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Railways, roads & transport, 1890

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Blackheath. Red Leaf, Hat Hill Road

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 2

THIS magnificent villa is now completed, and the contractors, Messrs. Shorland and Hillman, have given up possession to Mrs. Betting, of Waverly, who expressed herself…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY To KATOOMBA Leave Sydney 10 a.m., 5.50 p.m., and 6 p.m., Arrive at Katoomba 1.30 p.m., and 9 p.m., and procted to Blackherth, Mount Victoria, &c., the latter being the mail train for Lithgow, Bathurst, Mudgee, Co[?]ra, Molong,…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 2

Sydney To KATOOMBA. Leave Sydney 10 a.m., [?].50 p.m and 8 p.m Arrive at Katoomba 1.[?]0 p.m and 9 p.m and proceed to Blackhea[?]h, Mount Victoria, &c., latter being the mail train Lightgow,[?]…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY To KATOOMBA Leave Sydney 10 a.m. [?]p.m., and 8 p.m Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 p.m., and 9 p.m and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria &c, the latter being the mail train for Lithgow, Bathurst, Mudgee, Cowra, Molong,…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY TO [?] Leave Sydney 10 a.m. 5.50. p.m., and [?] at Katoomba [?] p.m. and [?] p.m. and [?] Mount Victoria, [?] the latter being the [?] train for Lithgow, Bathurst, [?] Co[?] Molong,…

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A Train on Fire

Katoomba Times · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 2

NEW YORK, January 28. Intelligence has been received of a terrible railway accident in the State of Indians. A train approaching the town of S[?]lc[?], in crossing a bridge suddenly left the rails,…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA Leave Sydney 10 a.m., [?].50 p.m., and [?]p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 p.m., and 8 p.m., and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, &c, the latter being the mail train for Lithgow, Bathurst, Mudgee, Cowra, Molong,…

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Road to the W[?]mpeyan Caves

Katoomba Times · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

MR. A. MANSFIELD, a survey[?] from the [?] Bra[?] Department is [?] a [?] way [?] to 1 [?] 2 [?] Cut[?] will war[?]within a [?] of the [?] railway [?]…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA Leave Sydney 10 a.m. 6.[?]0 p.m. and p.m Arrive at Katoomba 1.[?]0 p.m. and 9 p.m., and proceed to Blackheath, Mount victoria, &c., the latter being the mall begin for Lithgow, Bathurst, Mudgee, Cowrs, Molong,…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA Leave Sydney 10 a.m., 5.50 p.m., and p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 p.m., and 9 p.m., and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria &c., the latter being the mail train for Lithgow, Bathurst, Mudger, Cowin, Molong,…

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Terrible Tramway Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

A TERRIBLE tramway accident happened on 5th instant, shortly before half past 6 o'clock p.m., when James Ross Log[?] a well-known and luchly-respected [?]driver, was killed almost instantly…

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Overheard In a Train to the Mountains

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 2

HE: What was that Mrs. Ski[?]dog said about poor Markham ? She: Oh, Something frightful. He drinks like a fish ; she knows for certain that he beats his wife…

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"Deputation " To the Railway Commissioners

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 2

ON Saturday Last a deputation, consisting of Aldermen A. A. Smith and D.Thomson and ex-Aldermed Goyder and Mullany waited on the Commissioners (Messrs. Eddy and Oliver) at Mr. Goyder's…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY to KATOOMBA Leave Sydney 10 a.m, 5.50 p.m., and [?] p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 p.m and 9 p.m proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, &c, the latter being the mall train for Lithgow, Bath[?], M[?]dgee, Cowra, Molong,…

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The Katoomba Railway Station. Trains to the Mountains

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 2

'KATOOMBA, Sunday. The members of the municipal council waited on the Railway Commissioners yesterday morning, Alderman Edwards only being absent. The Commissioners, in the course of the…

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Local Memoranda. the Railway's

Katoomba Times · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA[?] Leave Sydney 10 a.m., [?] p.m., and [?] p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.30 p.m., and 9 p.m., and proceed to [?], Mount Victoria &c., the latter being the mail train for Lithgow, Bathurst, Mudgee, Cowra, [?]…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 2

[?]-- Leave Sydney 10 a.m. 5.50 p.m. [?] Arrive at [?] 1.[?] p.m. and 9 p.m., and proceed to [?], Mount [?] &c., the [?] being he mail tr[?] for Lid[?], Hathurst, Mudger, Cowrn, Moleng,…

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A Mountain Road

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

ON Thursday Messrs. Hurley and Street, M.P.'s, introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation representing residents of Mount Victoria, who asked to be connected with the old Mount Victoria-road,…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Engine-Driver Heron Killed

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

Stoker Heathcote Seriously Broken-up. THE residents of the Blue Mountains heard on Tuesday morning with a shock of the fatal accident that happened at Bell, between Mount Victoria and…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

SYDNEY [?] KATOOMBA Leave Sydney 10 a.m. 6.60 p.m., and p.m Arrive at Katoomba 1.[?]0 p.m., and p.m., and pro[?]d to R[?] health, Mount Nict[?] &c., the latter bel[?] he mall train for Li[?], Bathurst, Mu[?], C[?] Molong,…

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