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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

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Blackheath Council Chamber

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

There are many things, some of them quite unforeseen, that present themselves to these committed to the charge of a newly-born…

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Viewed from the Gallery Our Brand New Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 6

For two meetings now I have sat and listened to the new Council, and so far, I have failed to discern any virtue not possessed by the old…

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Blackheath Council. Main Roads Grant. Works Overseer Wanted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 6

Ald. Neate (Mayor) presided oer a full Council meeting last Tuesday night, there being present Alderman Shoppard, Michell, Rodriguez,…

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Blue Mountains Shire. Fixing the Rates

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

President Green was in the chair at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, and there were present, Crs. Stapion, Mathews, Wall…

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Blackheath Council. A Quiet Meeting. Somersaults Admitted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

Every alderman attended the last meeting of the Blackheath Council, Ald. Neate (Mayor) in the chair. A letter with received calling…

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Katoomba Council. Correspondence and Finance Road-making Plant

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

Tuesday's meeting of the Katoomba Municipal Council was fully attended, the Mayor (Ald. J. Allan) Presiding…

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Students' Carnival. at the Municipal Baths

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

To-day the pupils of the Katoomba High and District schools will hold their first annual carnival at the Municipal baths, The lads and…

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Municipal Electric Light

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 4

The contract for the supply of the Municipal Electric machinery (authorised by the late Council) has been signed by Mayor Allan, for…

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Water Possibilities. Municipal and Shire Schemes. Mr Fitzpatrick Active

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 7

"What of our water?" was a query that greeted Mr Filzpatrick at the close of nearly every address the delivered on the Mountains. In nearly…

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Blue Mountains Shire. Road-making Difficulties

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 8

Councillors Walker, Savage, Wilson, Skarratt, Chapman, Medcalf, Wall and Dash were present at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains…

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New Shire President. Hard Thinking Ahead

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 8

President Green, who, for two years, occupied tho chair of thw Blue Mountains Shire Council with much credit to himself and his important…

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Blackheath Council. Nicoll's Dead Cow

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

Mayor Neate presided over a full meeting of the Blackheath Council on Tuesday night. Correspondence dealt with…

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Blackheath Band. Council Will Subsidise

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

One of the signs of progress, inorcasingly popular Blackhath, is the revival of the brass band movement. The war, among other…

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Cr.S.H. WALKER (President B.M.S. Council)

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 6

AMONG the Councillors of the Blue Mountain Shire, or, in fact, the public men of the district, none is more popular, or more widely respected than Simeon Honry Walker, senior member for "C" Riding, and, incidentally, senior member of the sitting Council, by virtue of his…

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Blue Mountains Shire Double Voting Alleged Urban Area Principle

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

Councillors Savage, Wilson, Skarrat, Medcalf, Wall, Chapman and Dash were present at Wednesday's meeting of the B.M. Shire, the chair…

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Blackheath Council. Allocations for 1920. Stray Stock Nuisance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

Contrary to the usual experience lately, Blackheath Aldermen were not called upon on Tuesday to consume the midnight electricity. They got…

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Blackheath Council. Bedrock Business. Aldermen Settling Down

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Blackheath Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, there being present Ald…

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Our Railway Crossings. Council Again Moving. Both Bugbears

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

The now Council is wise in getting in early on the above wrongs that for years Mountaineers have been endeavoring in vain to right. At…

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B.M. Shire Doings

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 4

Owing to our carly publication, on account of the Easter holidays, "Echo" was not able to publish an extended report of the B.M. Shire…

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Blackheath Council. Electric Light Problem. "Dunno Where We Are."

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 5

The usual weekly meeting of the above Council was hold on Tues-day, there being present the Mayor, Aid. H. R. Neate, Aids. Delaney,…

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