A Dangerous Highway Traffic on Main Western Road. Mayor Suggests Widening
For a long time it has been apparent to observant users of the Main Western Highway that the enormously increasing…
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Council & local affairs, 1938
403 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 8 of 21
Travelling Hut for Patrol Grader B.m. Shire Council
With regard to the provision of a travelling hut, the engineer reported that Operator R. Haggate recently made enquiries in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£60,000 for B.m. Shire Roads New Proramme of Works Submitted to Replace Tourist Development
A report on the future development works for the B.M. Shire area was presented by the shire clerk, Mr. P. Scrivener, at the last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B.M. Shire Council General Correspondence Items Loans!
The Australian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd. forwarded to the Shire Council at its last meeting, a fresh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackheath Plans to Organise New Year's Eve Carnivals Mayor to Call Public Meeting at an Early Date. "Katoomba's Carnival a Thing of the Past," States Alderman Tucker
"Although seven months away, it is not too early for the Council to give consideration to the desirability of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council's Parsimony (To the Editor)
SIR,—According to a paragraph in a recent issue of your paper, Katoomba Council has made a donation of £15 to the funds of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council and Showground Trusteeship Further Enquiries to Be Undertaken
Further to the proposal to assume trusteeship of the local showground, the aldermen at their last general meeting,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Garages As Residences Protests at B.m. Shire Council Meeting
Farther protests were voiced at the last meeting of the B.M. Shire Council, concerning garages having been used as residences. The health…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →B.m. Shire Council. Quarry at Mount Victoria Engineer Recommends Disposal
The B.M. shire engineer reported at the last meeting of council that he had, in company with the electrical engineer, made a detailed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danger of River- Diverting Gravel CO.'s Activities Concern Shire Engineer
The area known as New Manly Reserve at the Nepean River was inspected recently by the B.M. Shire Engineer (Mr. Broughton) with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Employment at Blackheath Engineer J. L. Allen's Report to Council
At the last meeting of the Blackheath aldermen, the Engineer reported that employment on the [?]ewerage works would practically…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blackheath Council Meeting Staff Picnic to Be Held in November Another Mayoral Suggestion Adopted
The idea of holding staff picnics was introduced by A[?]d. W. S. Cripps (mayor) at the ordinary meeting of the Blackheath aldermen this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Purposes Commitee Alderman Scarf's Scheme Money for Roads
With the exception of Alderman Shaw, who is still seriously ill, there was a full rally of aldermen at Tuesday's general purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Blackberries
The Blue Mountains Shire Council wrote forwarding copy of a letter received from Mr. C. T. Field expressing alarm at the growth of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Resident Police Officer Wanted at Leura Chamber of Commerce Interested. Request to Council
At the meeting of the Katoomba-Leura Chamber of Commerce on Monday night, the question of re-establishing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jubilee Celebrations Mayor to Control
When the question of the proposed Jubilee Celebrations arose in Katoomba Council on Tuesday night, Ald. Scarf stated that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →B.m. Shire Electricity Voltage Fluctuation
At the last meeting of the B.M. Shire Council, the Electrical Engineer reported that, for some time the Shire had experienced very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Katoomba Slipping ? Debate in Council
At Tuesday's council meeting, Ald. Scarf declared that Katoomba was "on the decline."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Council Meets Our Fortnightly Review
Katoomba Council met on Tuesday night, and transacted considerable business of importance. What is more, it transacted it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Level Crossing Mayor Believes Bridge Acceptable to Council and Townspeople Is Not Practicable at Present Time Discussion with Engineers From Railways and Main Roads Department to Press for Widening of the Crossing
It is quite a time since any attempt was made to solve the eternal riddle of the level crossing at Katoomba and judging from disclosures made at the Council meeting on Tuesday night by the Mayor, the solution seems nearly as Car off as ever…
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