newly-elected Colo Shire Council on…

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Ballots Needed In Choosing Council Committees

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1960 · page 11

Not the least interesting feature of the special (and first) meeting of the newly-elected Windsor Council on December…

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County Council Now Directs Local Power Supplies

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1960 · page 1

In pursuance of special legislation recently enacted by the State Government, despite strong protests from councils…

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Shire Council To Keep Close Watch On Finances

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 15

A firm intention to keep an unusually close watch on the finances of the council during its term of office was evident…

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Mayor Doubts Value of Deputation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 6

DOUBT as to the value of a further deputation on the question of electrifying the…

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Prosecution By Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 13

In a report to the December meeting of Windsor Council the council’s solicitors advised that the…

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Appreciated by Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 16

Usually correspondence received by Windsor Council is now read to it in precis form, but on…

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Mayor Admires Enterprise Of Ex-Servicemen’s Club

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 5

A tribute to the imagination and courage which had produced such a magnificent building was offered by the Mayor in…

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Mayor Not Convinced by Claims of Church Deputation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 11

Allegations of unsatisfactory council workmanship made by a deputation from St. Matthew’s Church of England at…

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Salaries Review By Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 6

IN discussion of estimates for 1960, the newly-elected Colo Shire Council deferred…

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Trust Makes Way For Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 5

AN intention to resign in favour of council trusteeship has been expressed by the…

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Council Will Not Remove Garden Waste

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 2

PRIVATE garden waste dumped on footpaths will not in future be carted away by…

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Further Council Debate on Sunday Morning Cricket

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 10

A further lengthy debate on the question of Sunday morning cricket in Richmond Park took place at the December…

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“Bad Day” In Local History, Mayor Tells Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 1

December 31 was “a bad day” in local history, when the elected representatives of the people lost control of their…

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Cuts In Estimates Made By Colo Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 6

As a result of a full half day’s discussion of the 1960 estimates at a special meeting on Jan. 4, the newly-elected Colo…

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Trouble with Shire Radios Investigated

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 11

ADVICE given by a visitor experienced in the use of such equipment, regarding the…

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Councillors Censure Shire Clerk At Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 5

Strong resentment at certain comment in the monthly report of the shire clerk to the December meeting of Colo Shire…

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Tenpence Shire Rate Decided on Casting Vote

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 4

As against a proposal for a 9d rate by cutting the wages bill by £100 per week, a 10d rate for 1960 was adopted by Colo…

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Shire Setup Under County Council Rule

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1960 · page 8

THE new setup in Colo Shire as regains electricity supplies, now that the shire is…

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