Laughable Railway Management To the Editor, Blue Mountain Echo
Sir,—The humorous persons who protond to manage the railway traffic between katoomba and Sydney, no doubt thought Anniversary Day (Monday) would…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1913
23 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Bill Sykes Abroad. Burglarly at the Railway Hotel
On Sunday morning about 3 a.m., Mrs Gearin, proprietress of the Railway Hotel, had occasion to get up to give admision to a couple of guests arriving on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Railless Trams. To tho Editor, "Blue Mountain Echo."
Sir,—In your issue of date 1st February, 1 notice that at the instance of Alderman Goydor, the Municipal Council has taken a preliminary step towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mountain Motor Mysteries. Joy Rides and Cheap Tortures. To the Editor, Blue Mountain Echo
Dear Sir,—Permit me, through the columns of your live print to tell of my experience among the motor men or the Mountains and Katoomba in particular…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Katoomba's Trams
Sir,—I note the Alderman of Katoomba sought endorsement of their attitude towards the establishment of trams here in a public meeting last Tuesday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams for Katoomba. Splendid Public Meeting
Absolutely the best and most enthusiastic meeting ever held in Katoomba assembled on Tuesday evening in the Council Chamber at the invitation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Katoomba Trams
There can be no mistaking as to the trend of Katoomba's opinion on the subject of tramways after the public meeting called by the Mayor last Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Meeting of Tramway Delegates
A meeting of aldermen and citizens chosen at the public meeting held last week, to interview the Minister for Works on the subject of a tram service for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Katoomba's Tram Service. Monster Deputation to Minister. Sympathetic Assurance
On Friday last, over 40 citizens of Katoomba journeyed to Sydney to form a deputation to wait on the Minister for Works, Hon. Arthur Griffith, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Katoomba Trams. To the Editor, "Blue Mountain Echo."
Sir,—Now that the tram scheme is under way, I would like to know why the lighting of our streets by electricity and the obtaining of power from the streams…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Repairing Roads
In these days of cut-throat competition it bethoveth nil to be thankful for the smallest of mercies and though for a long time the state of all roads in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rates, Roads and Rain
The recent heavy rain has found out and lain bare all the work and defective places in our road construction.. Only the fittest have come through the ordeal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wentworth Falls. The Burragorang Road
A petition is being prepared by Messrs. MacMahon (Cox's River) and Mulheran with a view of presentation to the Minister for Works praying that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba's Hilly Roads
"Hill-climber" writes:— "It is to be hoped that the local Council will not allow the question of the appointment of an Engineer to stand over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leura Baths and Road
Down at the "Meeting of the Waters" things are looking "florce," to the use an Americanism. This place has earned an unavailable reputation has the storm centre of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The O'sullivan Road
THE late Mr E. W. O'Sullivan Minister for Works in New South Wales 1899-1904, became famous in two ways. Firstly his fame came from his genius…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General. Reilly's Motor Service
Mr M. Reilly's well-known motor car will be on the ranks for service next week, after the winter recess. It is the intention of the owner to run an extensive service during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Summer Railway Time Table
The Summer railway time table which comes into force on Sunday next 28 th. instant, contains some very important alterations, not one of which shows any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Railway Picnic. Spoilt by the Rain
The fourth amalgamated picnic of the loco traffic and permanent way employees of the N. S. W. Railways No 1 District was held on Monday at Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The King of Tramps. an American Hono. Has Toured 600,000 Miles. Without Spending a Brown
Just landed back after four days at the Press Conference, with a head all of the hours' that were and little incilnation to write copy, when it typical tranip was…
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