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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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Record of Service by Katoomba Council Mayor Reviews Activities Over the Triennial Period

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Freelander), in presenting a resume of Council's activities over the past three years at last meeting of Council, provided an excellent account of his stewardship, and Justified the esteem he…

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Blackheath Council

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 7

It's rhododendron time in the Memorial Park at Blackheath. Despite the dry conditions and lack of labour in the gardens, the shrubs are a very…

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Blue Mountains County Council Water Supply

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 8

By virtue of the powers conferred upon the Council under Clause 67 of Ordinance 45 under the Local Government Act, 1919, the Council has placed…

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Municipality of Katoomba Water Supply

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 8

By virtue of the powers conferred upon the Council under Clause 67 of Ordinance 45 under the Local Government Act 1919, the Council has…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council Notes

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was held on the 7th instant, Cr. A. M. Hodgson, President, being in the chair…

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Alderman Walford's Manifesto

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 8

Sir.—In. justice to the team which is running under the aegis of Mayor Freelander, I wish to make it perfectly clear that I—and I, alone—am…

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Katoomba Council's Term Closes on Happy Note. The Mayor Entertains Staff

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 8

The last meeting of the present Council was held in Katoomba Council Chamber on Tuesday night. It was a particularly tame meeting,…

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Message from the Mayor (Aid. W. Freelander)

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 8

"It is my earnest desire," states the Mayor, to remind the electors to be sure to record their votes on December 2nd. for nine of the…

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Blackheath Council's Last Meeting before Triennial Elections

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

At the last meeting of Blackheath Council, at which it was stated "Council died a lingering death," the Mayor (Ald. P. P. Thompson) stated that, as…

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Eager to Serve 21 Candidates for Municipal Honors

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

The fight in Katoomba, to win seats on the Municipal Council, is the most intense that the district has yet witnessed. Only in the memorable days of 1920, or thereabouts, has the excitement mounted to such heights…

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The B.m. Shire Answers All Questions

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 6

At a public meeting held in Wentworth Palls on Thursday, 12th October, the following resolutions were passed: (1) MOVED Cr. E. S. H. Miller…

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Municipal Elections a Record Ald. Snelson Tops the Poll

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 1

The rattle of guns has ceased, and the smoke clouds have cleared. For another three years nine aldermen have been chosen to form Katoomba Council and administer its affairs. The poll was a record for the…

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