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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs
155 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 6 of 8
If Superstition is to be relied upon, the residents of Wentworth Street, Blackheath, should have felt their ears burning while the Council Blackheath Council has adopted the following recommendation of the Town Clerk:—That in connection with the question of temporarily…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Shire Council has received the following communication from the Department of Local Government, in regard to the vacancy existing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Engineer reported having completed the reforming, widening and blinding with rough metal of the Shipley Road, for which work the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At last meeting, the Shire Council was requested to take over sole responsibility of ownership of the Lawson Literary Institute…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →When the report of the Finance Committee came forward for consideration at Tuesday's meeting of Katoomba Council, Ald. Rumble…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Bill to extend adult franchise to municipal councils is going to have a rough passage through the House. It was launched yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At Tuesday's meeting of Katoomba Council, the Mayor, Ald. B. A. McBride, remarked that, at the previous meeting, Ald. Rumble had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At a recent Council meeting, Ald. Soper tabled 13 questions relative to the electric lighting undertaking. The replies were given at Tuesday's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The third Annual Flower Show and Exhibition was held under the auspices of St. Aidan's Church of England, Blackheath, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During the discussion of the electrical undertaking in Katoomba Council on Monday. Ald. Dash put forward an excellent proposal. He…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The question of increasing the electrical undertaking loan by £19,000 was set down for consideration at a special meeting of Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The extraordinary election for "B" Riding of the Shire Council will be held by postal ballot on Saturday October 17. Ballot papers have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A similar letter also was discussed at the last meeting of the Shire Council, when an emphatic protest was registered against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Wednesday's meeting of the B.M. Shire Council, President Wilson submitted the following minute: "Since last meeting I have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Saturday was a red-letter event in the history of Lawson; of which the town made the most advantage. the weather was delightful, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There is all old adage that divided control brings trouble in its train; and its truth cannot be contested. For good or ill it is essential that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The question of the proposed transfer of the Shire portion of Loura to the Katoomba Municipality was again brought forward at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over the week-end the water pressure on the high levels at Leura was bad, and several complaints were made to the Mayor. He immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On September 15, Ald. Rumble tabled 21 questions, to which he sought replies by the Mayor. At Tuesday's Council meeting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ever-recurring question of the advisability or otherwise, of forming a County Council for the Blue Mountains, was received at the last…
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