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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

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Strebla's Notes. Council and Railway Station

Katoomba Times · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

In last issue I intended to have a little say about the station that is to be and the Katoomba Municipal Council that is now, but Single Tax jumped the space, I had to take a back neat…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Monday, January [?], 1890

Katoomba Times · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

PRESENT--The Mayor (Ald. A. A. Smith), Ald, Edwards, Nimmo, North, Thomson, and the Council Clerk (Mr. W. F. Goyder). The minutes of the previous meeting read and…

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Strebla's Notes. Municipal Taxation

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

Now that the day is fast approaching when a certain number of alderman in each municipality will retire by effluxion of time, the Single Taxers of Sydney are all alive and intend to distribute…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Monday, January 17, 1890

Katoomba Times · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 2

PRESENT--The Mayor, (Ald. A. A. Smith), Ald. James, Edwards, Nimmo, Thomson, and the Council Clerk (Mr. W. F. Goyder), Minutes of previous meeting road and confirmed…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Monday, February 2, 1891

Katoomba Times · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 3

PRESENT—The Mayor (Ald. A. A. Smith), Ald. James, Edwards, Nimmo, Thomson, North and the Council Clerk (Mr. W. F. Goyder). CORRESPONDENCE…

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Alderman Edwards and Mr. Kitch at The Odd Follows' Hall

Katoomba Times · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

A meeting was held in the Odd Fellows' Hall on Tuesday night, when Ald. Edwards and Mr. Kitch addressed the electors. Mr. D. Hamilton occupied the chair…

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Municipal Election

Katoomba Times · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

TO-DAY second annual election for aldermen to serve the Municipality of Katoomba will take place, and considerable interest is being taken in the event by the ratepayers…

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Katoomba Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

Katoomba Times · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

A MEETING of ratepayers was held at the Council Chambers Katoomba, last Tuesday at noon, when the Mayor made known the names of those who were nominated to fill the vacant seats in the…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Thursday, February 12, 1891

Katoomba Times · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 3

PRESENT--The Mayor (Ald. A. A. Smith), Ald. James, Nimmo, Goyder, North, Mullany, and the Council Clerk (Mr. W. F. Goyder). The minutes of previous meeting were read and…

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New Aldermen. To the Editor of the Katoomba Times and Blue Mountaineer

Katoomba Times · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 2

Sir,--As a ratepayer of the Municipality of Katoomba I trust you will allow me space in your valuable journal to take this opportunity of giving publicity to a few remarks [?] the lost Municipal…

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Katoomba Municipal Election. Declaration of Poll

Katoomba Times · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 2

ON Monday last, 9th instant, at 12 noon, the official declaration of the poll took place at the Katoomba Municipal Council Chambers. The Mayor and Returning Officer (Ald. A. A…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Thursday, February 16, 1891

Katoomba Times · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 2

PRESENT--The Mayor (Ald. A. A. Smith), Ald. James, Nimmo, Goyder, North, Mullany, and the Council Clerk (Mr. W. F. Goyder). Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed…

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Straight Talk. Municipal Tenders

Katoomba Times · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 2

IT has been the practice of the Katoomba Municipal Council of always excluding the public before any tenders are opened, no matter how trivial a work or appoinment may be, and after the bold…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Monday, 2nd March, 1891

Katoomba Times · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 3

PRESENT--Ald. James (in the chair), Nimmo, North, and Mullany, and the Council Clerk(Mr. W. F. Goyder). CORRESPONDENCE…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Monday, March 16, 1891

Katoomba Times · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 2

PRESENT--The Mayor (Ald. A. A. Smith), Ald. James, Nimmo, Goyder, North, Mullauy, and the Council Clerk (Mr. W. F. Goyder). Minutes of previous meeting real and confirmed…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Monday, March 23, 1891. Special Meeting

Katoomba Times · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 2

PRESENT--The Mayor (Ald. A. A. Smith), Ald. James, N[?], Goyder, Mullany, and the Council clerk (Mr. W. F. Goyder.) CONSIDERATION OF TENDERS…

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Random Notes. Legislative Council

Katoomba Times · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 2

I, with all other Australians, this week felt more and more disgusted with the chamber of old fossils and worn-out politie[?]s when I read in my daily paper that more appointments had been made…

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Municipal Matters

Katoomba Times · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 2

It was thought by the majority of the residents that once Katoomba became an incorporated town under the Municipalities Act we would, with the assistance of the Council…

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Municipality

Katoomba Times · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 3

A public meeting is being called for the purpose of discussing the advisableness of forming Mount Victoria into a Municipality…

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Municipal Balance-sheet

Katoomba Times · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 3

Sir,--On looking over the balance-sheet cf the Katoomba Municipality, I was rather surprised to find that on the credit side there was only is accounted for in respect to Municipal Rolls sold for…

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