New Year Greetings From Mayor Packer
Through the "Star" Alderman A. E. Packer (Mayor) conveys to all ratepayers and others of Katoomba Municipality, "A Happy and…
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Council & local affairs, 1930
179 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 9
CORRECTION B.M. Shire Estimates
Owing to a typographical error in the estimates for the Blue Mountain Shire Council, published in the "Star" under date December 28, we hereby…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →EX-MAYOR Becomes Life Member
Ex-Ma[?] Russell Hawke, of Ka[?]omba Council, casually met Col. Holroyd on Thursday evening, and handed him a cheque for £10, 10-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayoral Minute On Works and Finance Mayor Packer Shows Business
Since Ald. Packet, of the Katoomba Municipal Council was elected to the Mayoral chair, he has been busy delving into the management of municipal affairs. At Tuesday night's meeting he submitted a lengthy inute…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Building Boom Continues Blue Mountain Shire Inspector's Report
Mr Lendster, Building Inspector of the Blue Mountain Shire Council, reported at Wednesday's meeting that the building…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Subsidy for Ambulance From B.M. Shire Excellent Services
After receiving a letter from the Katoomba-Blue Mountain Ambulance Committee, asking for an annual subsidy, the Blue Mountain Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Is It Council's Property? Overhanging Branches Inquiries to Be Made
Mrs. E. Barker wrote to the Katoomba Council on Tuesday night last, re branches which overhang her property in Plantation Street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Area Commissioner and Assistant Visit Blue Mountain Shire General Talk on Improvement Request of Cheaper Fares
" Such a meeting as this can only result in good. We are not going to discuss any particular matter, but speak in generalities. " The Blue Mountain Shire wants to help the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shire Clerk Replies
I would appreciate, if you will kindly permit me, to reply to a letter by "Ratepayer" in a recent issue of the "Star."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunday Sport Referendum Suggested Blackheath Council Still Divided
The Blackheath Council is still divided on the question of Sunday sport and permitting the municipal tennis courts to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Co-operate with Katoomba Council Main Roads Expense
With regard to contributions to the Main Roads Board, by Katoomba and Blackheath Municipalities, of [?]d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of rateable land, Katoomba Council communicated with Blackheath as follows:--…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Pavillion Lawson Tennis Club Officially Opened by Shire President
On Saturday, December 21, Cr. P. Wilson, president of the Blue Mountain Shire, officially opened the new clubhouse of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road to Minna Ha Ha Falls B.M. Shire Engineer to Inspect
A letter was received at the meeting of the Blue Mountain Shire Council, from Mr H. Hodgeson, secretary Katoomba branch of the Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Katoomba's Mayor Advances Many Progressive Schemes Mayoral Minute Tabled and Adopted Question of Finance and Loan Festoon Lighting
At Tuesday night's meeting of the Katoomba Municipal Council meeting, the following mayoral minute was tabled by the Mayor (Ald. A. E. Packer). The minute, as a whole, was adopted by Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retrograde Step Says Councillor Amendment of Main Roads Act B M. Shire Turns Down Deputation
"I move that the Katoomba Council be informed that under no consideration will this shire join in any such deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Aldermen at the Council Table Their Different Peculiar[?]ties. As Seen by Others
Many ratepayers and residents of the Katoomba Municipal Council, read of the activities of the aldermen who represent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Leura Loan Work Engineer to B.M. Shire Makes Report
At Wednesday's meeting of the B.M. Shire Council, held at Lawson. Mr. Heffeman, shire engineer, reported as follows on the Leura loan…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Leura and Blaxland Urban Committee Yearly Report Submitted to Blue Mountain Shire
"Both reports show the ex[?]ent work that has been done by the Leura and Bla[?] d Urban Area Committees, and to me it is surprising how much work they really have done. "They have both helped the shire considerably in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayoral Minute Important Matters Discussed. at Katoomba Council Meeting
The Mayor (Ald. Packer) is continuing his activities in municipal affairs, and at Tuesday night's meeting of the Council submitted the following minute:-- Proposed reconstruction of State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Back in Harness Ald. Marsh Recovered Welcomed to Council
At the Katoomba Municipal Council meeting, held on Tuesday night last, the Mayor (Ald. Packer) welcomed back to the…
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