Mayor Seeks Information
At the first general meeting of the newly elected Council of the City of the Blue Mountains, the Mayor (Alderman F…
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Council & local affairs, 1949
30 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Buy Better at Blackheath Council Elections (To the Editor)
Sir, From your report of the Council elections two points are worthy of consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Meetings
The Blue Mountains City Council held its first meeting of 1949 on last Tuesday night. All future meetings of the Council will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Approves the Revised Taxi Fares
The perserverance of the Blue Mountains Public Vehicles Operators' Association, in furthering their claims for a revision of the existing taxi fares, appears to have met with success…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Approves of Parking Restrictions
Blue Mountains City Council has approved of the recommendation from the Public Vehicles Committee that the parking of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council to Experiment With Local Material
It is expected that huge savings in road construction will be effected throughout the Blue Mountains if an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overseas Labour For City Council
The labour shortage on the Blue Mountains has become so acute that the City Council is to apply for labour from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Replies to Professor's Statement
Following the recent statements by Professor Den's Winston in the Sydney press, "that buildings on the fringe of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Action Against Communists
The Blue Mountains City Council by 11 votes to four has decided to deny Communists and "fellow travellers" the use of any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ald. Snelson Resigns As Deputy-Mayor
Alderman W. Snelson resigned from his position as Deputy-Mayor, Blue Mountains City Council, and also as a…
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(The opinions expressed in this column are those of Mr. Greenaway and do not necessarily coincide with the views of this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Makes Progress with Works
Although rain fell for 48 days between January 1 and May 12, considerable progress has been made fey the outdoor staff of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council's Action On Overloading
Following the story in the Blue Mountains "Advertiser" dealing with the serious menace of overloading of vehicles, startling allegations were made at last meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council by Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Seeks Grant For Road Work
Following representations by Mt. Victoria Ratepayers and Citizens' Association to the Minister for Lands and the Mt…
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The following minute presented by the Mayor, Aid. F. Walford, was adopted by the Blue Mountains City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Medicos Form World Council
A new international organisation, designed to simplify the free exchange of medical knowledge throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New County Council Suggested
"It is just another one of those harebrained schemes and from what I can gather, only two people are in favour of it," said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Agrees I'o Overhead Bridge Proposal
One of the quickest decisions ever made by the Blue Mountains City Council was at its last meeting when aldermen unanimously agreed to accept in principle the proposed ovetbridge for Katoomba. It was also decided that the council contribute…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council Plans New Sports Field
Blue Mountains City Council is planning to turn a vacant area of land in North Katoomba into a sports ground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arts Council Holds Annual Meeting
The Katoomba Branch of the Arts Council of Australia, which during the past 12 months has brought a high standard of…
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