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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1967

94 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 5

No Over-award Payment by Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1967 · page 4

Colo Shire councillors will have no part in continuing an agreement made with a former shire clerk that he must receive $100 a year more…

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Wilberforce Water Rating Area Headache For Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1967 · page 10

Defining the “benefit” area—which means the area to be rated—has proved a headache for Colo Shire Council in its bid to provide a water…

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Charity Appeals Council to Stick to Policy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1967 · page 14

In rejecting an appeal from the N.S.W. Institution for Deaf and Blind Children to make…

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Shire Record in Activity

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1967 · page 3

Figures released by the Colo Shire Council show that 1966 had the highest rate of building…

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Benign Council!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1967 · page 4

Electricity consumers who do not pay the Prospect County Council will face increased…

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Cr Horwood [?] Weeds Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1967 · page 13

Cr Ted Horwood, of Baulkhan Hills shire council, was elected chairman of the…

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Weeds Council Is Asset To Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1967 · page 15

The reputation far the quality of the work carried out by the Hawkesbury River Country Council for Primary producers was extremely high…

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Water Board Election Mayor Launches Campaign

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1967 · page 16

The Mayor of Windsor (Ald. Gillespie, O.B.E.) has begun to canvass his candidature for election to the…

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Shire’s Anti-polio Campaign

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1967 · page 4

The use of Saben Oral Vaccine against poliomyelitis, by children and adults, may be approved…

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Councillors Dither, Wrangle Over Shire Roads Reconstruction Funds

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1967 · page 9

Although it had been made an Order of the Day for their last meeting, councillors of Colo Shire were unable to come to a decision on how…

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Mayor Approaches Premier

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 February 1967 · page 2

The Mayor of Windsor (Ald. Gillespie, O.B.E.) has sent the following letter to the Premier through the…

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Shire Gets New Bush Fire Tender

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 February 1967 · page 20

COLO SHIRE recently look delivery of its new $5,500 fire tender which is fitted out for fighting house fires and as a back-up unit for bush fires. The tank holds 550 gallons which fills at the rate of 90 gallons a minute and discharges with a 90ft. throw at a pressure of 100 p.s.i. There is a 100ft. of 1½” canvas hose for house fires. Other equipment includes four knapsacks, two foam extinguishers,…

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Tasmanian Fires Mayor Launches Relief Fund

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1967 · page 1

Because of the generous assistance provided for the Hawkesbury District in times of major flooding, the Mayor of Windsor (Ald. Gillespie, O.B.E.)…

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Council Gives $100 To Fire Victims

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 February 1967 · page 20

Winder council has made a donation of $100 to the Tasmanian Bush Fire Relief Fund…

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Gardener For Council Chambers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 March 1967 · page 20

The appointment of a full-time gardener for the surrounds of the Windsor Council…

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Old Council Chambers Lease Offer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 March 1967 · page 18

The old council chambers building in George Street, Windsor, has been offered to the…

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Shire Fund Closes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1967 · page 10

The fund opened by the President of the Colo Shire Council (Cr R. B. Turnbull) for the…

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SUBDIVISIONS Council Insists On 50 ft. Frontages

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1967 · page 18

A large subdivision of 63 lots at North Richmond has been rejected because seven lots have…

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Cottage Rent Too High For Council Officer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1967 · page 12

Because he considered the rent too high, the Deputy Shire Clerk has rejected an offer by the Colo Shire Council to provide him with a new…

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Shire Building Applications

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 March 1967 · page 19

Applications for new buildings and additions of a total value of $106,640, were approved…

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