Katoomba Municipal Council Local government Council established in 1889. Katoomba briefly became a city in 1946 before amalgamation with Blue Mountains Shire Council in 1947. Milestone Merged into Blue Mountains City Council 1947 {"name":"Merged into","target":"Blue Mountains City Council","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1947<\/span>"},"date_start":"1947","date_end":"1947"} Name Alternate City of Katoomba {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"City of Katoomba","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Type Local government {"name":"Local government","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}