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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

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Blackheath Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

The fourth weekly meeting of the above body was held at the Council Chambers, on Tuesday night, when there were present: His Worship…

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The B.M. Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above body was held at the Shire Chambers, Lawson, on Friday at afternoon. There were present President…

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Birth of Blackheath. the First Election. To the Ratepayers of the Municipality of Blackheath. Ladies and Gentlemen,—

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

After years of patient and persistent effort, Blackheath comes into its own. "hopes-over," as it were, from being the Cinderella of the Shire…

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The Much-maligned Aldermen Six Seeking Re-election

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

Ratepayers of Katoomba:— It would be MADNESS to entrust the fate of the Municipality to NINE NEW WORK at the present juncture. Much BIG WORK IT IS TEN YEARS since writer first mixed in Local Authority work in the Mountain Capital. A decade is a fair span in any man's life, and when a close application over that period is given…

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Local and General Shire Triennial Elections

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

The B.M. Shire is out with the preliminary announcement of its annual election, to be held on Saturday, 28th February. Unlike the…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night. President Alderman G. Davies…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

The final meeting of the above Council for the 1917-20 term was held last night, Mayor Davies presiding. Alds. Smythe, Dash, Lamont…

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Blue Mountains Shire

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of above Council was held in the Council Chambers, Lawson, on Friday, Present The President (Cr. Green),…

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The Municipal Elections. Katoomba and Blackheath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

The Municipal Elections are with us, and the Mountains are agog with excitment, Katoomba seething with strife, and Blackheath bristling with the bustle of prospective candidates,…

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Municipal Gas Works. (To the Editor.)

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

Sir,—I have been anxiously looking forward to some of the candidates for election to the new Council bringing forward the question of…

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Blackheath's First Council. Provisional Mayor Re-Elected

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 2

When the business of electing a Mayor was before the first meeting of the recently-incorporated Municipality of Blackheath, the Alderman…

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Dawn of a New Katoomba Old Council New Bloods Score Eight Seats Reformers 5; Leura 2; Independent 1; Old Council 1

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 1

It is something t be an Alderman, in fire minds of many, but every three years the "Aldie" is brought from his high estate to…

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Municipality of Blackheath. Civic Circle in Conference. Boosting the Borough

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 6

The initial meeting of the Council of the new incorporated Municipality of Blackheath was held on Tuesday night at the Council Chambers…

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B. M. Shire Council. a Quiet Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

President Green presided over a full Council of the Blue Mountains Shire held on Friday last at the Shire Council Chambers, Lawson…

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Katoomba's Mayor

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 1

Ald. John Allan is the Mayor of Katoombu. Though he was duly and legally elected at the special meeting held…

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Blackheath's Mayor and Mayoress

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

"A native—and a long-headed one at that"—might well be written of Herbert Robert Neate. Alderman of the Borough, he has gained the proud…

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Katoomba's Mayor and Mayoress

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

Returned triumphantly at the head of largest poll that has ever been recorded in the history of the Municipality of Katoomba, the…

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The Shire Rejections. Trouble Brewing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

Dear Mr Editor.—The following letter was publicly road by me at the nomination of candidates for Councillor at noon to-day, and, as…

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Where's the Band? Hint to the Mayor

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

"Jimbuck" writes.—When I landed in Katoomba I fell into conversation with one of its inhabitants. he said, with a comprehensive sweep of…

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Katoomba Council. Early Indications

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

All the members were present at the first meeting of the new Katoomba Council, held last night at the Town Hall, when the Mayor (Ald…

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