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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 7

The 78th ordinary meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday, December 29th. There were present : Councillor G. J. Waterhouse…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Chambers on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Ald. James) in the chair. There were also present Aids. Kitch, Duff,…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 10

The 79th ordinary meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday, January 12th. There were present: Councillor G. J. Waterhouse…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Wednesday, January 19, 1910

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 8

Present:—Cr. G. J. Waterhouse (President), Crs. Doyle, Walker, Collier, Neate, Hall, Wall, Geggie, and the acting Shire Clerk, Mr. C. P. Hendry…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

The 79th ordinary meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday, January 26th. There were present: Councillor G. J. Waterhouse…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Chambers on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Ald. James) in the chair. There were also present Aids. Kitch, Duff,…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Chambers on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Ald. James) in the chair. There were also present Alds. Kitch, Dunff…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 7

The 79th ordinary meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday, January 26th. There were present: Councillor G. J. Waterhouse…

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Special Meeting of the Council. Election of Mayor for 1910

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 6

A full Council was in attendance on Tuesday evening to elect the Mayor for the year 1910, and to confirm a resolution of the Council making and levying a General rate of 1 1½d in the £, a lighting…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the local civic body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, when the following were present:—His Worship the Mayor (Ald. G. James), Alds. G…

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With the Mayor and Mayoress. a Pleasant Party

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 6

At the conclusion of the Council meeting on Tuesday evening, His worship the Mayor (Ald. G. James) invited his colleagues at the civic table and a few townsmen to a dinner at his…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last. There were present Crs. G. J. Waterhouse (President), F. Doyle, H. J. Collier,…

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Trouble in the Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 9

Both surprise and regret was expressed early in the week when the news became general that Mr. H. St. G. Quinan, who for the past ten years has occupied the position of clerk to the local Council,…

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Interesting Municipal Matter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 8

Some weeks ago the Vaucluse Municipal Council became an alderman short, consequent on the sudden resignation of Alderman Ternes. The resignation having been…

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The Town Council. Election of Committees

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 3

A full Board greeted the new Mayor at his first meeting on Tuesday evening. Present: His Worship, the Mayor (Ald. H. R. Goyder), Aldermen G. B. D. Kitch, C. L. Dash, C. H…

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Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Office, Lawson, on Wednesday last. There were present Crs. G. J. Waterhouse…

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Harold Quinan in Court. the Council's Cash. Case Adjourned

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 12

At 2.15 on Wednesday afternoon, Harold St. George Quinan, on bail, was again arraigned on the charge of stealing certain moneys, aggregating 23 odd, from the Katoomba Town…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Councillors in Conference

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 4

Present—Councillors G. J. Watehouse (President), S. H. Walker, H. J. Collier, F. Doyle, J. T. Wall, J. Neate, jun., the Shire Clerk (Mr. S. Lennon), and the Shire Engineer…

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The Town Council. Aldermanic Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 6

The usual bi-monthlv meeting of the Town Council was held in the Chambers on Tuesday evening, the Mayor, Ald. H. R. Goyder, and Aldermen G. B. D. Kitch, C. h. Dash, C. H…

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Council Clerk Committed. Reserved His Defence

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 3

Punctually at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, Harold Quinan, ex Town Clerk, was again arraigned for the adjourned hearing of the case in which he was charged with stealing three…

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