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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

223 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 8 of 12

Royal Marathon Road Race Walk or Run for £5

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 2

Mr. H. Tate of the Royal Hotel. Springwood, has started something which should interest all who aspire to a racing ability on the…

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Fatal Motor Accident Woman Killed and Four Injured. Mount Victoria Pass

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 3

When the tail-shaft of a car broke, in descending Mount Victoria Pass, on Tuesday night, the brakes failed to hold, and the vehicle…

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The Motor Worid News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Baby Car for £30

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 4

A baby car, which will sell for £30, is said to be in production in America. It is a single-seater, with a 7 ft. 4in, wheelbase…

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Model Aeroplane Building Why It Is So Popular the Whole World Over

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

The building of model aeroplanes is the best way to acquire a knowledge of the science of aeronautics…

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Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes to Plant Tree at Faulcon-bridge

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 2

The avenue of trees planted by Prime Ministers, past and present, at Faulconbridge, will be advanced another step on Saturday when…

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Motors and Motoring. Night Speeding

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 4

It is quite a common belief among impatient motorists that because of the comparatively small volume of traffic in city and…

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Road Accident Local Cyclists Narrowly Escape Injury

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 2

The largely increased number of cyclists to be seen on the roads these days, calls for caution on their part as well as that of…

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Model Aeroplane Club First Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 1

The Katoomba Model Aeroplane Club met for the first time on Saturday evening last. There was a very good master,…

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£5 Reward for an Aerodrome ! Blackheath Council Makes an Offer

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 1

Has anyone a level block of land about 660 yards by 660 yards, which they have been hiding from the inquisitive…

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Bilpin--mt. Irvine Road

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

The Deputy President reported that accompanied by Cr. Lees and the Shire Clerk, he had attended a meeting with representatives of the…

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The Lloyd Cup Last Saturday's Road Races

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 1

The Katoomba District Cycle Club held the fourth stage of its Point Score race for the Lloyd Cup on Saturday, over a course of 14 miles…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council Springwood Public Hail Prime Minister's Corridor of Oaks-- Bilpin Road Newnes Fund

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

The President (Cr. P. Wilson) reported as follows at the last meeting of the B.M. Shire:-- As Council is aware, through the…

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Motoring. Care Where Parking

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 2

Many motorists imagine that because a police warning standard is not displayed in a thoroughfare, it is quite safe to park there…

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Commissioner for Railways at Katoomba Big Deputation Asks Many Questions But Accomplish Little

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 3

Ald. McLachlan was the only absentee when alderman, accompanied by Mr. W.V. Holtsbaum (Deputy Town Clerk),…

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Collision Between Cyclist and Motor Truck Mr. J. Dennett Seriously Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 3

Mr. Joseph Dennett, Jar., aged . 25, employed in his father's printing works, Bathtrust Road, met with a serious accident on…

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The Poor Motorist Must Be Fortified

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 2

Motorists declare that the authorities attempt to effect compulsory teetotalism for all drivers is too. sweeping…

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Aeroplane Landing Ground Mr. W. Jungsford-smith's Co-operation

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 31 August 1935 · page 1

Mr. W. Kingsford Smith, manager of W.A.S.P. Airlines Ltd., visited Katoomba recently for the purpose of inspecting the…

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N.r.m.a. News and Notes World Motor Car Production

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 3 September 1935 · page 4

An increase of over 90 per cent in the production of motor cars and motor lorries in the past two years is reported by the League of…

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Male Voice Choir Railway Eisteddfod

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 1

Members of the Katoomba Male Voice Choir are reminded that the usual practice will be held at the Congregational Hall to-night, at…

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Katoomba District Cycle Club Speedwell Road Races

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 3

Great enthusiasm prevailed among cyclists on Saturday when the Speedwell road races were decided over a 58 miles course from…

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