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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

373 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 13 of 19

Still Trying! Katoomba Council and Landing Ground

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 1

It is not for the want of trying that Katoomba Council has been unable to secure a suitable landing ground for…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Blackheath Municipal Council was held on Tuesday, September 15, all aldermen being present. A number of ratepayers were also present…

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Katoomba Council Jottings

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 3

Katoomba Council met on Tuesday night. A large gallery was present to enjoy some expected fireworks. but wended a doleful way home, at 11 p.m.,…

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Electricity Council Makes Further Reduction in Price of Current

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 2

It is a generally accepted fact that one can get accustomed to anything; which gives one to think, are the electrical…

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Orient Street Show Society Agreeable to Transfer Land to Council

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 1

The A.H. & I. Society has advised Council that it is prepared to agree to the re-dedication of a soft, strip of land required…

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Mr. Hardy S Bus Route Application Council's Endorsement Again Given. Joint Committee Asked to Approve

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 3

Traffic matters were again introduced into the meeting of Katoomba Municipal Council this week, when a letter was…

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Up Again! Municipal Golf Links Figures

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 3

I am pleased to report a very satisfactory month for August (the Golf Links Superintendent advised Katoomba aldermen on Tuesday…

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Council News Postal Facilities at North Katoomba. Healthy Katoomba

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 September 1936 · page 1

Mr. J. N. Lawson intimated that he will again take up with the proper authorities the question of improved postal facilities at North…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council General Matters

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 1

At the recent meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, the following general matters were dealt with:--…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council Developmental Works Going Ahead

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 4

Absentees from the last general meeting of the B.H. Shire Council were Crs. Mathews, Lees, Cripps and Green. The appointment of Mr. A. F. Blair as consulting engineer for the…

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B.m. Shire Council Proposed Golf Links at Lawson Mr. Scrivener's Report

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 1

Mr. Scrivener reported that he had interviewed Sir. Ross regarding the possible sale of allotments 19 and 20, John Street, Lawson, for…

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Mayor of Blackheath Replies to Ald. Shaw's Statements. To the Editor

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 2

Sir,--In connection with the report published in Friday's issue on the Da[?]y of the [?] on the public vehicles joint…

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Electricity Council Makes Further Reduction in Price of Current

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 3

It is a generally accepted fact that one can get accustomed to anything; which gives one to think, are the electrical…

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Golf Links Registration of Caddies Aldermen Discuss Superintendent's Proposal

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 1

A matter of importance in the conduct of affairs at the golf links was introduced at last week's meeting of…

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Blue Mountains Shire. Springwood Water Supply

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 2

At the recent meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, Mr. Gidley, Council's water inspector, reported that service connections…

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Alderman Dawson Leaving Katoomba Transferred to the Metropolis. a Civic-minded Citizen

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 1

After seven years in Katoomba, Aid. "Peter" Dawson is being transferred to the wider scope of the metropolitan…

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The Returned Soldiers Preference Act Mayor's Explanation

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 4

Three ex-soldiers were recently appointed gangers on Katoomba Municipal Council's development works; but one of…

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Unsightly Fences Discouraged by Council

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 1

Aid. Benson has an eye for' the beautiful, and takes exception to unsightly fences in the vicinity of Kingsford Smith Memorial Park…

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Katoomba Council News

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 1

Quotes for a new car for Health Inspector are to be referred to the General Purposes Committee. "I am not thoroughly satisfied…

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Diggers'congress Motions Prom Blue Mountains Council of Subbranches. Soldiers' Wives

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 2

At the annual Congress of the New South Wales Branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A., on Thursday, Congress discussed a motion from…

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