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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

313 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 10 of 16

A Ninny! '--What Is It? a Council Incident

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 2

Broad smiles were noticeable at the Council-table on Tuesday night when Ald. A. E. Packer made reference to the…

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Unemployed and Katoomba Council 15 to 20 Men Per Fortnight Engaged Through Local Labor Exchange. 'Key'' Men

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 1

At a recent meeting of the aldermen a letter was received from the Katoomba and Leura relief Workers' Association…

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Blue Mountains Shire Sanitary Contracts

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 3

TENDERS' are invited by the undersigned, and will be received till Noon on 21st August, 1934, for the collection, removal and disposal of…

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Another Setback for Mr. Spooner Upper House Rejects Council Contracts Ordinance. "Crass Idiocy"

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 2

An ordinance of the Department of Local Government which was submitted to the Legislative Council on Thursday night. was disallowed…

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First Open Golf Club Meeting to Be Held at Katoomba Council's Co-operation Promised in an Effort to Attract Golfing Visi- Tors. Reduced Green Fees

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 2

A request from the President of the Katoomba Golf Club (Mr. W. J. Rumble) met with sympathetic treatment by the…

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Shoulders of Tarred Roads Alderman A. E. Packer's Consistency

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

The problem of preventing the erosion of the shoulders of tarred roadways within the municipality, is a very real one,…

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Council's Aviary (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 4

Sir,--Apparently Katoomba Council is proceeding with the establishment of an aviary in one of its parks, and congratulations are due…

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Council Pars. Public Co-operation Re Beauty Spots

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

The Town Clerk was instructed to write to Katoomba Colliery Ltd. and suggest that the Company co-operate with the Council in its policy to…

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North Katoomba Ratepayers' Association Preparations for Municipal Elections. Four Candidates Nominated

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 2

Residents of North Katoomba are determined to secure representation in the next Council, and are planning a…

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The Municipal Aviary (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 4

The Katoomba Methodist Sunday School has just received advice of the results of the scholars' examinations held annually in connection…

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Arbor Day at Katoomba Second Annual Tree Planting Council Plants Ninety Trees Representative Gathering Witnesses Ceremony

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 1

"There is nothing on earth that keeps its youth like a tree or truth" -- and it is a great thing to honour or propagate either. Aror Day has become an…

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The Municipal Aviary (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 3

Sir,--Allow me a small space in your valuable journal to express my disappointment at Council's intention to establish an aviary…

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Blue Mountains Shire Sanitary Contracts

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 August 1934 · page 3

TENDERS are invited by the undersigned, and will he received till Noon on 21st August, 1934, for the collection, removal and disposal of…

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Sunday Sport Heated Discussion in Dubbo Municipal Council Clergy Protest

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 August 1934 · page 2

The evergreen Sunday sport question is causing considerable interest at Dubbo, in view of the Municipal…

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Council's Aviary Proposal (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 4

Sir.--There are many arguments for an dagainst the advisability of Katoomba possessing an aviary of birds and I think these have been…

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Gotland Past in the Great Centenary Speech by Brigadier-general O. H. JESS Organiser of the Centenary Celebrations Council)

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 3

The date November 19, is a very important one in connection with the Centenary Celebrations, for on that day in 1934, Victoria will…

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Council's Aviary (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 4

Sir,--On my return to Katoomba I noticed with pleasure the teachers' change of attitude in connection with the municipal…

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Council's Aviary Proposal From Principal of Katoomba I.h.s

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 3

[?] following letter, from Mr. Bentley, Headmaster of the [?]ba intermediate. High School at Tuesday night's…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Usual Fortnightly Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Blackheah Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last, those present being: The Mayor (Aid. W. S. Cripps), and Aldermen P. Sutton, Green, H. Collier, Byrnes, G. W. Buggies and E…

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Lower Blue Mountains Water Support Shire Council Asked to Foot the Bill ! Is Government Side-Stepping ? Comprehensive Minute by Shire President

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 2

In view of the excitement caused by Mr. Thomas Buckland, in donating £100,000 for the establishment of a mental convalescent hospital at Springwood, the latest development of the project is amazing to interested parties…

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