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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Au Revoir! At the Cross Roads "Pat's" New Mission

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 5

In spite of inclement, weather on Friday last, there was it good roll-up of citizens at the Unity Hall, to farewell Mr. Herbert ("Pat…

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Carrying the Crowd Motor Bus Conditions

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 6

Katoomba Council does not intend to carry out a proposal to municipalise the town's motor bus service…

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Old, but Ever New the Railway Crossing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 5

Back in 1904 the first agitation started for the widening of the level crossing at the Katoomba railway. On that occasion, the commissioners…

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Motor 'Buses v. TRAMS

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 6

Sir,—The writer would direct your readers' attention to a comment under the above heading in "The Sydney Morning Herald" of Tuesday…

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Safety First Railway Precautions Katoomba Up-to-date

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 3

Our Railway Commissioners are known to most of us for the things they do not do; very few of us trouble about the things they do in the…

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Motor Capsize Miraculous Escape

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 6

While trying to evade two dogs on the Bathurst-road, near the Convent corner. Katoomba, Mr. Cottgrave, a retired officer of the Indian…

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Current from Lithgow The Railways Scheme Commissioners' Inquiries

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

Some explanation of the scheme proposed by the Railway Commissioners to supply current from works to be established near Lithgow to…

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Coming! The Railway Commissioners Get Ready

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 4

Sometime between the 4th and 8th of September, the Railway Commissioners will pass through Katoomba and o'er the Hills, westward…

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Linking West and South Through Nature's Garden Big Road Scheme

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 6

The subject of the Federal Government's scheme of granting £250,000 to be apportioned among the several States to carry out main…

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The Valley Road Made and Un-made Blackheath Again Active

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 7

For a long time, residents of Megalong Valley have justifiably complained about their main tracks—they could not possibly be exalted…

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Rough on Motors £50 for a License

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

The municipality of Hamilton is frantically endeavering to tax all motorists out of existence. At the last Shire meeting, a letter was…

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Bad Half-mile Closes Important Road Settlers Marooned

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 1

The Burragorang-Wentworth Falls road, loading oust of the Q.V. Home, which should constitute a constitute a connecting link between the West and the…

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Motor Buses v. TRAMS (Again)

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 7

Sir,—The following brief summary of a long letter signed by "M" (who evidently knows something of what he is writing about) in the…

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Motor Bus Service

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 10

Sir,—Mr. E. Brown and others have discussed the relative merits of tram versus motor 'bus. Personally, I favor a tramway; but at present…

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State of Roads Katoomba to Mt. York an Observers Report

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 1

A subscriber with interests at Blackheath motored from Katoomba to Mt. York during the week. With an observant eye he noticed the…

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Bad Roads Bonus Ill Blows the Wind That Profits Nobody

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 2

Harbingers of the coming season were well in evidence last week-end, by the endless chain of motor traffic which passed through Katoomba…

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Motor Licenses

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 4

A joint conference between the three Blue Mountains Local Government bodies will be hold to-morrow at Katoomba for the propose of…

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Big Motor Drive Sydney to Brisbane

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 4

On Monday, 18th instant, the third annul Reliability Content between Sydney and Brisbane starts from Sydney. It is a motor car contest…

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Post's Road Race First in and Fastest Old-time Sport Revived

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 6

It was like old-times on Saturday morning, when hundreds of spectators lined the streets to watch the cyclists speeding through in the…

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Railway Picnic

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 4

D.V., celipses solar and otherwise, excepted, the railwaymen, their wives and bairns and lady and other friends, will invade Katoomba on…

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