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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

39 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 2 of 2

Cost Of The Floodlights! Questions at Council Table. Satisfactory Result

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

At the request of Ald. A. H. Packer, the Town Clerk (Mr. F. C. Taylor), supplied at last meeting of Katoomba Council,…

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Improvements to Floodlight Area Suggested by Ald. Soper

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 3

"That during the winter months improvements to floodlighting area he carried out, and that Ald. A. H. Packer's scheme and plan for…

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Floodlights Ald. S[?]per's Persistent Demand for Extension. Council Asks for a Report

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 1

"I have gone very carefully into tills matter; it is no figment of the imagination," said Ald. S[?]per when moving the…

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Floodlighting at Echo Point Demonstration of Intermittent Lighting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald, Freelander), accompanied by Alds. Spellacy, A. E.[?]r. Thompson, Maling, and [?].the Town Clerk (Mr. F.C…

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Floodlighting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 1

The Case for Extension of present area, as against, the more expensive project of Katoomba Falls Area…

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FLOODLIGHTING (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 1

Sir.--I have been leading so much about the floodlights lately, and the extensions. Surely, Council doesn't mean to pay Mr Franki again for…

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Floodlighting Essay School Children's Interest

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 3

Every effort is being made at the School to develop in the young children an interest in floodlighting. Each class has written essays,…

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Storm Water

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 4

I attach copy of notice served on Mr. A. Marx, but no compliance has been made in any way. This is a very bad case of damage being…

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Jig -Saw Puzzle Floodlights Assembled in 25 Seconds

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 2

An effective and interesting jig-saw puzzle has been made available by the distributors of Radiotron Valves. The jig-saw, when…

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Council Jottings Overhead Bridge -- the Floodlights -- Publicity

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 3

The aldermen were advised by the School of Arts that Monday, 17th. inst. will be a convenient date for the social function to which the…

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K.0. for Floodlighting Extensions at Leura Cascades. Aldermen Against Further Expenditure

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 1

Plans submitted by Mr. Mayer (Electrical Engineer) for extensions of the floodlighting scheme at Leura Cascades area…

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Essays on Floodlights. Now Being Judged

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 2

1 have discussed with Mr. Jones the matter of judging the essays recently written by the school children, reported the Mayor (Aid…

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Electricity Makes Cascades A Fairyland 5th, 4th, and 3rd Class Essays on Floodlights

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 1

Yesterday we published the three essays which received commendation of the judge (Mr. E. A. Drew) from the sixth class at Katoomba Primary School. To-day, the wining essays from fifth, fourth, and third classes are…

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Let's Go Gossiping [?]cw Freezes Mercury -- From Queensland by Air -- At Sea -- Wentworth Falls Pioneers -- Daffodil Display -- Ambulance Dance -- Luck is a Gift -- Few Knew of Floodlights

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 3

I know of one Katoomba resident at least, who was particularly pleased with the advent of snow on Wednesday night. The thick…

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School Essays On Katoomba Floodlighting Attractions

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 4

Katoomba Aldermen recently offered a sum of two guineas as prize money for the best essays by local children on the Floodlighting Attractions. The standard of the two winning essays in the Sixth Glass…

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Topical Pars. Lure of the Floodlights

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 September 1933 · page 4

Mr. White, who represented the Associated Motor Traders of the Hunter District at the public meeting on Friday night, said that the…

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Policing the Floodlights

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 2

Quite a lengthy discussion arose out of a suggestion by the head gardiner that one of the rangers should patrol the Floodlight area at the Cascades of an…

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Heavy Storms

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 1

Two storms of unusual severity occurred during the week. The first happened about noon (Monday) and the second about 5 p.m. Two…

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Swimming Baths Floodlighting for Night Swimming

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 29 December 1933 · page 1

Subject to the lessee of the Swimming Baths agreeing to pay the cost of all electricity consumed in connection with the floodlighting of…

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