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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

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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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Photographic Rights Value to Council Various Assessments

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 1

Quite a lot of time was absorbed by Katoomba Council in discussing the ethics of photography and photographers' rights at Tuesday's…

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Council's Vacant Seat and the New Setter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 4

Alderman Booth, who now fills the chair at the Katoomba Council vacated by ex-Ald. Rolton, made his dobut at Tuesday's Council meeting…

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Town Council Starving Roads Insufficient Money the Cause

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

Alderman Midgley, Soper, James, Booth, Witte and Wall were present at last Tuesday's Katoomba Council meeting, when Mayor Dash presided…

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Shire Squalitics Wilson's Thirteen Points Wall's Grievances

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 1

There was no committee business at the Shire Council this sitting, consequently the ordinary meeting opened at 2.30 on Wednesday afternoon…

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Council Secrets Open As Bell's Life

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 1

At the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday, a public assembly of one person was present when an important subject in which the "public"…

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Tribute to Shire CLAY V. SAND

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 3

In the course of a discussion on main roads by the Blackheath Council on Tuesday night, Ald. Hute paid a tribute to the Shire Council on the…

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Precedent v. Humanity Council Solves Problem

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 5

Mr. Con Silk, Katoomba's impounding officer and "general utility man," had the misfortune some weeks back to be injured while in…

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Council's White Elephant the Disreputable Foden

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 5

Katoomba Council has not been able to shake off the Old Man of the Sea grip of the new historic and notorious Foden waggon. At the last…

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Tar Sprayer Shire Keen on it. Business-like Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 3

The Shire Council on Wednesday made up its mind to lose no time in equipping itself with a tar-spraying machine. The engineer strongly…

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Shire Parliament Ambitions and Accomplishments a Busy Session

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 1

The Shire Council had a busy session on Wednesday—the appointed meeting day. President T. Savage was in the chair, and there were only…

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Contentious Aldermen "Like Your Impertinence!" Mayor Adjourns Council

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 1

Some months age, Katoomba Council's works committee and the engineer came in for severe criticism with regard to the re-construction of…

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Dog in the Manger Blackheath Mayor's Policy "Keep Out!"

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

Blackheath in a growing township with big aspirations. Everyone of its serious residents is optimistic. They look forward to the time when…

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"Not for Mine!" Council Repudiates Claim

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

A little bill for £97/10/- alleged to he interest due on £1500 to a Katoomba property owner by the Council, will not be footed by the latter…

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Late Train Service Improvement Suggested Council Moving

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Shire Council, Cr. Chapman suggested that a letter be written to the Railway Commissioners, thanking them for…

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A Challenge By Mr. Blackwood to Alderman Booth, to Alderman Booth

The Katoomba Daily · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 1

Mr. H. L. Blackwood issues a challenge.-- Will you kindly publish the following letter in your paper, in reply to…

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Architect to Alderman

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 3

Dear Sir:—Will you kindly publish the following letter in your paper, in reply to the currish statement made by Ald. E. Booth at the…

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Shire Council Electric Light Beams Company Shows Hand

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Shire Council at Lawson on Wednesday was favored with fine, bright weather, which prevailed inside and…

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Shire Inspection Tour

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

The president of the Shire Council (Cr. T. Savage), Councillor's Skarratt, Medcalf, and Green and the Shire engineer, paid a visit of…

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Pure Personalities Diggers Reject Them Alderman Annoys Architect

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 3

The first found of the Booth-Blackwood encounter was staged at the Katoomba Council meeting when Ald. Bouth, referring to a letter by…

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