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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Council Meetings Aldermen Present

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 4

The Blackheath Council held their usual fortnightly meeting in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. The following aldermen were…

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Says Shire President Proposed Water Supply for Lower Mountains Towns Shire's Solid Case Outlined by President

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 7

It win be truthfully said of the Blue Mountains Shirr Council, that no big project is ever shelved or forgotten. At periods certain requirements must of necessity rest or rental in abeyance, as the Council has exhausted all possible present…

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Water Supply Catchment Council Concurs

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 4

A letter was read from the Local Government Department at Tuesday night's meeting of the Blackheath Council, regarding the water…

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Letters to Council Various Matters Discussed

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 4

Among the correspondence dealt with at the Blackheath Council meeting on Tuesday night was a letter from Mr. P. E. Mathews, owner of…

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Municipal "Pot-pourri"

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 2

Figures have always been the bugbear of politicians and aldermen, so there was at least some excuse for Ald. Packer to dabble in numerals at last Katoomba Council meeting…

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Mayor Invited And Aldermen Too!

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 4

At the Katoomba Council on Tuesday night the Mayor (Aid. Russell Hawke) and aldermen accepted the invitation of the Katonmba…

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The Roll Call at Shire Council Meeting

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 10

At the fortnightly meeting of the councillors of Blue Mountains Shire on Wednesday, those who attended were Crs. Wilson (president),…

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Not Responsible Shire Engineer's Reply

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

Mr. Albert E. Gaskell has written to Blue Mountains Shire Council, asking for the electric light to be re-established at the spot at the…

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Popular Official Shire's Assistant Clerk

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

Mr. T. A. Matthews, who is acting clerk for Blue Mountains Shire, was on duty at the shire meeting on…

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No Saturday Work in Shire Office

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 10

So many councils and businesses have eliminated Saturday as a working day that it is interesting to learn that Blue Mountains Shire Council…

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Still Going Up Buildings in the Shire

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

Mr. J. Lendster, building inspector for Blue Mountains Shire Council reported to the Council on Wednesday that applications had been…

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Too Much Water Shire Will Attend Request

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

Mr. J. E. Hatten, of Old Bathurst Road, Emu Plains, has complained to Blue Mountains Shire concerning water lying on his…

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All's Well! Health Department in the Shire

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

? Mr. J. Lendster, health inspector for Blue Mountains Shire, reported at the Council meeting on Wednesday that he bad inspected the…

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Publicity Boost Council Believes in It

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

The Katoomba Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night, wisely decided to boost the beauties of the Mountains by taking two half page…

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Leura's Wants Council's Objection Suggestions Welcomed

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

At Katoomba meeting on Tuesday night the Lenin Town Improvement Association made a request for golden cypress…

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Overflow Water Council Will Deal With It

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

Mr. J. F. Flood. of Hopetoun Avenue, Vaucluse, has written to Blue Mountains Shire that he is building a dwelling at Lawson…

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Blackberry Pest Request to Shire Council

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 10

Mr. J. McClusky, "Waroonah," Lawson, has written to Line Mountains Shire Council asking that the blackberries be cut in Beenang St…

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No Saturday Work In Shire Office Council Gives It a Trial

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

"From reports furnished to the Public Service Bank from the permanent heads of Government Departments, the…

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Work at Faulcon Bridge Good News From Shire

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Mr. W. Lowden, of Fa[?]lconbridge, approached Blue Mountains Shire Council on Wednesday asking on behalf of himself and other residents,…

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Wilson's Highway Tribute to Shire President Great Worker for Mountains

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Blue Mountains Shire Council has decided to do its art in perpetuating the good work or Its president. Cr. Perry Wilson. ft has been decided to approach the authorities concerned in a request that portion of the Main Western Road, to…

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