Mr Kirschlager Killed in Motor Mishap
As we go to press, word was received that Mr. Kirschlager, well-known Katoomba business man, was killed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1936
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Cycling To-day's Big Road Race
To-day witnesses the arrival of a big contingent of visiting cyclists to participate in the Katoomha District Cycle Cub's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling Eighty Riders in Big Road Race Won by G. May
The splendid, representative entry received for Katoomba District Cycle Club's invitation road race on Saturday, aroused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Abandoned Bridge (To the Editor)
The Katoomba Council is to be heartily congratulated on having; by a majority of the full Council, rejected the project for an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge at Peats Ferry
Another unsuccessful attempt to induce the Government to give further consideration to the question of the building of a bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Service Railway Winter Time-table Now in Force
The Caws Express is not running now on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays. Passengers FOR Katoomba are advised that they may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School for Careless Motorists
Motorists offending against traffic regulations in Honolulu are sent to a police school similar to that used in Germany. Films of traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Standardised Motor Horns
The new government of Spain has given the anti-noise campaign a further lease of life; in future, all drivers will have to use horns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A Headlights for Hooters
Hitherto one of the noisiest cities of the Balkans, Athens is to fortid the use of motor horns after 11 p.m. Drivers will now be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City of Sydney Eisteddfod Special Railway Concessions
Prospective country competitors in the 1936 City of Sydney Eisteddfod are advised that excursion trains will be run on convenient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Salted Roads
U.S. road-makers are trying out another material for road surfaces. Common salt is thoroughly mixed with ordinary road materials, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Repairs
Despite the fact that we are now in June, the Great Western Garage is so busy in the repair department that additional staff has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dangerous Driving Motorist Fined
William John Charles Luscombe, of Main Street, Lithgow. pleaded not guilty on a charge of having driven a motor car in a manner dangerous to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Education by Travel Railway Tour for School GIRLS--23rd to 29th AUGUST, 1936
The Department of Railways has completed all arrangements for a railway "cruise" to take place during the forthcoming Michaelmas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Floodlighting Approved Katoomba Falls and Scenic Railway Scheme to Cost £1287
For some months past, negotiations have been proceeding between Council and Katoomba Colliery Limited regarding a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. In the Alps
Work on the road tunnel through Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak (15,780 ft.) from Chamonix in France to Entreves in Italy, will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ald. Mclaughlin Wants Statistics Enquiries From Railway Department
"That the Town Clerk ascertain from the Railway Department the best conditions under which it would be prepared to supply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Transport Commissioner's Report
"The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) is to be congratulated upon his report," said Mr. J. C. Watson, president of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Footway to Leura Mayor Urges Public Departments to Complete Road Improvement Schemes
Katoomba Council is anxious to proceed with the construction of the footway along the Bathurst Road, between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality Death of Mrs. Stedman's Sister
Constable Stedman, of Katoomba, received word on Thursday that Mrs. Stedman's sister had met with a motor accident on Saturday last,…
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