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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

44 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 3

Aldermen Praise Festival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 9

The majority of Aldermen present at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council were of…

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Outdoor Campaigners 'Nuisance', Says Alderman

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 11

Certain religious outdoor campaigners using blaring loud speakers, were becoming nuisances in Katoomba, and should be banned as they were abusing a privilege, Ald. F. Watford said at the January…

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No "Yes" Men in Council

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 10

There are no "Yes" men in the Blue Mountains City Council. The Mayor acts under its direction and…

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Council Wants Full Fire Control

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

Blue Mountains City Council decided at its last meeting to ask the Premier, Mr. McGirr, for full authority for the prevention and control of bush fires in the Blue Mountains, on…

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No Aldermen on New Committee

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 10

No Alderman of the Blue Mountains City Council will be permitted to hold any office on the committee of…

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Mayor Opposed To Publicity Cut

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 10

Blue Mountains City Council should follow the lead of big business—and tourist trade in the…

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Council Prunes Weed Destruction Vote

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 5

Estimated expenditure of £2,900 for the destruction of noxious weeds in the City of Blue Mountains area for the…

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Mayor's Tribute

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. P. E. Galwey) at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council paid a tribute to the…

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Arts Council Film Evening

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 7

A prizewinning French film, "Climbing the Eiffel Tower," will be presented in the June screening of Documentary…

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"Fresh Fields" For Arts Council

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 7

Katoomba Arts Council stepped right into "Fresh Fields" when they presented the St. Alban's (Leura)…

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New Deputy Mayor

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 1

Ald. D. Whittington was elected Deputy Mayor, at the recent meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council to…

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Cutting Council

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 2

The blue Mountains City Council has resolved, on the motion of Ald. R. W. M. Sheppard, that Council form…

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B.M. City Council Offices—"Like Derelict Pub"

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 1

Blue Mountains City Council's administrative office was more like a derelict bush pub than anything else, and, with the City Hall, was a disgrace to any community, Ald. A. Macqueen, of Blaxland, said at the…

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"More Juvenile Crime", Detective Tells Council

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

"There is more juvenile crime this year than in the past 14 years in the area," Det. Sergt. J. Fisher said when he spoke on behalf of a deputation from the Katoomba Football Club and Catholic Youth…

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Katoomba Council Rates

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 9

"When I received the rate notice in respect of any cottage, on April 1st last, I was shocked to read the amount…

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Municipal Electoral Roles

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

Attention is drawn to a notice appearing in cur advertising columns in connection with the…

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Road Safety Council Special Monthly Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 1

At the next monthly meeting of the Katoomba Branch, the General Secretory, Colonel Youdon, will be present. He will…

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Council Chambers

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 1

Representatives of the Lithgow City Council attended a meeting of the B.M. City Council at the invitation of…

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Lithgow Mayor and Alderman at Kat

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 5

The Mayor of Lithgow, Ald. W. Beynon, with nine aldermen of Lithgow Municipal Council, and Council officers,…

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"Council Wasting Time"

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 4

"This is the largest all purpose Council in the State, and I'm fed to the teeth with the amount of…

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