More Progress Hotel Railway Additions
Just before the Christmas holidays Mrs. E. Coarin, proprietor of the Hotel Railway, Katoomba, added another wing to her property. It…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Medlow Bath Roads £138 Voted Necessary Improvements
The following estimates in connection with road reforming and general improvements at Medlow Bath, were submitted to Blackheath…
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The following bul[?] on the Great Western Road, from Sydney to Bowenfels, issued by the N.R.M.A. tourist department, will be read…
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That the Blue Mountains railway needs electrification is admitted by all. That the community also requires electrification becomes more…
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Megalong Progress and Citizens' Association is endeavoring to have the Megalong Road proclaimed a Main Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Electrification Mr. Hamilton Knight Moves "Unless We Agitate We Shall Be Left" Committee Criticised
Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A., attended Tuesday's meeting of Katoomba Council, and was accorded a hearty welcome by the Mayor and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Hit-and-run" Motor Drivers Magistrate's Strictures Two Convictions at Katoomba Court this Week Drastic Penalties
The "hit-and-run" motorist is becoming unpleasantly frequent, as witness the vernacular name which now is commonly attached to him…
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Cr. Miller brought up the disgraceful condition of The Crescent, Wentworth Falls, at Wednesday's Shire meeting. He stated that the…
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A letter from the megalong Progress and Citizens' Association was received by Blackheath Council on Tuesday, stating that Mr. Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Echo Point Road Widening of Approach Difficulties Encountered
Echo Point is possibly the most frequented sight on the Blue Mountains. Its convenient location, within one mile of the railway station, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Guiding Line On the Main Road Blackheatr's Proposal
At Tuesday's Council meeting, the Works inspector drow councils attention to the fact that, when driving along the Main Western Road on…
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the Western line, With such evidence than the Commissioners favored the project, the duty of those concerned was to speed matters up…
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"That all present, with power to act, be hereby constituted an Association, to be known as the Lithgow and Blue Mountains Railway Electrification Association, to further the clams of he district in the matter of railway electrification at the earliest possible date…
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ON Wednesday, there transpired, at Lawson, possibly the most representative convention ever held on the Blue Mountains. From low-lying, Penrith, across the Dividing Range, to smoke-grin[?] Lithgow, each centre sent one or more of its public men to pledge…
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The Main Western Road, always a vital topic with the public bodies of the Blue Mountains, was the centre of interest at katoomba Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Crescent Road Worse than Ever Commissioners to Be Approached
The matter of The Crescent, Wentworth Falls, was agian brought up by Cr. Miller at Wednesday's Shire Council meeting, when he stressed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Postmaster-General's Terms "Open Cheque" Deplored Main Roads Board and Department Helpless Wiring Glenbrook
Mr.R.J.N. Franki reported to tho Shire Council, on Wednesday, that in connection with the P.M.G. lines on either side of the road in…
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The Local Land Board Office has communicated with Blackheath Council, on the matter of the proposed reserve as a landing ground…
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Matters were flat at Katoomba Police Court, on Tuesday, despite the fact that an accumulation of cases for three weeks was dealt with. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electrification of Railway Initial Meeting at Lawson Department to Wait on Commissioners Publicity and Finance
The initial meeting of the recently-formed Lithgow and Blue Mountains Railway Electrification League took place at Lawson, on Wednesday…
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