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Blue Mountains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

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Municipality of Blackheath Triennial Election of Aldermen Nomination of Candidates

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinary Election for the purpose of electing Nine (9) Aldermen to the Council of the Municipality of…

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B.m. Shire Triennial Elections

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 3

The B.M. shire Clerk stated at the last council meeting that advertisements have been inserted in all local papers drawing attention…

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Election to Hospital Executive DIRECTOR H. S. Ziems Criticises Practice of Nomination Too Many Auxiliary Representatives?

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 2

Is the practice of allowing district Auxiliaries to nominate representatives to the Board of Directors of the Anzac Memorial Hospital in the best interests of the institution? The question arises from an exchange of views at the meeting…

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Hazelbrook Meeting of Progress Association Selected Candidates for Local Government Elections. Excellent Membership

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Hazelbrook Ratepayers and Citizens' Progress Association was held last Monday, the…

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Local Government Elections Presidential Statement

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 1

In a little over three weeks--Saturday, December 4--about 480,000 electors will be casting, their votes at the shire…

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Municipal Honors Two New Candidates

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 13 November 1937 · page 2

Two well-known citizens, Messrs H. Lloyd and V. R. Kepert, have allowed themselves to be nominated for the municipal elections…

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Civic Elections (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 3

Sir,--Unfortunately, circumstances over which I have no control have arisen compelling me to decide not to go on with my…

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Municipal Elections Nominations Must Be in by To-morrow

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 3

As notified by advertisement, nomination day for the forthcoming triennial elections (December 4) is Friday November 19, BUT…

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Speaker Control a Hint to Candidates

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 4

Recently comment was made on a suggested apparatus for the limiting of speakers at conferences. This constituted a…

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Municipal Elections Policy of Station 2Ka Statement by General Manager

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 2

The following statement has been made by Mr. J. W. Robinson, General Manager of Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Limited:…

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Public Opinion Municipal Elections (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 3

Sir,--As a Blackheath resident and ratepayer, I am deeply interested in the forthcoming municipal elections in this town and it affords…

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Election Points

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 6

The polling booths will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. You MUST vote for NINE, otherwise your vote will be informal…

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Blackheath Municipal Elections. (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 2

Sir,--I would appreciate the privilege of replying to Mr. Charley A. Wadson's letter in to-day's issue of your valuable journal…

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Municipal Election the Letters Received

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 2

"The Daily" has been inundated with correspondence about the election at Katoomba. In the main the letters have…

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Katoomba Municipal Election. Sound Council Chosen Particularly Heavy Polling

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

Saturday's vote closed one of the mose fiercely fought elections witnessed at Katoomba. The result as is so frequently the case, was imdeterminate. Speaking broadly. the issue was…

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Katoomba Red Cross Society. Completes 23 Years of Unbroken Record Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 16 December 1937 · page 4

The 23rd annual meeting of Katoomba Red Cross was held in the town hall on December 8. The hall was decorated with red and…

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Election of Shire President Councillor Mathews Retains Confidence of Colleagues

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

Only one nomination for the position of President of the Blue Mountains Shire Council was received at the last meeting of the year. Councillor W. P. Mathews, who held the position last term…

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B.m. Shire Elections Declarations Need Simplifying

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 31 December 1937 · page 4

The Clerk reported that the average number of electors who voted in the recent elections was 43 per cent (excluding 39 ballot papers…

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