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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

243 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 11 of 13

Railway Picnic

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 2

Porter Jack Beecroft of Mount Victoria, who represents his station on the Western Railwayman's Annual Picnic Committee, reports…

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For Motor Campers

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

In view of the popularity of motor camping and caravanning, the N.R.M.A. touring department has produced a revised and extended…

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Sweden's Motor Vehicles

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 23 October 1937 · page 3

The number of motor vehicles registered in Sweden this year up to the end of June was 30.5 per cent, more than in the…

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Motorists' Conference

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 23 October 1937 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. will be represented at the 14th annual conference of the Australian Automobile Association, to be held in Melbourne…

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Mt Irvine Road

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 4

Mt. Irvine Progress Association commented on the engineer's report regarding the employment of the maintenance man on the Mt…

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Mt. Wilson Road

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 4

The engineer drew council's attention to the extremely rough state of a short section of about 100 yards oft the Mt. Wilson Road…

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Road Extension at Leura

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 4

Katoomba Council advised that the proposed-extension of Beattie Street to Grose Street was not considered of direct benefit to the…

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Kanimbla Valley Road

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 2

Yesterday (Wednesday) 35 men arrived by the 9.5 a.m. train from Lithgow, to work on the Kanimbla Valley Road, Blackheath, the…

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Central Tourist Bureau Purchased by Searl's Motor Service Ltd

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 1

In 1920, the Central Tourist Bureau commenced business in the building at the corner of Katoomba Street and Gang Gang…

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Problems of the Motor Hire Industry Blackheath's Opposition to Fare Fixation

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 1

The only opposition to the principle of fixation of fares at Monday night's meeting of the Commercial Motor Users' Association…

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Dobbin Takes to Motoring

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 3

A young couple, passing through a village in Quebec, stopped for lunch, leaving the car parked. Having lunched, they came out of…

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Suggested Motor License Monopoly Katoomba Council Indifferent

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 2

Even though he failed to gain the support of council, Alderman Hodgson is to be congratulated for the foresight evident in his…

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Limitation of Motor Hire Licenses Katoomba Aldermen in Sharp Discussion Alderman White Draws a Comparison Letter From C.M.U.A.

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

Alderman H. Hodgson (a delegate to the Public Vehicles Joint Committee) failed to secure an expression of opinion from Katoomba aldermen at their last meeting on that disputatious question: then limitation of public vehicles licenses. A state of tenseness developed…

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Transfer of Tourist Bureau Cabinet Decides to Place Under Control of Railway Department

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 2

With a view to promoting tourist traffic, the State Cabinet oh Friday decided that the Tourist Bureau should be…

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Nepean Railway Platform

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 3

The Secretary for Railways notified council that an investigation will be made with a view to ascertaining the practicability of…

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No Civic Reception To-morrow Commissioner for Road Transport Unable to Be Present

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 2

The secretary of the Public Vehicles Joint Committee (Mr. W. V. Holtsbaum) has been advised that Mr. C. N. Neale…

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Road Accidents in New Zealand

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 4

An interesting report covering an official investigation of road accidents in New Zealand over a recent period of three months has…

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Motor Transport Paragraphs From Meeting of Public Vehicles Operators

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

The third meeting of the newly-formed branch of the Commercial Motor Users' Association was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday…

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Armistice Day Observance at Katoomba Short Ceremony at Railway Square

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 3

Nineteen years ago to-day--to be precise, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918--…

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Car Hits Bridge

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 3

A mild sensation was caused in Leura on Sunday afternoon, when a motor car, driven by Mr. Frank Houson, of Ito-parade, Leura, collided…

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