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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1933

316 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 2 of 16

Interstate Alderman Impressed Praises Mountain Sights and Municipal Administration Vast Improvement in Town

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 2

Councillor J. W. George ex-Mayor of Hawthorn City Council, with Mrs. George and daughter, recently came to Katoomba from Victoria…

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Council and Wage Reductions (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 3

Sir,—Katoomba's aldermen have again shown their disbelief in the old adage that "Every faithful labourer is worthy of his hire." In the…

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Municipal Land Values

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 1

The Local Government Executive at its last meeting dealt with a matter which is of considerable interest to Municipal Councils, Mr A…

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Compensation Claim Mr. J. Anderson and Council Stormwater Damage

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 2

Three letters from Mr. J. Anderson, making a total claim of £271410 for stormwater damages to his workshop, and for…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

The regular meeting of Blackheath Council was held on Tuesday night, when the Mayor, Ald. Collier, presided over a full Council of Ald. Porter, Pittendrigh, Byrnes, South wick, Board, Cripps, Green, and Sutton…

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Matters Municipal From the Council Table

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

Further particulars were received from Mr. R. J. N. Franki, in connection with the searchlight demonstration at Echo Point on Tuesday…

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Great Western Garage Two Aldermen Oppose Recommendations to Alter Ramp

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

The owner of the Great Western Garage is to be informed that the ramp on the western side of the entrance to the garage on the Main…

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Council Appointments

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

65 applications were received for the position of Deputy Town Clerk and 95 for that of assistant Health Inspector. Council has narrowed the lists down to a…

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Council News

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

A petition from a number of electricity consumers requested that whore the one customer had two or more installations, a readjustment of the…

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Katoomba Council Notes Golf Links Land

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Owners of a small area of land adjoining the links having stuck out for £40, as against Council's offer of £15, Alderman Soper moved that Council…

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Seeking Employment 160 Applications Before Council for Two Positions

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Choosing the successful applicants for the positions advertised by Katoomba Council is not an easy task, and the final result is not…

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In or Out? Press and Public at Meeting of General Purposes Committee. Council Still in Doubt

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

At last meeting of Council Alds. Spellacy A. E. Packer, and Soper moved that a previous decision of Council be…

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Blackheath News Council Applies for Loan

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 1

On the motion of Aid. Sutton and Pittendrigh, Blackheath Council decided to immediately apply to the Government for another grant…

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General Purposes Committee Reports to Council Publicity

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

Proposed Brochure.—Your Committee has gone very carefully into the style of brochure that is required and has selected one of a…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 3

The regular bi–monthly meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council took place at Lawson, on Wednesday…

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Ald. A. E. Packer's Achievements Citizens Present to Ex–Mayor

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 1

The practical manner in which the patrons of the complimentary dance to Ald. A. E. Packer, held at the Town Hall, on Thursday night,…

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Hello, Bathurst ! Cheerio Messages from Katoomba Aldermen

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

When Surveyor George William Evans sighted the plains, 120 years ago, from our now famous Blue Mountains, we wonder if he visualised the picturesque town of Bathurst as it now stands, the unchallenged City of the Plains…

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GAGGED! The Joke Was on the Mayor

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 2

It is fortunate the Mayor (Ald. Freelander) has a sense of humour, otherwise he would have missed the joke, when…

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3000 Hikers for Katoomba city party to tramp Mountain Paths Council Cooperates

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 2

Although hiking lost some of its lure for numerous footsore members who patronised the big hikes bf last year,…

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Matters Municipal Recommendations from General Purposes Committee Approved Park Beautification

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 3

The General Purposes Committee reported to Council on Tuesday night that it had inspected Russell Hawke Park and the playing area…

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