Railway Slug Coming?
"The Commissioner for Railways in a recent report to Parliament drew attention to the tremendous increase in the annual cost of running the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1947
22 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Excursion Railway Tickets
The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicolas, announced today that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets to be issued for travel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Katoomba Must Have an Aerodrome."
The Katoomba Progress Association members, Messrs. C. Hamey, N. Stanborough, and L. Egan, together with Surveyor W. H. Cranney, investigated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists' Ignorance of Of Law
The police blitz on motorists who infringe the traffic regulations is finding many gaps in drivers' knowledge of the law…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed Provision of Aerodrome for Katoomba
The Katoomba City Council at its recent meeting had before it a letter forwarded on by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) in response to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Council Local Branch Formed at Lawson
With the object of providing assistance in the matter of road safety generally, the Lawson Division of the Blue Mountains Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£300,000 for the Art Gallery - Nothing for L.g. Roads
"The State Government recently announced its intention to spend £300,000 on the Art Gallery," said Cr. Carter of the Shires Association of N.S.W.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Excursions
The Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) has announced that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets to be issued (at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goods Thrown From Passing Train
Men's and women's clothing and merchandise valued at approximately £300 were believed to be thrown from a goods train passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposed Railway Overbridge "Project of Urgent Necessity'
THE proposed railway overbridge, stated the Mayor (Aid. Freelander) at last meeting of Katoomba City Council has been discussed with Mr. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of Railways, and Mr. Cook, Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Modern Auto-camps The Solution of the Motorists' Accommodation Problem Note of Warning Sounded
What is to be done for the touring motorist in Australia? The question poses itself urgently as one learns that the number of motor vehicles registered in New South Wales is now well over 350,000, as compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Matters Were Discussed with the Commissioner
The continuous work of the Mayor of Katoomba (Ald. W. Freelander) on behalf of the municipality, year in and year out, is indicated in the many reports tabled at Council meetings. They reveal the amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Railways at War"
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, announced today that the story of the part played by the New South Wales Government…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letters to the Editor the Story of the Road
This is no fairy Tale! In the dim ages of the past, after the earth's crust had cooled, and vegetation had spread its lush green…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Eisteddfod
The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas said today the Dancing Sections of the 19th Annual Railways Institute Eisteddfod which will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →C.e.m.a. to Present "The Dover Road"
On October 29th at the Katoomba Town Hall, the Blue Mountain Players will present "The Dover Road." Theatre lovers will remember "Lady…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Railways at Work"
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. Hartigan, announced today the publication of a 48-page booklet illustrating and describing interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Excursion Railway Tickets
The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced today that arrangements had been made for the issue of excursion tickets (at single…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motorists Support Shires' Claim for Road Funds
N.S.W. motoring organisations are supporting local governing bodies in their claims for more revenue for the building and maintenance of country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cripps the Road Maker
"If you want to get a project through, let the other fellow carry the burden of kudos and credit, particularly if he is a politician." Such was…
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