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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Message to the Mayor

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 6

A mother whose name we suppress writes in the following strain to Katoomba's Mayor (Ald. G. James):— "To the great grief and danger of the…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Important Business Discussed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. Mayor James was in the chair, and there were present…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Shire Separation

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 6

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. His Worship the Mayor (Ald. George James)…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Allegations From Blackheath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held in the Shire Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday last, with Presbyterian J. T. Walt in the chair. There…

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Electric or Steam Power? Full Council Sitting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 6

A special meeting of the Katoomba Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the alternative…

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The Shire of Blackheath (Continued from page 2)

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 3

Are the roads in an equally bad state in the other parts of the Shire as in the urban area?—I could not say. Mr. T.R.Rodriguoez, who stated that…

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The Shire of Blackheath. to Be, or Not to Be? Departmental Inquiry

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2

The Shire Separation Inquiry, which has been the sole topic of discussion in Local Government circles for some months past, was opened at the Shire…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Electricity, Music, Conscription

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night last. The Mayor (Ald. Geo. James) was in the chair, and there…

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The Separationists. Shire Inquiry Re-opened. No Fresh Evidence Elected

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 3

A further inquiry into the proposal to separate poritons of the Municipality of Katoomba and the Shires of Blue Mountains, Blaxland and Colo, and the…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Shire Inquiry Report Criticised

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held in the Shire offices, Lawson, on Wednesday last. President J. T. Wall was in the chair, and there…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. the Band Question Again

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. The Mayor (Ald. Geo James) was in the chair, and there…

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Katoomba Bowling Club. Flotation or Municipalisation?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 5

The fifth annual meeting of the Katoomba Bowling Club was held in the Congregational Hall on Wednesday night. Vice-President Hicks was in the chair,…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Separation Inquiry Aftermath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday last. President J. T. Wall was in the…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Proposed Sunday Train Service

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of he above body was held in the council chamber on Tuesday night. The Mayor (Aid. George James) was in the chair, and there were…

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The Municipal Baths

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 1

The appreciable rise in temperature caused swimmers to largely re-habituate themselves to the Summer pastime, for which the Municipal Fathers have…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Light or Water?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held at the Council Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday last. Cr. J. T. Wall was in the chair, and there were…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Lights and Sunday Trains

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Mayor James was in the chair, and there were present—…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Question of Water Supply

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 1

Tho ordinary meeting of the above body was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday last. Cr. J. T. Wall was in the chair, and there were present…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Were There Any Bush Fires?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the above body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. The Mayor (Ald. Geo. Jamp) was in the chair…

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Lively Council Meeting Mayor and Alderman in Holts Challenge Leads to Bloodshed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 5

Civic dignity was thrown to the winds at the last meeting of the Katoomba Council on Tuesday night, when the erstwhile decorous Council Chamber was…

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