Blackheath Council Wants the Duke
Mayor Board presided over a full Council on Tuesday evening. After preliminaries, the following letter was read from the Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1927
142 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 8
The Main Road Petition to Shire Inspection to Be Made
At the regular meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, on Wednesday, a petition was received concerning the condition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Considering the Estimates Finances of Katoomba Council Position Presents Grave Difficulties Rise in Rates Inevitable
On Tuesday night, Katoomba Council met at 7.30 to consider the estimates for 1927. The task proved colossal; and, though the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unpardonable! Alderman's Outbreak Pressman Belittled
Frequently, pressmen are Interrogated at meetings of public bodies, to secure Information concerning some specific happeninga at another…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.W.U. Conference Welcomed by Mayor
The A.W.U. Convention opened in the Town Hall in most unostentatious manner. Towards 8.30 many well-dressed men and a few women…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Cricket Team
The team to represent the Council Cricket Club, to play Leura, to-morrow, will be selected from the following: S. Hillier, P. Morgan, C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Boys of Australia" Mayor Hawke's Welcome "Sky Rockets" and "Whizz Bangs."
Over 500 strong, they trooped into Katoomba Town Hall—a gallant band of young Australians, learning their glorious country, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RE-AFFORESTATION! Master Builders Moving Council Indifferent
Principles of afferestation should be practised and preached by every public body in the country, Without it, Australia surely will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Special Audit Into Council's Affairs Ald. James Dissatisfied
The question of appointing Auditors for 1927 arose at Tuesday's meeting of Katoomba Council. Ald. James stated that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Katoomba Council's Problem Maintaining Electric Supply Pending Transfer of Generating Set Arrangement with Company
When the accident happened to Katoomba Council's new generating set, arrangements were made with the Katoomba Electric Supply Co. to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blackheath Fire Brigade Council's Helping Hand
The Blackheath Fire Brigade is—or was—finacially embarrassed, as the following-letter from its Secretary, read at Tuesday's Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Main Road Special Council Meeting
Last week, "The Echo" announced that the Main Roads Board had resolved to take over the construction and maintenance of Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Katoomba Council's Rates Position Further Analysed No Provision for Year's Development Big Burden for 1928
Last week "The Echo" discussed the rates imposed by Katoomba Council, and showed that deficits of £5,000, £1,000, and £1,400,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Blackheath Trouble Mayor Board Indignant
The Civic split at Blackheath is evidently upsetting the calm and courtesy of the Mayor of the baby borough; so-much-so, that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rate War Council Perturbed
Katoomba Council is perturbed in mind concerning the rate war at present prevailing among local motor men. Fares to the Caves have fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Officers Resign From Blackheath Council
For Home considerable time the staff of Blackheath council has not been a happy family. Some months ago the Works…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Main Road Board to Construct Discussion in Shire
A special meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held at Lawson on Friday last, to consider the propsals of the Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water for Leura Council Doubtful Deputation to Department
At Tuesday's meeting of Katoomba Council, the question of supplying water the Urban Area of Leura (the section of the town East…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blue Mountains Shire
NOTIFICATION is hereby made in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1919, of the metes and bounds of the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water for Leura Shire's Assurance Required
The question of supplying the Urban Area of Leura with water advanced another stage on Tuesday night, at the fortnightly meeting of…
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