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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

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

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

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

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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Tragic Death of Mr J. Dunningham Letter of Sympathy From, P.v.j.c. Shire President's Tribute

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 2

The sudden death of the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. J. Dunningham) was made known to members…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council £30,000 Scheme for Electricity Extension Improvement of Equipment and Mains

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 2

The B.M. Shire Council is now proceeding with its £30,000 electricity scheme for the improvement and extension of the undertaking in the shire. It is estimated by the electrical…

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Katoomba Council Jottings Resheeting Tarred Roads. Golf Links. --Overdue Rates

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 4

There were two absentees from last week's meeting -- Aldermen Shaw and Maling A protest from Mr. A. Gregory…

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Mayor Cripps Ill

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 2

For the first time during his three terms as Mayor of Blackheath, Ald. Cripps was absent at Tuesday night's meeting, through…

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Renovation and Painting of Council Chambers

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 2

Renovations and painting of the Blackheath Council Chambers is going on apace. Although the work is causing a great distubance to the…

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Blackheath Municipal Council. Mayoral Minute

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 1

Aid. W. S. Cripps, in his mayoral minute, presented to Blackheath aldermen on Tuesday night, advised that very…

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Blackheath Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting New Hoarding

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 1

Messrs. H. J. Collier and Son were granted permission to erect a hoarding along the eastern side of shop premises in Govett's. Leap…

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Special Screening for Blackheath Aldermen of Commonwealth Film, "A Nation Is Built" Blackheath Scenery Lends Itself for Filming

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 1

If Blackheath aldermen were undecided about the potentialities of film propaganda, they must have been convinced after witnessing the 55-minute reel of "A Nation is Built." This film which is the latest and most important produced by Capt…

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New Manly Reserve B. M. Shire Council. Soil Erosion

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 2

Following a report by the Shire Engineer (Mr Broughton), on New Manly reserve, regarding (the danger of erosion, due to…

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Katoomba Council Staff Ball Introduces the "Dragline" Waltz and Mayor's "Spot" Dance Record Success Achieved

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 1

The ''something different'' about the annual staff ball of Katoomba Municipal Council is a quality which has gradually become so obvious that there is no need for emphasis on the point. This quality, however, must…

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Shrubs for Shire to Avoid "Municipal" Trees

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

That it be recommended to planters of trees in the future the advisability of reverting to smaller varieties—was a resolution from…

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The Speed Limit B.m. Shire Council Protests "Built Up" Areas Should Be Restricted

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 1

The Blue Mountains Shire Councillors expressed themselves strongly concerning the 30 miles per hour speed limit at the last meeting of…

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Postal Service for Shire "There Is None"—president

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

That the postal service in the B.M. Shire area is worse than twenty years ago, was the assertion made at a recent…

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The Council Meets Our Fortnightly Review

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of Katoomba Council, on Tuesday night, was tame from a spectacular point of view. Yet some important…

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That Motor Car! Katoomba and B.m. Shire Argue Over Conveyance for Water Supply Job

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

"I have been advised verbally that Katoomba Council is not prepared to pay £110-per week for the use of this council's car,"…

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£3000 Overhead Bridge at Warrimoo M.r.b. Asks Shire Council £400 for Footway

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads advised the B.M. Shire Council at its last meeting that the Department had prepared…

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Katoomba Council Jottings

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

Lithgow, Parramatta, and Blue Mountains Shire councils advised, of their readiness to co–operate with Katoomba in arranging a…

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Garages and Week-enders B.M. Shire Council Tightens Up on Regulations "Blot on the Landscape"—cr. Horrex

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 4

Of latter months special attention has been directed at the B.M. Shire Council meetings to the growth of the use of week–enders and garage "residences" on the Mountains…

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"Lease the Golf Links" Opinion Expressed by Mayor of Katoomba

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 1

An unexpected viewpoint concerning the Katoomba municipal golf links was expressed by Ald. L. A. White…

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