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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

403 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 7 of 21

Mr. "Jack" Carter to Leave for Berrigan Katoomba Council Lores an Efficient Officer

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 2

Mr. Jack Carter, assistant, electrical engineer to Mr, A. Mayer, and one of the most efficient and conscientious…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council Items From Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

The Springwood Development League invited the councillors to the fifth annual general meeting of the League to be held to-nigrt…

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Nepean River Road £7,000 Grant to Meet Excess Expenditure Debate on Shire Council's Policy

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government has advised the B.M. Shire Council that assistance towards meeting the…

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One Day Tourist Tour Big Party Being Organised by Railway Department. Municipal Jottings

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 6

Katoomba aldermen have received an expression of appreciation from the Board of Fire Commissioners for their readiness to…

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"Municipal Tree" "Mop on a Broomstick"" Simile Applied by "Wild Life. Mania for Clipping and and Lopping Trees, Says Journal

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

In an article referring to the lopping and removal of ornamental park and roadside trees, the official journal of the Wild Life…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Mayoral Minute. Visit From Mr. Spooner in May

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 2

Alderman W. S. Cripps provided his colleagues with details of a recent departmental interview, at Tuesday night's meeting…

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Public Notices Municipality of Katoomba Sale of Land

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 3

FRESH TENDERS are invited, and will be received by me up to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 1938, for the purchase of portion of property…

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Katoomba Showground Proposal That Council Should Assume Control Mayoral Minute Discussed by Katoomba Aldermen

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 1

The proposal that Katoomba Council should take over the control land maintenance of the local showground was again…

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The Council Meets Our Fortnightly Review

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 2

Ald. Shaw, sick in hospital, was the only absentee at Tuesday's council meting. The wintry night, however, played havoc with the…

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Cr. During Resigns From B.M. SHIRE Third By-Election Since November

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

The resignation from the B.M. Shire Council after only two months' office of Councillor L. Buring has…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council General Items From Council Meeting Hiking Track

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 2

No funds are available at present for the work of putting the hiking track from' Faulconbridge to the Grose River in order. This was…

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Celebration of Empire Day Blackheath Council's Plans

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of the Black- heath Municipal Council this week refrence was made by Aid. W. S. Cripps (Mayor) to the…

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Blackheath Council Jottings

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Blackheath Council the parks committee considered a letter from the Bowling Association relative to the levels…

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Ambitious Tree-planting Scheme Blackheath Alderman's Proposal To be Considered at Next Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 1

Pursuant to notice, Alderman McGregor moved at the meeting of his colleagues at Blackheath on Tuesday night…

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Council Staff Honor Mr and Mrs. Jack Carter FELLOW - Workmen Gather to Bid Farewell Council Cricket Trophies

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 4

The public farewell in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carter gave this couple a very good opportunity of appreciating the esteem in…

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Blackheath Council Jottings Capt. Frank Hurley's Proposed Visit

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 2

At the last meeting of the above body a letter was received from Mr F. Hurley stating that owing to a visit to Broken Hill, Council's letter…

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Relief Workers' Requests No Action in Several Instances. Blackheath Council's Decisions

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 2

Blackheath aldermen granted Mr, P. Mitchell the privilege of addressing them at their last meeting on matters pertaining…

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The Council Meets Our Fortnightly Review

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

An interested visitor at Tuesday's council meeting was Ald. Dransfield, ex–Mayor of Mascot. He was welcomed by the Mayor,…

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Mayor Proposes Improvements at Swimming Baths Demolition of Dressing–shed and Kiosk

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

Ald. L. A. White put forward some interesting suggestions to further improve the swimming baths site in a mayoral minute…

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Patrol and Rescue Club Mention of Proposed New Movement at Katoomba Council Meeting . Co–operation of other councils sought

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

Ald, L. A. White (Mayor) brought before the notice of his colleagues on Tuesday night the proposal is establish a…

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