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Blue Mountains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

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Council Praised

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 8

The Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce agreed to write to the Blue Mountains City Council offering…

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10,000 for Book-keeping Machines Proposal by Council

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

The installation of three book-keeping machines at a cost of £10,600 would result in an annual saving of at least £3,500 in wages of five council employees, according to a report by the City Treasurer, Mr. A. S. Hunt…

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Mayor May Be Unopposed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 12

"The Mayoral Stakes." an annual event conducted by the Blue Mountains City Council…

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Alderman Dies Suddenly

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 5

Residents on the Blue Mountains, particularly those in the Springwood Ward, were deeply shocked…

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World Wide Publicity of Revels; Parochialism by Council Claimed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 1

An Australian and world-wide broadcast of the New Year's Eve Revels and traditional procession in the Afreets of Katoomba on December 31 by the Australian Broadcasting Commission will not only give tremendous publicity to…

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Council Rejects Increase for Mayor Allowance Stays at £750

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 1

A move to increase the Mayoral allowance to £900 was rejected at a special meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council, prior to the election of…

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Restricted Lease For Dog Racing, Council Decides On Showground

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 8

At a special meeting held last week, the Blue Mountains City Council decided to give the Blue Mountains Ambulance Greyhound Racing Club a restricted lease of the Katoomba Showground for…

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