Proposed Concrete Bridge At Katoomba Falls Road Discussed in Council
The Mayoral minute tabled at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council contained the following reference to the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
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Deputation to Minister The Main Roads' Act New Roads Wanted
The Mayor (Ald, Packer) in a Mayoral minute, referred to the recent deputation to the Minister re the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Springwood Roads. to Be Repaired
After Mr. Heffernan had submitted a report on Railway Parade and Hawkesbury Road, Springwood, at Wednesday's…
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A letter was received at Wednesday's meeting of the B.M. Shire Council from Mr. A. J. Meek, Mt. Irwin stating that he had recently…
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At Wednesday's meeting of the B.M. Shire Council, Mr. Heffernan, Shire Engineer, made, the following report on works…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bad Material Used. on Leura Roads. Referred to Urban Area Committee
Mrs. Carson, Leura, wrote to the B.M. Shire Council at Wednesday's meeting, drawing Council' attention to the bad material used in repairing…
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A communication was received by the B.M. Shire at the Council meeting on Wednesday last from Mr. A. B. Piddington, Sydney, suggesting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Star's" Special Motoring Section When Ignorance is--Death Fallacy of "Unpreventable Road Accidents Test of Fitness. How the Law Should Be Invoked to Save Life
In order to adopt immediate measures to lessen the number of road accidents it is necessary to know how these are caused. It is merely foolish to talk of "unpreventable" accidents, just as it is foolish to blame motorists entirely for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Overhead Bridge M.R. Board Surveyor on Job in Bent Street
Of late the question of an overhead bridge at the level crossing leading to Katoomba North has been discussed at…
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A successful bridge and euchre party was held on Tuesday night last in the Masonic Hall, Leura. Those who did not play cards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Religion By Aeroplane In Real Australia Out at the Back of Beyond
There was quite a large congregation at St. Hilda's Church of England on Sunday morning and evening to hear the Rev. S. J. Kirkby, Organising Missioner for the Bush Church Aid Society, and the preacher was attentatively…
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Recent experience confirms an opinion I have always held--that by far the greater proportion of the various forms of motoring misbehaviour one encounters on the road is caused through ignorance and nervousness rather than carelessness or…
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Leaving Katoomba at twenty to eight last Saturday week, wo commenced our journey home to Newcastle, a distance of 186…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Restoration of Embankment On Great Western Road
A letter was received from the Main Roads Board at the B. M. Shire at its meeting on Wednesday last re. State Highway No. 5--Great…
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At the B. M.. Shire meeting held at Lawson on Wednesday last, H. J. James, writing on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Queen…
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At the Katoomba Police Court on Tuesday last, John Leonard Lindeman Brown was charged before Mr. Surtherland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Repairs At Mt. York Mount Victoria
Blue Mountain Shire Council has received orders from the Urban Area Committee to repair Mt. York Road with metal taken from the local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Something New Motor-car Color Schemes
Many visitors to Sydney during the great motor rally at that resort were no doubt surprised at the very real artistic beauty of several of the cars displayed in the concours d'elegance, and realised that the era of drab ultilitarianism has passed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Train Accidents in Four Days on Blue Mountain Line
Troubles never come singly. They did not come singly for the railway authorities this week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Staff Changes on Railway Issued This Week
Among the many changes in the Railway Staff (Lithgow district) issued this week, we noticed the following appointments:--…
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