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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

373 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 2 of 19

Floodlighting Lithgow Council Is Interested

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Residents appreciate the fact that the Floodlighting system has definitely been a tourist attraction, and has brought increased visitors…

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Memorial Park, Blackheath Lack of Parking Space. Improvements Suggested by Mayor

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

A last Tuesday's meeting of the Blackheath Municipal Council, the Mayoral Minute drew attention to the great lack of parking space for…

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Parking Space Needed at the Leura Floodlights Alderman Freelander Presses for Improved Facilities. Scheme to Be Put Under Way

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Those people who believed the Floodlights would be a "nine days wonder" have been amazed in note the sustained…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 4

There were no absentees at Tuesday night's meeting of the Blackheath Municipal Council. CORRESPONDENCE. The Main Roads Department…

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The Overbridge Alternative Proposals Another Discussion by the Aldermen

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 1

A minute on the above heading by the Mayor, produced another discussion in Council this week. Several proposals were…

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Council News Tree Planting an Odious Comparison

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 1

A scheme for tree-planting alone the Great Western Highway was revived by Aid. W. Freeholder at last week's…

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Council Pars. Loud Speaker Nuisance Extending Russell Hawke Park

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

Aid. Packer will he in attendance at next Council meeting. Building applications approved for January totalled £3559…

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New Years Eve Procession Council Presents Five-guinea Cup to Mr. Williams

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 1

At a recent meeting of Katoomba Council, the Mayor (Aid. Soper) and Aid. Hodgson were deputed to interview Mr Williams, proprietor…

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Council Jottings

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 1

Support was accorded the Shire of Central Illawarra in its resolution "That the Federal Government be requested to publish the report…

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Golf Links Council Adopts Scheme for Extension Length to Be Increased From 1,900 Yards to 35695 Yards

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 1

On the recommendation of its Golf Links Committee. Katoomba Council has adopted the Superintendent's proposal to increase the…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 3

There were no absentees at Tuesday night's meeting of the Blackheath Municipal Council. The Deputy Mayor (Ald. H. Collier) congratulated the Mayor (Ald. W. S. Cripps) on having reached another milestone in his life--the Mayor…

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Blackheath Works Committee's Recommendations to Council

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 4

The following recommendations by the Works Committee were adopted by Blackheath Municipal Council on Tuesday night:--…

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Sewerage Mayoral Minute to Blackheath Council

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 2

The following Mayoral minute referring to the sewerage scheme, was presented and adopted at Tuesday night's meeting of the…

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An Advisory Golf Committee Alderman Dawson Favors Discussion of Proposals with Players. Club Invited to Appoint Two Delegates

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 2

Alderman P. Dawson, who is the only golfer among the alderman of Katoomba Council, moved the following motion at last session:--…

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The Future of Narrow Neck National Parks and Primitive Areas Council State Case Against Developmental Works New Flan Proposed As an Alternative

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 4

For many months past, as most ratepayers are [?]e, considerable agitation has existed in opposition to Katoomba Council's application to have Narrow Neck. peninsula transferred from shire to municipal control, and, at last week's session of the aldermen…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council General Matters

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 1

A fully representative Council attended matters of Interest to the B.M. Shire at the meeting last last week…

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Council News the Level Crossing Alternative Schemes

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 3

Mr Jackson, M.L.A., has been asked to arrange for an interview with the Railway Commissioner for the purpose of ascertaining if he…

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The Council and the Band Mayoral Minute Effort to Re-organise

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Wm. Soper) reported to his Council last week on the recent annual meeting of the Band. He stated that it had been…

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Notes and News the Municipal Front Door

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 1

Speaking in Katoomba Council some three years ago on beautification as it aplies to tree-planting. Alderman Freelander visualised…

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Shire Council Co-operates with B.M. Tourist Development Association £90 to Guide Book Scheme Advertising the Mountains

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

The Blue Mountains Shire Council has revealed at all times its interest in the development of the whole of our tourist centre…

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