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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Not Our Water Reply from Railway Department

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 3

The secretary of the Railway Department has written to the Blue mountains Shire Council, regarding a complaint from Mr. L. G. Brennaud,…

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Road Operations Mt. Victoria

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 8

The Blue Mountains Shire Council has commenced operations on Station Street, Mt. Victoria, from the Main Western Road to the…

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Road Improvement Request from Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 4

Wentworth Falls Urban Committee, per the secretary, Mr, G. D. Woodhill has made application to Blue Mountains Shire Council to…

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Too Cold for Tar Bitumen Cakes on Road Shire Engineer's Report

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 10

Mr. B. A. Heffernan, Shire engineer, reported to Blue Mountains Shire Council on Wednesday:-- "Since last meeting I interviewed…

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Motor Cycle Club Petrol Consumption Tests

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 3

The fortnightly run of the club took place last Sunday. The party left Katoomba and toured to the track at Hartley Vale, where the…

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Road to Health Importance of Exercise

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 5

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the question of exercise as the greatest aid to health and beauty, according to Nance Carroll, the…

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Sign Boards For Main Road Urban Area Meeting Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 8

All members were present at the committee meeting on Monday night. Mr. Wilson was in the chair…

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Motors Collide Big Truck Damaged SPRINGWOOD

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 1

Mr. R. D. Thornthwaite, proprietor of a motor garage at Springwood was driving towards Faulcon-bridge, last night, and when near…

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On the Continent Some Motoring Hints Mr Reardon's Views

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 10

Mr. Claude Rolfe, of Blackheath, has received another letter from the Reardons. who are touring the battle-fields of France and Belgium…

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Good Performance R.a.c.a. Motor Reliability Trial Success of Morris "Minor"

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 10

The Reliability Trial arranged by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, which was held recently over the Mount Victoria, Kurrajong, and…

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A Trip to an Aerodrome

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 6

One Sunday a few weeks ago, we motored to the Richmond Aerodrome [?]a Mr. Tomah. This drome is situated between…

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Road Repairs Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 4

Wentworth Falls Urban Committee has requested Blue Mountains Shire to improve Boonara Street, Fletcher Street, and Valley of the…

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Road Designs Letters to Shire

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 7

Leura Urban Area Committee has suggested to the Shire Council that a notice be erected at the junction of Main Western Road and Scott's…

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Better Road Needed Glenbrook Request

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 7

Mrs. Emily McLachlan, of Nea Sheet, Chatswood, in a letter to Blue Mountains Shire Council, notified that an account had been received…

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DANGER! Live Wire on Road

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 7

Mr. R. Delaney, the Blue Mountains Shire electricity manager, reported on a very serious matter at the shire meeting…

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Not Favorable Trees on Main postern Road

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 7

Leura Urban Committee has written to Blue Mountains Shire Council, stating that the committee did not. view favorably…

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"Road Construction Not To Specifications" Says Ald. Booth Tenders Turned Down "Downright Underhand Work" Declares Aid. Stubbing

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 1

Road construction and the expenditure of the £40,000 loan has created divisions in the Katomoba Council on more than one occasion, and on Tuesday night another resulted, when Aid. Stubbing took exception to the recommendation of…

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Proposed Speedway Motor Cycle Club

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 3

The general meeting of the Blue Mountains Motor Cycle Club was held at Leura Billiard Saloon on Monday evening last. Two new members were…

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Motor Cycle Club a "Social" Run

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 3

The Blue Mountains Motor Cycle Club held its fortnightly social run on Sunday last. Although the day was not of the…

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