Motor Cyclist Injured. Collision with Car. SPRINGWOOD
On Sunday night outside the Springwood Ladies' College, on the Bathurst Road, a collision took place between a motor car and a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1929
257 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 13
Prompt Action Motor Cyclists' Plight HAZELBROOK
Had it not been for the prompt action of Mr. Percy B. Wilson, two injured motor cyclists would have suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Mishaps Girl Knocked Down. and Badly Injured. Lawson
A painful accident befell a young visitor from Condobolin during the week. Little Miss Winnie Chapman, granddaughter of one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Skull Fractured Motor Cyclists Collide Man's Condition Serious
Edwin McKay, aged 21, an employee of the Katoomba branch of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, was returning to work on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Truck for Shire
Blue Mountains Shire Council has decided to purchase a Graham Dodge motor track, at a cost of £885…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Appeal to Drivers. Greater Knowledge Wanted. Increased Motor Traffic Lawson
Last Saturday's motor smash with its toll of two deaths and many injured, happening as it were in our very midst,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collapsed Train's Crew Suffers Heat-wave Springwood
An incident which might have led to serious consequences, happened during the heatwave last week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Road Job. Five Mile Section. Employment for 200 Men. Blaxland
A further 5 mile section of the main Western Road is now about to be reconstructed commencing from the termination of the present new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Death Traps. Mountains Highway Dangers. Escaping Steam Menace. "Main Road Too Narrow."
Too many death traps exist on the Western Main Road on the Blue Mountains, and the "Star," in launching upon a vigorous policy to have this highway widened and improved, has secured exclusive articles, by a representative of Day's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Death on the Road. Tragic Fatality at Lawson. Coroner's Inquiry. Evidence as to Speed
The tragic accident at Lawson on Saturday, January 5, when two women were killed as the result of a tourist parlor coach striking a telegraph post, formed the subject of an inquiry by Mr. Arthur Judges, Coroner, at Katoomba Court House on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drove Dangerously Killed a Cow Motorist Fined a "Fiver."
It was alleged at Katoomba Court on Tuesday, that a motor car travelling towards Sydney on the evening of November 4,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycle Mishap. Springwood
In connection with the motor cycle smash which occurred at Ferguson's Hill recently, three Springwood residents motoring…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →POOLED Money for Roads
Though the Katoomba Council is not in a position to do much with the roads this next year, the aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Treat for Motorists a New Road Mt. Victoria
The new road now opened from Mount Victoria through Bell, Mt. Tomah, and within eight miles of Mount Wilson, through Kurragong,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dangerous Road Report to Be Furnished
Mrs. H. Clarke, of Bellevue. Appian Way, Woodford, has requested the Shire Council to attend to a dangerous piece of road at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →First Move "Star" Advocates Main Road Reconstruction
In last Saturday's issue of the "Star" we drew attention to the many death traps on the Western Main Road, owing to the condition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improving a Road What Shire Is Doing
Several residents of Hazelbrock, have agreed to give a strip of land for the purpose of improving . Winbourne Road, Hazelbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Menace Careless Driving Motorist for Trial
"It is terrible to think how these two women met death so suddenly. Motor traffic is becoming a menace to the safety…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Kiosk at Railway Station
A new refreshment kiosk was officially opened on Katoomba railway station on Wednesday. This kiosk will be managed by Mr. J. Kreckler,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Protest! Government Tourist Bureau V. Local Enterprise Motor Owners Receive Support
Mr. A. E. Marsh, at last meeting of the Katoomba-Leura Chamber of Commerce, attended the meeting on behalf of the Motor Owners…
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