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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1962

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Shire Accident Figures

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 June 1962 · page 12

There Were 14 accidents on road in the Colo Shire area during the quarter ending March 31,…

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Shire “Shanty Town” Complaint

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 June 1962 · page 7

The type of dwellings having erected in a subdivided area near Wilderforce before were described…

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What A Town And Country Plan Will Mean To Colo Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 June 1962 · page 4

The immediate effect of the Minister for Local Government direction to the Colo Shire Council to prepares a town and country plan this that halt has been waited to uncontrolled Ian speculation in the shire…

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Alderman To Give Evidence

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 July 1962 · page 6

Ald. C. Main, of the Windsor Council, together with the Town clerk (Mr. F. Mason) and the municipal engineer (Mr. J. McKenna) will give evidence before an Appeal Court on the taking over by…

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Richmond Guide Hall Opened By Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 July 1962 · page 2

In officially opening the Richmond Girl Guides’ Hall before a large crowd, last Saturday afternoon, the mayor of Windsor (Ald. V. W. Gillespie) said he…

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Council Employee Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 July 1962 · page 1

An employee of Prospect County Council received a painful injury last Friday when his leg was…

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Council Will Encourage Development

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 July 1962 · page 2

“When a potential industrial deve[?] open appears in the offing then an inducement must be made to him to become established in the…

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Council Buys £3000 Tractor n

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 July 1962 · page 12

The Windsor Council has taken delivery of its new Fordson tractor and loading equipment…

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Richmond Pool Project Council Settles For Smaller Pool

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 July 1962 · page 11

After reconsideration of the whole Richmond Olympic pool project, Windsor Council has now decided that it will build a smaller training pool and has…

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Council Will Take Legal Action

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 July 1962 · page 13

Hawkesbury River County Council will take legal action to recover outstanding accounts for…

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Spastic Council Pleased

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 July 1962 · page 12

More than 100 bookings for the Spastic Council’s annual ball were refused as 230 bookings received…

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Hospital Chairman Critical Of Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 August 1962 · page 5

An alleged delay by the Windsor Council in answering correspondence referring to the…

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Council Won’t Run Garden Competition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 August 1962 · page 15

After a hurried “in committee” decision at its last meeting the Colo Shire Council decided that [?] would not run a garden competition at Kurrajong…

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Council Amends Estimates To Avoid Deficit

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 August 1962 · page 13

To meet the possibility of a £7500 deficit at the end of the year Colo Shire Council adopted an amended estimate of expenditure at its last meeting…

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Aldermen Wary on New Depot

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 August 1962 · page 3

Windsor Council aldermen have their [?] as to whether [?] site suggested for [?]…

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Weeds Council Needs More Equipment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 August 1962 · page 16

Acting on a minute from the Chairman (Cr. H. Lowe), the Hawkesbury River County…

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House Built on Council Land

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 August 1962 · page 14

A house built on council land by a former poundkeeper has created a problem in…

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Council Urged to Acquire Temporary Common

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 August 1962 · page 15

In urging the Windsor Council to acquire the 400 acres of the Temporary Common at South Windsor, a Windsor real estate agent has outlined possible…

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Closing Order On Alderman’s Premises

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 August 1962 · page 3

Windsor Council, at its last meeting issued a closing order on premises in Suffolk…

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Rotary Honours Mayor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1962 · page 17

The Mayor of Windsor (Ald. V. W. Gillespie) has been appointed an honorary member of…

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