B.M. Shire Road Plant Contemplated Purchase
The tenders committee of the B.M. Shire (Crs. Walker, Mudcalf, Wilson and Chapman) have recommended the purchase of an Aveling and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1921
80 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 3 of 4
Katoomha's Front Gate Railways Block It Another Pow Wow
The Divisional Engineer for Railways will be visiting Katoomba shortly, and there is to be another pow-wow on the overhead bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways Deputation Ended As Expected Mr. B. Schleicher's Scheme
The much-talked-of deputation to the Railway Commissioners has come and gone, and has apparently left us very much where we were. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Deputation
Sir.—On the evening of Thursday, the 21st instant, while on the [?]out to Manly. I was mechanically opening the evening paper, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Tramp Abroad
The Prime Minister has been having fun again. He is one of the most incorrigible diversion-hunters living. He is on a little pleasure trip…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Roads Council to Purchase Plant
"We must have a roller and scarifier" was the definite opinion expressed by President Savage at the D.M. Shire meeting. He went on to any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mahomet's Coffin Katoomba's Road Roller Twixt Two Points
Katoomba Council's new road roller is now ready for delivery. But there was no reads for it to roll. That is to say, its time for usefulness will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Witching Hour of Six Adventure on Western Road Swagman and Motorist
A frequent week-end visitor—Mr. Walter Butler, estate agent of Campsie—motoring up from Sydney last Saturday, had an amusing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mountain Train Service
It will be remembered that on the 21 July last, a deputation from Blackheath asked the Railway commissioners for a modification of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Medlow Bridge Beacon Antiquated Smoky Lamp
Mr. Swindlehurst, Blackheath Council's engineer, at Tuesday's Council meeting, complained of the light on Medlow Bath railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Widening Western Road "Resumption Prices Absurd."
The proposal to widen the Main Western-road at Springwood was dealt with at the B.M. Shire meeting on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Railways Pros and Cons Commissioners' Verdict
As upon the railway service the progress of the Mountains very largely depends any matters throwing enlightenment on that important…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escape Motor Lorry Explosion
Mr. M. E. Ruston, carrier, of Blackheath, on Wednesday was saved from what most assuredly would have been a serious injury, just by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Town Council Starving Roads Insufficient Money the Cause
Alderman Midgley, Soper, James, Booth, Witte and Wall were present at last Tuesday's Katoomba Council meeting, when Mayor Dash presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stop Her! Train Held Up
The Lightfeet amusient entertainers certainly made a big hit over the week-end as they were leaving Katoomba. The 11.55 a.m. train was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Digger's Death Jumped From Train
The holiday was marred by the tragically sudden death of Rex Gammel, a patient of the Red Cross Sanatorium. The deceased, in error…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba's Road Loan
At question time, Ald. Soper asked if anything definite was on the books of to Council with regard to the reads loan of £95,000. He alluded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Western Road Blackheath's Drastic Policy Afraid of Government
At the instance of Ald. Michell, the question of main roads occupied the attention of the Blackheath Council on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melting Pot Cross-roads of the Pacific Glimpses Here and There Part V.
Consequent on the suggestion of the Editor of the "Echo," a promise was given by the writer to "do his best" to set down a few impressions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Train Service Improvement Suggested Council Moving
At the last meeting of the Shire Council, Cr. Chapman suggested that a letter be written to the Railway Commissioners, thanking them for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →