Life in London. Written by an ex-Katoombalte. How Essex Treats Its Tramps
The County of Essex (Eng.) has adopted a schedule by which it is hoped that wayside begging will be done away with. Large red posters have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1914
31 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 2 of 2
Life in London. Sidelighty on the English Railways
When I dare to criticise the railways in England, it is safe for me to begin by expressing my profound admiration for the fast express trains that it has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mountains Roads. Questions of Grading
Some time ago attention was drawn to the absurdity of the Blue Mountains Shire Council having a hard and fast rule in respect to the grading to the roads…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mountain Road Hogs. [To the Editor.]
Sir,—I read with considerable interest the remarks of some of your alderman at the Council table on pace making in the Mountain motor world, and noted the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lindeman's Little Road. Ald. Howie Hits Hard. Ald. Lindeman Retires
As usual, the Council meeting provided its regular squabble on Tuesday evening No one was surprised. It is now part and parcel of the proceedings and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Centenary of the Road. Proposed Memorial to Lieutenant Cox. Representative Meeting
A well attended meeting was held at the Lawson School of Arts on Saturday afternoon to discuss the question of commemorating the centenary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Excessive Railway Charges. How They Affect Katoomba
Sir,—For a number of years I have tried to point out to my fellow citizens a practical way to get a big reduction in railway fared and freights. I wish to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lindeman's Little Road. Recommendation Refused. a Matter of Fairness
The recommendation that £14 be spent in clearing Wentworth Street, or, as it is better known, "Lindeman's little road," again came under the notice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motors in Collision. Charge of Negligent Driving
Thomas Dillinger, a motor driver employed by Mr. J. M. Ellis, of Wentworth Falls, was summoned at the Katoomaba Police Court for negligently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Round the World. Chat with a Motorman
Mr. M. Reilly, of the katoomba Tourist Bureau, dropped in at the den on Monday morning, looking the picture of health after a tour extending over nine months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Those Railway Gates. Ald. Tabrett on the Warpath
The closing of the railway gates and the consequent congestion of traffic has been a burning question since the time of the oldest inhabitant. The Railway…
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