Accident at Bodington Hill Motor Cycle and Car Collide
Bodington Hill, Wentworth Falls, claimed another victim on Sunday morning, when a motor cycle and sidecar collided with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
278 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 14
Man Killed at Lawson Struck by Motor Car
When Mr. John Melville Page, aged 47, stepped off the footpath opposite the Railway Station, Lawson, to cross the Great Western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Motoring Christmas
A record Christmas holiday season, so far as motoring is concerned, is forecast by the N.R.M.A. The number of inquiries being made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Bustle Holidaymakers Return to Metropolis
BETWEEN 4.6 p.m. and 7.20 p.m. on Monday, twenty-one trains left Katoomba Station for the metopolis. All carried…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Motor Cycle Mishap Third Within Few Days
While on his way to motor cycle races at Hartley, William Furniss, 17, of Sydney, while riding pillion, received severe abrasions to his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air-raid Road Precautions
All drivers appreciate a lightcolored road surface. It simplifies driving at night considerably, and the movement towards light, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Motor Cars Stolen Youths Arrested
Three days of hectic escapades, by three youths, aged 16 to 18 years, finished up with them being arrested and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Future of Motor Travel
Addressing a meeting in Scotland, recently, Professor A. M. Low, the well-known English scientist, stressed that the two important…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interest in German Roads
During 1935, about 300,000 foreign motorists visited the German motor roads, and in 1936 the number had increased to 720,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Accident at Lawson Bridge Fruit Showered on Railway Line
The railway bridge on the eastern side of Lawson was the sence of another road accident at 6.15 a.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overhead Bridge Over Level Grossing Again in the Limelight
In accordance with the motion carried at the last meeting of Katoomba Council, the proposed overhead bridge at the level crossing was discussed at Tuesday's meeting of the General Purposes Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Time-table for Summer Months
Railway time-table for summer months will operate from 26937. Caves Express train will run to and from Sydney daily, Sundays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Scenic Railway Vivian Pynor's Descriptive Story
The many hundreds of thousands of visitors who have marvelled at the scenic gems of the mountains take away a lasting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Matters Council Prepares for Early Visit of the Commissioner
The Mayor (Aid. L. A. White) advised his colleagues last week that the Railway Commissioner will make his annual visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Service for the Lower Mountain Towns
The Railway Department notified the B.M. Shire Council that Monday, February 14 was the date fixed for the visit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity Supply to Mount Wilson Railway Department Scheme Prohibitive £4000 Cost for Twenty-two Consumers
The Under-Secretary of the Department of Works and Local Government referred to the B.M. Shire Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Vehicles in New South Wales
Figures released by the Transport Department last week show that there was a motor vehicle for every 8.8 people in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Katoomba and Leura Chamber of Commerce Railway Improvements Suggested. Conference Requested on Bridge Proposals
Mr. A.M. Soper presided over a small attendance of members of the above organisation on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tourist Motor Camp Proposal Before Black-sheath Council
At the last meeting of Black-heath Municipal Council, a letter was received from Mr. W. Lucas, advising that he has purchased land…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Current Topics Road to Success
Success is 2 per cent; inspiration and 98 pe cent, perspiration. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC. The Katoomba Bapitst Sunday…
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