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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

403 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 11 of 21

Chassis for Power Grader Caravan B.m. Shire Council

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 3

In connection with a chassis for a power grader caravan, the Shire Engineer reported that on the 16th instant he inspected, at Ultimo, a…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council General Items From Last Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 2

The council agreed to contribute a sum of £433 to the Department of Main Roads in return for the Department's work of…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting One-way Traffic

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 3

The Department of Works and Local Government notified council of an amendment of Ordinance 34, Traffic, by the addition of a new…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Town Clerk's Report

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 2

Swimming Pool.—Council has usually decided to open the outlet of the pool about this period each year for cleaning purposes. I would…

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Blackheath Council Works Committee's Recommendations Passed by Council

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 3

Kanimbla Valley Road— (a) The bank on the left hand side of the turn to be cut down about 2ft. for a distance of one chain each side of…

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Councillors and Aldermen Meet Excursion on Nepean River Local Government Compares Terms at Picnic Outing

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 2

It was a unique gathering which brought together representatives of State Parliament, five shires and municipalities, and the Water and Sewerage Board, at the Nepean River on Saturday last…

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The Diggers Katoomba Sub-branch War Veterans Home. B.m. Council of Sub-branches

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 3

The chief business at the fortnightly meeting of local ex-servicemen last week, was the election of a committee…

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The Council Meets Our Fortnightly Review the Trouble at the Dam

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

Aid. Shaw took his seat at Tuesday's Council meeting, and the gallery was packed. Following the meagre attendances during his…

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Dismissal to Stand Council Will Not Re-instate Preston the Next Step?

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

Having (as reported on page 4) gone into committee to consider its verdict, Katoomba Council passed the following resolution in…

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Special Meeting Shire Council

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 3

To deal with the programme of works for the £60,000 scheme of kerbing and guttering which will be completed for council's perusal the…

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More About Building Regulations B.m. Shire Hazelbrook-- Place of Shacks!

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 4

The B.M. Shire Council, in its present policy of tightening up on all building regulations within its area, had further reference to…

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Reward of £25 Offered by B.m. Shire. for Suitable Gravel Supplies

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 3

The scarcity of suitable and accessible gravel in the B.M. Shire area was the reason for much discussion at this…

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Roadside Signs in the B.m. Shire Difficult to Deal With

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 1

It was reported by the Health and Building Inspector for the B.M. Shire Council this week that progress is slow…

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30 M.p.h. Speed Limit and the Blue Mountains "Will Have an Adverse Effect!" Declares the Mayor of Katoomba. Cooperation of Other Bodies Is Being Sought

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 1

"I am of opinion that the 30-mile an hour speed limit will ultimately have an adverse effect on all mountain towns--…

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Katoomba Council Cricket Team Presented with Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Very Happy Gathering at "The Majestic"

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 1

The Katoomba Council Cricket team was certainly in the boom on Thursday night last. This was on the occasion of the presentation of the Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup at "The Majestic," at a function organised by the…

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B.M. Shire Council. General Topics Publicity

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 4

A further supply of folders for the B.M. Shire Council was forwarded to the Government Tourist Bureau in reply to that…

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Katoomba Council Jottings

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 4

Mr. J. Jackson, M.L.A., is tackling the authorities re the proposal for an overhead bridge at the western end of Katoomba railway…

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Katoomba Municipal Council General Purposes Committee Important Session "Gallery" Home by the Fire

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 3

The General Purposes Committee of Katoomba Council met on Tuesday night. For the first time within recollection, there was not a single…

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Blackheath Council Sanitary Service Fees

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 3

It was resolved by council that the charge for sanitary services to owners, from July 1, 1938, be 8d. per service, with the present…

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£30,000 to Be Spent on B.m. Shire's Electricity Undertaking

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 1

It was reported at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council that the work of improving and modernising…

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