The Megalong Valley Road Hon. Arthur Griffith Interviewed
At the instigation of the Katoomba Agricultural Bureau, aided by Mr J. Dooley, M.L.A., the hon. Minister for Works, Mr A. Griffith, paid aw official…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1912
21 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Who Rules the Road?
Sir,—Who rules the road? Is it the man who sits behind the wheel, of a motor car? or the men in our Municipal and Shire Councils? As one who has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Road to Jenolan Caves
There are certain roads doing dual duty as tourist highways and market gardon by-ways. These roads are good—in places —and absolutely horrible in places, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What about that Bridge ?
Looking down Lourn Mail from the Great Western road, the wide thorough-fare presents a fair vista of business placos. In several instances, the finishing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →All Roads Lead to the Mountains
WITH Easter in sight, a voice, of warning has gone up from Sydney, probably not on behalf of Sydney, for the story it tells is not in Sydney's best interests…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General. Cooper's Motor Service
Mr G. H. Cooper, of Mt. Victoria, is making a special effort to eater for tourists to Jenolan Caves. In his announcements elsewhere, he offers a two day's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General. Road Improvement
We notice with pleasure that the Shire Council has got to work opposite Leura Public School. For a long while, no line of demarcation has existed between the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Railway Accident. Katoomba Resident Killed
A and accident happened at 6.20 p.m. on Thursday last at Ashfield railway station, resulting in the death of a very well-known Katoomba resident, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Traffic
There has been a lot of fuss made in both the Municipal and Shire Councils on the subject of properly regulating motor traffic on tourist roads. In response to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Motor Shooting Trip
A party of four nimrods, armed with divers patterns of fire weapons, provided witha bout half a thousand rounds of shot and ball cartridge, and fortified with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway By-law No. XLIX
The Government Railway Guide is steadily growing to gigantic proportions, due, perhaps, partly to the inclusion of some additional information to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railwayite in Rebuttal. to the Editor Blue Mountain Echo
Sir,—Whilst being highly amused, I felt somewhat annoyed at the would-be seathing criticisms of your Lawson reporter on the three items concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troubles of Motor Men. to the Editor Blue Mountain Echo
Dear Sir,—Will you be good enough to permit me a small space in your valuable paper to touch on one of the many matters a motor driver has to contend with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Workers at Play. Annual Picnic at Katoomba. a Record Gathering
Never in the history of Katoomba did the Receration Reserve present such a gala appearance as on Monday last, when over 2000 people disported on the green…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Motor Fatality at Katoomba. Mother Killed Instantaneously. Child Seriously Injured. Chaffeur Arrested
A shocking motor fatality occurred on the Bathurst Road on Tuesday last, when a married woman named Robecea Abouriszk, wife of Peter Abouriszk, residing at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Estate. to Be Sold on 8-Hour Day
Among the giant, advances noticeable on the Mountains, Katoomba stands well in the lead, Nature's bounty has endowed the capital with beautiful surround…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor Accident. Adjourned Inquiry
At the adjourned inquiry into the motor accident, which rosulted in the death of Mrs Rebecca Abouriszk, Mr. A. Judges, Coroner, presided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Roads Board
WHEN a communication from a kindred body was before the Katoomba Municipal Council, asking co-operation in offering opposition to the proposal of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Crossings. To the Editor, "Blue Mountain Echo,"
Dear Sir,—Seeing that the deputation failed to move the Railway Commissioners to erect a bridge at the central crossing, perhaps he may be induced to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tourist and Main Roads
FOLLOWING upon a tending article in one of our recent issue, dealing, with the proposed Main Roads Board, we note with pleasure and satisfaction that…
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