Municipal Engineer Can Council Economise? Doing Without Officer
The question has often been raised in municipal circles, whether it is essential to appoint an engineer when a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1929
287 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 9 of 15
Union's Complaint Regarding Shire Workmen
The general secretary of the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia has written the Blue Mountains Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Designs Letters to Shire
Leura Urban Area Committee has suggested to the Shire Council that a notice be erected at the junction of Main Western Road and Scott's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Street Signs Application to Shire
Mr. George D. Woodall. hon, secretary. Wentworth Falls Urban Committee, has made application on behalf of the committee for 30…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For Shire President Mt. Victoria
The Mt. Victoria Urban Area Committee, at their meeting on Saturday last, decided to co-operate with the Blue Mountains Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaxland's Streets Council's Decision
Blaxland Urban Area Committee, through the secretary, Mr. James S. Campbell, has asked Blue Mountains Shire Council to request the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Roll Call Present at Shire Meeting
Those present at the meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council on Wednesday were Crs. Percy Wilson (president), Walker, Skarrett,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Staff Holidays According to Award Council's Sane Action
The members of tile Katoomba Council Finance Committee are gradually getting down to a working basis, and their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blaxland's Needs Suggestion of Raising Loan Council Deputation
Three good citizens of Blaxland came to the Blue Mountains Shire Council on Wednesday, when they made proposals for the improvement of Blaxland. A suggestion that a loan be raised for the purpose was favorably considered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Is It? Was It? Aid. P. Sutton's Queries Mayor Vindicates Himself Alderman Ruggles' View
The excellent harmony of the management of Blackpeath Council affairs, was temporarily broken the meeting before last when, Ald. I' Sutton asked some very direct questions of the Mayor (Aid. E. Board)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire President P. Wilson Performs Official Opening
Last Friday was a gala night at Lawson, alien Cr. Percy Wilson, president of the Blue Mountains Shire, officially opened the new supper room, and kitchen at the Literary Institute, at a ball organised for the it purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maybe Handed to Council Question of Showground Upkeep Discussed at A.H. AND I. MEETING
The question of whether the valuable Katoomba Showground and assets, valued in the vicinity of £12,000, should be vested' in Katoomba Council. was a matter which was seriously discussed at the annual meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Going Up! Buildings in Shire
Mr. J. Lendster, building inspector for Blue Mountains Shire, has reported to the Shire that 25 applications had been received during the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Petrol Pump Application to Shire
Mr. L. A. Browett, of Bathurst Road, Springwood has requested Blue Mouutains Shire Council to grant him permission to erect a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work in Shire Engineer's Report
At the meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, the engineer, Mr. B. A. Heffernan, reported: Regarding the lane at Hazelbrook,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Regret and Sorrow Shire President's Tribute
At the meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council on Wednesday, the president, Cr. Percy Wilson, said that the news of the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lucky Save Shire President's House in Danger
Councillor Percy Wilson, President of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, had an exciting experience on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maintenance Men Preferred Good Roads Promised Alderman Shaw Wins Through and in Good Form
The new Katoomba aldermen don't profess to be engineers, but that hasn't stopped them from giving thought to the theoretical side of road construction and maintenance, and Aid. Shaw came through last Council meeting with his new road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Board's Request Advice to Council
The engineer in charge of the Main Roads Board has written Blue Mountains Shire Council, asking it is intended to construct…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thrift for Council (To the Editor)
Sir,--Does the Katoomba Council get postage stamps and stationary free ? I received a notice from the…
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