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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

274 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 9 of 14

Rash Statements at Council Meeting. Made By Alderman Shaw and Others. (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 13 July 1935 · page 4

Sir,--Although the subject of "Woodlands" has been shelved by the present aldermen for the last six months to make way for the…

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Up Again! Half-year's Figures for Municipal Golf Links

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 13 July 1935 · page 1

Although we are now experiencing the "dead" portion of the year so far as the volume of business is concerned, golf…

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Blackheath Council Works Programme Works Authorised

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 1

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Blackheath Municipal Council the Town Clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) submitted the following list…

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MR C. R. Lundy Accepts f New Appointment Engineer to Blaxland Shire

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 1

Katoomba Council will have to look pound for another engieer, Mr Lundy having been notified by Blaxland Shire that…

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The Overhead Bridge ? Council Again Asks Railway Commissioners to Supply Alternative Plan

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 2

Little has been hoard during recent months of the proposal to abolish Katoomba's levelcrosing; but, at the meeting of Katoomba Council last week, a letter, was received from the Acting Secretary of Railways. It stated that no alternative to the plan already…

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Municipality of Katoomba Parcels of Clothing for the Needy

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 2

THE Council will be pleased to receive parcels of Clothing for distribution by the local Benevolent' Society amongst those in need of it…

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Katoomba Municipal Band Half-yearly Meeting. Secretary's Report

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 1

The half-yearly meeting of Katoomba Band was held in the Council Chamber on Monday night and there was a fair…

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Municipal Baths Cowra Electors Reject Proposal

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 1

The fact that nearby centres such as Young and Cootamundra have gone in for municipal baths, does not carry ally weight with the…

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Mayor Confident Proposed Blue Mountains Development Scheme. District to Benefit

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 2

Secrecy still surrounds the proproposal to expend a large sum of Government money on a Blue" Mountains development…

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Public Vehicles Joint Committee Blackheath Council's Decision Awaited

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 1

Finality has not been reached in the proposal to establish a combined authority for the control of public vehicles in the…

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Sea Shells at" Windsor Palace " 52,000 Valuable Exhibits Now at Katoomba Mayor Opens Exhibition

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 3

"Seeing is believing," it is wisely said. And without seeing the "Windsor Palace of Shells," now at Katoomba, it would be hard to believe such a magnificent and unique spectacle existed…

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Mayoral Robes Alderman Dawson Is Satisfied

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3

Whilst commenting on the visit to Newcastle last week-end. Ald. P. Dawson confessed that he was highly impressed with the value of…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of Blackheath Municipal Council was held on Tuesday last. Those present were: Ald. W. S. Cripps (Mayor), Ald. H. Colier (Deputy Mayor), Aldermen E. Board, F. P. Thompson, P. Sutton and Richards. Aldermen…

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£ for £ Subsidy on Local Advertising View of Blackheath's Mayor. Individual Effort

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

Ald. Cripps, Mayor of Blackheath, who was accompanied to the Conference by Ald. Collier (Deputy-Mayor) and the Town…

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The New Dam Council Still Awaits Decision by Cabinet

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

Katoomba Council is fully cognisant of the local unemployment problem, and has sought to speed up matters in…

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Parochial Outlook "Many Councils Unable to Think Beyond Their Own Boundaries " Report to B.m. Shire

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

The Deputy-President of the Blue Mountains Shire Council (Cr. W. P. Mathews) reviewed the conference in a very…

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Vandals Active Destruction in Municipal Parks and Gardens. Public Co-operation Urged

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

Acts of vandalism reported by one of Katoomba Council's officers, is causing the aldermen much concern and, in addition…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting Newnes Conference -- Deer Stalking -- Electrification of Railway -- Empire Games -- Tree Planting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 4

Owing to the continued ill-health of the President (Cr. P. Wilson), Cr. W. P. Mathews again occupied the chair at the last fortnightly…

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Council Pars. Ald. Shaw Has Scheme for New Baths!

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 1

When a request was being considered to replace the 1 inch water pipe to the Baths, Alderman Shaw mentioned that he had a scheme…

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Filthy Cottages Criticism From the National Council of Women of N.s. Wales Alderman Soper in Defence of Agents

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 1

At last week's Council meeting. Ald. Soper strongly refilled a charge by by the above organisation, that cottages offered to…

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