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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1961

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Planning Committee 6 Aldermen, 2 Citizens

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 July 1961 · page 1

The maximum proportion of aldermen permitted by the Act (75 per cent) has been…

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Rotary Changeover Night Rotary’s New President Mayor Praises Work Of Service Clubs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 July 1961 · page 1

The spirit of “service before self” fostered by the Rotary Club of Windsor had permeated the whole business and community life of the district, said…

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Colo Shire Council Move Wants Local Trust for Macquarie Park

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1961 · page 1

Colo Shire Council is to move for a conference with Windsor Municipal Council to consider the establishment of a local trust to control Macquarie…

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Slump In Market Cost Council £100

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1961 · page 6

Due to the slump in the used car market, a six-weeks delay in reaching a decision on the trade-in of two vehicles, has cost the Colo Shire Cornell £100. Some six weeks prior to…

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Shire Ready to Help Employment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1961 · page 11

Colo Shire Council is ready to speed up its programme of works to provide more employment in the district. The President of the…

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County Council To Help Civil Defence

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1961 · page 7

The Prospect County Council will co-operate with the Windsor Civil Defence organisation t[?]…

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Major Council Projects Hamstrung By Refusal Of Loans

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1961 · page 1

Restriction by the Minister for Local Government of the Windsor Municipal Council loan allocation for the current financial year to the £100,000 for the Richmond sewerage scheme has…

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Shire of Baulkham Hills Supplementary Lists of Electors for Year 1961

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 August 1961 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that the Supplementary Lists of Electors for the various Ridings of the…

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New Men on Show Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 August 1961 · page 11

The four new members on the Hawkesbury Show Council were each introduced by their…

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“Long Paddock” Grazing Increase in Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 5

An increasing number of complaints regarding straying stock prompted the Colo Shire…

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Shire Subdivisions Approved

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 September 1961 · page 5

Subdivisions submitted and approved by the Colo Shire Council at its August meeting…

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Prickly Pear In Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 September 1961 · page 12

The Prickly Pear Destruction Commission advised the August meeting of the Colo Shire Council…

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Weeds Council Defers Action On Expansion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 September 1961 · page 3

Hawkesbury River County Council has decided to defer action on a proposal to increase its work force engaged in noxious weed eradication until the preparation of die Estimates for 1962…

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Alderman Seeks Liberal Nomination

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 1

A well known Richmond businessman and Windsor Council alderman will contest the…

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Shire Impounding Officer Appointed For Three Months

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 5

Following urgent action taken by the President (Cr. F. B. Mackenzie) to appoint an impounding officer for a temporary period of one month,…

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Aldermen’s Requests To Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 11

Two matters in which, aldermen’ were personally interested came before the September…

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Parks Improvement Programme Planned By Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 14

Helped by a continual inflow of funds from contributions by subdividers for parks, the Colo Shire Council intends to prepare an…

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Mayor On Conduct of Meetings

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 2

Following a comment by the Mayor (Ald. V. W. Gillespie) on the general l[?]vel of conduct…

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Alderman Withdraws From Pre-election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 October 1961 · page 1

Alderman George Capper has withdrawn His nomination from the Liberal Party’s pre-selection ballot for the Hawkesbury Electorate…

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Mayor to Open Fete

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 October 1961 · page 1

The Mayor of Windsor (Aid. V. W. Gillespie) will open the school fete at Vineyard next Saturday…

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