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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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To-morrow's Municipal Elections. Katoomba's Duty

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 4

The tricap[?] Municipal elections will take place to-morrow. For the nine Katoomba seats there are 18 nomiations, a circ[?] which tells of a Municipal…

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Katoomba Municipal Elections. To the Ratepayers of the Municipality

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 5

I wish to announce that I will be a candidate at the forthcoming Municipal Elections. In soliciting your vote and support, I wish to state that I am entering the contest with an…

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The Municipal Elections. Old Council Victorious

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 2

Polling Day in Katoomba was on the quiet side. The sun smiled its approval on the triennial test, but a wicked Westerly kept scores indoors, who otherwise would…

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The Mayor and His Committees

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 3

If the spectators expected any excitement at the annual election of Mayor on Wednesday evening they were doomed to disappointment. A full Council answered "the…

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Our Future Civic Fathers. Meeting of the Newly-Elected. Re-election of Mayor Dash

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 3

As-of old, the first meeting of the new Council was graced with an audience, mostly members of the Progressive Party and some of the unsuccessful candidates at the recent…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. More Irrelevant Matter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 3

The usual meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday, and, for some inscrutable reason, the proceedings were marked by a…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Straitened Finances

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 3

A full Council sat on Tuesday evening, when the all-important subject of £8d formed the principal item of debate. As the Town Clerk (Mr. C. P. Hondry)…

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Katoomha Municipal Council. Problems of the Future

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Katoomba Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last, there being present—His Worship the Mayor (Ald. Dash), Aldermen…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers at Lawson on Wednesday, there being present—President Walker,…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. Sub Committees Active

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 2

The regular meeting on Tuesday was remarkable for the number of sub-committee reports tendered, the previous fortnight having evidently been a busy one for the…

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Katoomba Council Appeal Case

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 7

The High Court (comprising Mr. Justice Baston, Mr. Justice Isaacs and Mr. Justice Rich), sitting in appe[?]late jurisdiction on Friday last, heard the appeal by the Council…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. a Quiet Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, there being present—Mayor Dash, Aiderman Davies, Chandler, Lamont, Hawkins,…

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Council Employee Honored

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 5

L. Corpl. Tom Halloran, One-time on the staff of the locwal Connell, writes from England, where he was on furlough:—" I have had 18 months in and out of the lines, and…

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Ex-Mayor in the Firing Line. Cheerfully Doing His Bit

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 1

From the outbreak of hostilities, Katoomba had no closer student of the Big Blaze than Citizen A. J. Craig, ex-Councillor of the Shire, ex-Mayor of Katooomba…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council. Inuendos and Allegations

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting was held in the Council Chamber, Lawson, on Wednesday, there being present—President Walker, Councillors Wall, Medealf, Rodriguez,…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, there being present—His Worship the Mayor (Ald. Dash);…

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Katoomba Municipal Council. a Quiet Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday, there being present His Worship the Mayor, Aid. Dash, Aldermen Davies, Smythe, Crawford,…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, there being present—The president (Cr. Waler), Councillors Mathews, Green, Riches, Wall Rodriguez, Savage,…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 5

The usual meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening. Prsent.—Mayer Chas. L. Dash, Alderman G. Davies, J. Chandler, J. Lamont, H. L. Hawkins, L. P…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 5

The usual meeting of the Katoomba Council was held on Tuesday last, there being present, Mayor Dash, Aldermen Davies, Smythe, Crawford, Chandler, Lamont, Goldstein and Hawkins…

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