Over £40 a Week Cost of Maintaining Municipal Gardens Eight Men Employed
Everyone will agree that our parks and gardens have added much to the attractiveness of the municipality, but…
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Council & local affairs, 1937
405 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 3 of 21
B.m. Shire Council. Developmental Works and Unemployment Shire Clerk Places Position Before Under-secretary Emergency Relief Work Suggested
The position which has arisen concerning the unemployment of men in the Shire area as a result of the hold-up in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sanatoriums and Residential Areas Council Has No Power to Prohibit
Many people are of the opinion that local government bodies have power to prohibit the operation of registered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →B.m. Shire. Lawson Golf Links Popularity Debated by Crs. Cripps and Wilson Is Greenkeeper's Cottage Necessary?
Once more the question of provision of links for Lawson golfers was the subject of discussion at the last meeting of the B.M. Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blue Mountains Shire Council Overseer's Appointment Again Put Off
The B.M. Shire Council has reached a deadlock with regards the appointment of an overseer for the Developmental Works…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council V. School of Arts
This match is to commence tomorrow and should be chock-full of interest to cricketers. To win the coveted Jackson Shield and Birrell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Referendum Advisory Council of Agricultural Bureau Recommends "Yes" Vote
It is now 37 years since the Australian Constitution was adopted. It met the requirements of that period, but owing to the altered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Overseas Financier Interested In Our Municipal Investments (The Editor, "B.M. Times.")
Dear Sir.--I understand that your aldermen a little while back rejected a proposition for an overhead bridge, largely because they wished to save the ratepayers from being…
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The final match in the Jackson Shield competion will take place at Katoomba Falls Reserve on Saturday, when Council will meet School…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →B.M. Shire and Naming of Sights (To the Editor)
Sir,--As a ratepayer I wish to protest against the B.M. Shire Council using its powers to ignore the wishes of the ratepayers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Orient Street to Be Completed Immediately Mayor's Minute
Mr. Stuckey Inspecting Engineer (Department of Works and Local Government, visited Katoomba on Thursday of last week to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Joint Water Supply Katoomba Municipality and Blue Mountains Shire Mutual Advantages
A draft of the agreement to be signed by the above bodies in connection with the reticulation of water to the lower…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Katoomba Council Notes
Aldermen Benson and Shaw, both on the sick list, were absent from Tuesday night's Council meeting. Building plans involving £1480 were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Matters The New Dam Question of Finance Departmental Blunder ?
An extraordinary position has arisen [?] n connection with the proposed new storage dam on Katoomba's catchment area. When the project was mooted,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Tenders
Katoomba Council is calling for tenders for the supply of a quantity of steel reinforcement; also for the purchase and removal of timber on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council Appointment of Clerk
Although the B.M. Shire Council decided upon the appointment of a temporary clerk at its last meeting, the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Correspondence
A. S. Wilson expressed his pleasure at the improvements in Blackheath, and the way the Council endeavours to cater for visitors, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Council v. School of Arts
Jack Tremble won the toss and decided to bat, taking Jack Pryor with him to open the innings. Both started off confidently but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electricity Arb the Days of Municipal, Power-houses Numbered
"I foresee the time when all councils will be forced to take current from State authorities."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B.m. Shire Council Items From' General Meeting
The Department of Works and Local Government stated that it was not prepared to recommend a loan in excess of sir years for the…
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