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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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Kateomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

The usual meeting of Council was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. John Howle), Aldermen H. R. Goyder, G. James, J. F…

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Aldermen Seek Information

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 6

There is usually a rush to catch "the Speaker's eye" at question time at Katoomba Council meetings, but (remarkable to relate) comparatively few…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 1

The regular fortnightly meeting of Council was held on Tuesday evening, there being present the Mayor (Ald. John Howie), Aldermen H.R. Goydder, G. James…

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Is Katoomba Council Doomed?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

Judging by the early insight into the Greater Sydney scheme., it looks as if it is only a matte of a few years whom Katoomba Municipality, as a local…

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Katoomba Aldermen

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 5

Sir,—Now that the Aldermen of Kattomba have had one more washing up, so to put it, in the resignation and re-election of Mayor Howie, perhaps they will…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of Council was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. John Howie Aldermen H. R. Goyder, G. James, J. F…

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Eleetric Light for Katoomba. Council, Accepts Contract

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 4

At Tuesday nigh's Council meeting, the most important business coming within the purviety of Aldermen was the consideration of the draft agreement drawn…

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Municipal Imagination

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 4

"Civic pride and Municipal imagination are badly wanted in Sydney, the undeveloped city, where nearly all public facilities seem…

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Motions by Aldermen

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 5

At last Council meeting notices of motion were given as under:— Aid, James moved, Aid, Dash seconded, and it was resolved that the Public…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 7

The regular fortnightly meeting of Council was held on Tuesday evening, there being present. the Mayor (Aid. John Howie), Aids. H. R. Goyder, G. James,…

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Local and General. Council Rate Collector

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4

At the meeting of the Katoomba Town Council on Tuesday evening last, the master of appointing a rate collector and assistant clerk came up for consideration…

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Municipal Draymen

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 6

At the ordinary meeting of the Katoomba Council, held last Tuesday evening, the Town Clerk submitted returns concerning the weekly cost to the…

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New Shire Proposal

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 4

THE "Herald's" writer on Local Government subjects is of the opinion that the proposal to create a new Shire on the Blue Mountains, embracing a…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 7

The usual meeting of the above Council was held last Tuesday evening, when the following were present—Aldermen J. Howie, (Mayor) G. Davies, J. Chandler…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last, when the following were present:—Aldermen J. Howie (Mayor), H. R. Goyder, S…

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Blue Mountain Shire

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday last. There were present: Councillors J T Wall (President), W. J. Green, S. Jones, P…

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Local and General. Katoomba's Mayor Resigns

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

At the close of the ordinary meeting; of the Katoomba Municipal Council Inst Tuesday evening, his Worship the Mayor (Aid. J. Howie) handed to the Deputy…

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Katoomba's New Mayor. Ald. George James Elected

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 6

The silver anniversary year of the Municipality of Katoomba was marked by another history-making epoch on Tuesday evening, when the full Council…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening, when the following aldermen were present—Ald. G. James (Mayor), J. Howie,…

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Blue Mountains Shire

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday forenoon last. There was a full attendance of Councillors, the following being present—Crs. J…

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