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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

152 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 5 of 8

Town Council The Roads Problem

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 3

Kutoomba Council held its adjourned meeting on Friday afternoon last, when Mayor Dash presided over a council comprising Aldermen…

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Doing Things Blackheath Moves Along Council Activities

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

Mayor Neale presided over a full attendance at Blackheath on Tuesday night last. Shipley Progress Association wrote…

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Shire Roads Council to Purchase Plant

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 4

"We must have a roller and scarifier" was the definite opinion expressed by President Savage at the D.M. Shire meeting. He went on to any…

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Shire Will Co-operate

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 1

In conformity with the decision of the meeting, B.M. Shire Council was approached on the matter of colloborating with the other bodies…

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Does Council Sweat? Alderman Wants to Know Press Report Repudiated

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 3

"Is Katoomba Council a sweating institution?" was the proposition set by Ald. Midgley at Tuesday's meeting…

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Council's Rattletrap "A Disgrace!"

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 1

"Really, it is a disgrace!" when Mayor Dash feelingly made the above remark in referring to Health Officer Thomas official…

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Making Ends Meet Council's Quandary Aldermanic Resource

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 3

Aldermen of Katoomba Council have gone some distance towards solving the problem of making ends meet without bending the line. The…

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Municipal Electricity Katoomba's Power House Almost Ready for Work

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 1

In an Inconspicuous sentence contained in a rather lengthy report on his Inspectorial visit, Mr. J. E. Donoghue, consulting engineer, tersely…

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New Settlers Do We Need Them? Shire Council Divided

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 4

Has the Blue Mountains district, as a purely tourist resort, any material interest in any scheme for bringing now settlors to Australia…

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Alderman Windbag Loosens Tongue of Fire Oratorical Purple Patches

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 7

Alderman Windbag nearly choked at the, breakfast table, and broke into a violent fit of coughing. "What's the matter, dear?" asked…

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Friendly Tip to Shire President

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 1

The shadow of the tourist season is upon the Hills. With the dawn of that time breaking in upon us it behaves those in charge of public…

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Town Council Photography and Advertising Formal Business

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 6

Aldermen Soper, James, Witte, Camphin and Wall, comprised the attendance at last Tuesday's meeting of the Katoomba Council…

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Katoomba's Electricity Report Before Council Another Asked For

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 3

Katoomba Council on Tuesday considered the report, of Messrs, Walker, and Kerr, accountants, on their investigations of the business, plant…

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Another Dud Departmental Rib Bender Council Takes the Count

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

The Local Government Department has asked Katoomba Council in effect to wind its own business. Some time ago, it may be…

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Council's Round Robin Cost of Disputation

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 4

A letter from the Blue Mountains Railway Improvements League has been received by the Shire Council, asking assistance in defraying…

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The Silver Lining Electric Light Contract Council Still Hammering

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 2

The presence of Ald. Green of the Blue Mountain Shire Council at the Blackheath Council meeting on Tuesday night was an opportune…

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Ex-Mayor Honored Praise for Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

Ex-Mayor Quilty, of Lismore, has taken up his residence in Katoomba. He figured in a presentation last week, which was somewhat unique, in…

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Bright and Early Council Speeding Up

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 5

The Blue Mountains Shire Council met at its Chambers, Lawson, on Wednesday, Crs. Walker and Skarratt being the only absentees. The…

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Agin the Expert Aldermen Query Suggestion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 5

When engineer Kelly recommended in his report that Katoomba Council call for applications for a ganger experienced in tar-paving and…

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"Not Parochial" Mayor Unburdens

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 2

Ald. Dash, who leads Katoomba's olvic team, unburdened himself at Tuesday's Council meeting. Ald. Wall submitted a vorbul…

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