Railway Mishap
A serious railway mishap occurred at the local station on Thursday afternoon about half past five, when an engine, tender and three trucks laden with coal, jumped the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
31 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Lindeman Road
At the Council meeting on Tuesday, Ald. Goyder, by his own action, placed both himself and the body in a rather unique position—inasmuch as he was the mover of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Local and General. Railway Staff Removals
Several changes have taken place in the staff at the local railway station as follows:— F. Brown, night officer at Katoomba, has been promoted to Bathurst, and J. Lammas…
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The motor car with rattling jar And noisy hum goes rushing by, While I am left of sense bereft A trembling atom 'neath the sky…
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"Important discoveries" (so sayeth Departmental reports) have been made in connection with the recent railway accidents. In Katoomba wicked little boys…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Danger Signals
It would be most interesting to know if the framers of the Regulations for Motor Traffic would approve of the little toy speakers or imitation musical boxes…
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On Sunday evening, the down-train to the City met with a slight accident, the front bogey wheels of the engine bumping off the line when crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rough Roads at Leura
A Leura correspondent writes:—It is improbable that those who hold property in Megalong street, Leura, would be, likely to support the agitation to induce…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Poets' Corner. a Tramp
They call me a vagrant, a tramp, A lifer, from over the sea ; A lifter of trifles, a scamp— 'Tis truth they are telling of me…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Tourists. to the Editor Blue Mountain Echo
Sir.—The Mountain tourists' resorts and Nepean river trips, so regularly advertised by poster, reduced fares and special trains, are all handicapped by a wretched and obsolete method…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor Fiend
On Monday last, Mr C. W. Craig, of Essendene, lost his favourite pug by motor accident. Two "fiends" were racing clown Bathurst road, at about 40…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Railway Hotel
We would draw the attention of our readers and the travelling public to an advertisement which appears on page 5 of this issue of the well-known Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Medlow Motor Notice
Elsewhere, Mr J. Rice, proprietor of the Medlow Garage and Livery Stables, notifies that he has appointed Mr R. H. Esgate as his Katoomba agent, with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Syndicate at Leura
A syndicate has been formed in Leura with the object of running a motor-car service from Leura to Jenolan Caves, and also from Leura Falls via Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Millionaire As a Tramp
Mr Edwin Brown, a Denver millionaire, has been amusing himself by making a tour of the principal Pacific Coast cities dressed as a tramp, in order…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lecture by Mr A. G. Huie. Reduction of Railway Fares and Freights
Mr A. G. Huie addressd a public meeting under the auspices of the Literary and Social Union in the Congregational Church on Monday night, the Rev. W. J. Grant presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Railway Station. to the Editor Blue Mountain Echo
Sir, —I would like to suggest, if I may, through the medium of your valuable paper that His Worship, the Mayor, be petitioned to call a public meeting for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Courteous Railway Official
When Mr Ern. Clifton, of the Katoomba Railway Station, had to leave his position to undergo a course of health-treatment at Wentworth Falls, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Relating to Roads. to the Editor Blue Mountain Echo
Sir,—Allow me a small space in your valuable paper to express my views of the ways and doings (as they appear to me) of the wise men of Katoombain the way of managing and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cape to Cairo Railway
"You Americans always think of doing big things and have always been able to boast of the gigantic achievements of your country," remarked an Englishman. "But…
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