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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

405 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 9 of 21

Medlow Bath Water Supply Blackheath Council to Take Control

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 2

The Blackheath Council will assume control of Medlow Bath Water supply from the expiry of the lease in April of next…

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Mount Victoria Water Supply B.m. Shire Confers with Black Heath. Consulting Engineer to Report

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 1

The President (Cr. W. Mathews) reported on the matter of Mount Victoria's water supply scheme as follows:--…

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B.m. Shire Council £300 Available for Springwood Park

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Jackson, M.L.A., advised that he had taken up the matter in connection with the purchase of the W. H…

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B.m. Shire Council. Developmental Works £20,000 Expended to Date

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 3

The Shire Clerk (Mr. P. Scrivener) submitted a detailed account of the expenditure to date on the developmental works scheme…

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Mayor Proposes New Works Programme Roadway and Footpath Construction to Be Investigated by General Purposes

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 4

As mentioned in another report of Tuesday's Katoomba Municipal Council proceedings, Ald. Soper submitted a proposal that…

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B.m. Shire Council. Councils Loan Indebtedness Shire Clerk Suggests Loan for Machinery

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 1

At the last meeting of the B.M. Shire Council, the Shire Clerk, Mr. P. P. Scrivener submitted a proposal to Council for a loan of…

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Katoomba Municipal Council

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 1

A number of ratepayers are being Served with notices for their failure to destroy noxious weeds…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Mayoral Minute Mount Victoria Water Shindy Proposal

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 3

"I have to advise Council that a conference was held between representatives of the Shire Council and the sub-committee of this…

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Blackheath Municipal By-election Win For G. Butfield ONLY 349 VOTERS

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 2

The extraordinary by-election to fill the vacancy on Blackheath Municipal Council, caused by the death of Ald. Edgar Board, was…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council General Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 4

An apology for absence from the meeting was received from Cr. Green. The Department of Main Roads…

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B.m. Shire Council Developmental Works Programme Progressing Favourably Suggestions Made

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 2

Mr. A. Watson, acting-engineer for the B.M. Shire Council, reported as follows on the progress of the Developmental Works in the…

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The Fight for Health Katoomba Council and Diphtheria Immunisation Support Deferred

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 1

Although the question of carrying out diphtheria immunisation in this municipality has been under discussion…

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Free Trips Not for Aldermen

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 3

Aldermen might envy the easy conscience of politicians which enables them to trip about at public expense; but there has not been any attempt by local…

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Alderman Shaw and the Doctors

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 3

The subject being discussed was diphtheria immunisation, and Mr. Thomas had made a suggestion that the opinion of a local doctor should…

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Baths Site Causes Deadlock Seven Junee Aldermen Resign

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 3

In view of the interest at present focussed upon the Katoomba Council on the question of a suitable site for an up-to-date bathing…

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Katoomba Municipal Council Illuminated Signs on Main Roads Katoomba Supports Protest From Bathurst

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 3

The Main Roads Department is being criticised by local government bodies for the application of its powers…

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Municipal Pars Electricity From Railway Commissioners

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 3

Ald. W. Soper, Mayor of Katoomba, and Mr. W. V. Holtsbaum (Town Clerk) recently interviewed Mr. Allen, of Messrs Truman,…

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Blackheath Municipal Council the Level-crossing Immunisation

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 June 1937 · page 2

Included in the correspondence which received attention at last week's meeting of the above body, was a letter from Bathurst…

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Katoomba Council Notes

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 1

Town Clerk Holtsbaum was absent on civic business during the major portion of Tuesday's Council meeting. Deputy Stan. Hunt and Chief Clerk…

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Kanimbla Valley Road Mayoral Minute to Blackheath Council

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of Blackheath Municipal Council, this week, the Mayor presented the following minute re the Kanimbla Valley…

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