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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1901

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Katoomba Municipal Council Thursday, December 27, 19

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. R. Bronger), Alds. Duff Li[?]dema Goyder, Kitch and the Council[?]cler Mr. H. Quinan…

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The Late Alderman H. E. Vaughan, J.P.

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

Katoomba loses a landmark in the death of Alderman Vaughan who has spent half his time for many years past reaping the benefit of the bracing…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Wednsday, January 9, 1901

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. R. J. Bronger), Alde. Duff, Goyder, Kitch, Nimmo, Craig and the Council clerk, Mr. H. Quinan…

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Motion of Sympathy by the Council

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

At the meeting on Wednesday night the Mayor referred to the death of Ald. Vaughan who had been connected with, the Council as one of…

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The Municipal Election

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

THE coming municipal election appears as though it will mark a crisis in the history of Katoomba. The Council and residents have put…

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The Coming Municipal Elections

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 3

This year four aldermen are to be elected and there are to be two elections. This is caused through the sad death of Alderman Vaughan. So far…

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The Coming Municipal Election

The Mountaineer · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 3

The by-election promises to be at exciting contest but as yet there is very little indication of what the general election will be. In some…

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The Municipal Election

The Mountaineer · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

THE speeches at the nomination did not leave an issue before the electors as clear as it appeared previously. Mr. Marx was very emphatic, and his…

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The Coming Municipal Elections

The Mountaineer · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

The nominations for the extraordinary election took place on Thursday, at noon, when there was a good attendance of ratepayers…

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Katoomba Annual Election. To The Rate Payers. C. H. E. Lindeman (Retiring Alderman)

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 3

Informs the ratepayers that I intend to seek re -election at the forthcoming election. Having occupied the seat for the past 7 months,…

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Katoomba Muncipal Council Friday, January 25, 1901

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

Present : The Mayor (Ald. R. J. Bronger), Aide. Duff, Goyder, Kitch, Nimmo Craig, Lindeman, Scope and the Council clerk, Mr. H. Quinau,…

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Katoomba Municipal Election. to the Ratepayers. Ladies and Gentlemen

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 3

At the request of a great number of ratepayers, I have decided to offer myself as a candidate for the forth- coming election…

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Katoomba Municipality. Annual General Election. Lewis Duff's Views

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 3

One of the retiring aldermen, Lewis Duff, who intends to stand for re-election, wishee to make known his views…

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The Municipal Election

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

The election to all the extraordinary vacancy took place on Saturday last, and proved to become what exciting…

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Katoomba Municipal Council Wednesday February 6, 1901

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. R. J. Bronger), Ald. Duff, Goyder, Kitch, Nimmo, Craig, Lindemen, Soope, Marx, and the Council Clerk, Mr. H…

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A Minute from the Mayor. an Interesting Report

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 4

At the Council meeting on Wednesday the Council Clerk read the following minute from the Mayor. It is so full of interest and…

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The Municipal Election. Five Nominations

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

The official declarations of the nominations for the Katoomba Council took place on Tuesday when it was notified that there were five…

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The Municipal Election

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

SATURDAY is polling day for the annual general election, and there are five aspirants for the three vacancies. There is now practically…

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The Municipal Election. Aldermen Duff & Lindeman and Mr. Copeland Returned. the Heaviest Poll

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

The annual election for the Katoomba Municipality took place on Saturday last, and was a record poll. The roll number was increased by 60…

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The Katoomba Mayoral Chair. Alderman Duff Unanimously Elected

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

A special meeting of the Council for the purpose of electing the new Mayor, was held on Tuesday evening when there was a full Council present…

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