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Railways, roads & transport, 1891

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Local Memoranda the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA daily (Sundays excepted)--Leave Sydney 10 a.m., 5.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 p.m. 9 p.m., and [?] p.m. and proceed to [?] to the latter being the mail train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 2

STREET TO KATDONEY, daily (Sundays excepted) —Leave Sydney 10 a.m., [?] p.m. and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.30 p.m 9 p.m., and 11.18 p.m. and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, [?] the latter being the mail train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY [?] DAILY (Sunday's expected)-Leave Sydney 10 a.m. 3.30 p.m. and [?]p.m. Arrive at Katoomba.30 p.m. [?] and 11[?] p.m. and prese[?] to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, &c., the letter being the mail train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 2

STREET TO KATOOMBA daily (Sundays excepted) -- Leave Sydney 10 a.m., 3.50 p.m., and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 p.m 8 p.m., and 11.15 p.m., and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria &c., the latter being the mail train…

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Kanimbla Road

Katoomba Times · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 2

IN sending their engineer to report upon the routes discovered by Messrs. Pecknman Bros. and England Bros. which are said to be suitable spots for making a carriage road into…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA. [?] (Sunday's excep[?])--[?] Sydeney 10 a.m., [?] p.m., and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba [?] p.m. 9 p.m., and 11.15 p.m. and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria &c., the latter being the mail train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO [?]BA NAD (Sen[?] excepted) Leave Sydney 10 a.m. 5.[?] p.m, and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 Mount Victoria to the latter being the mailu train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA, daily (Sunday's excepted)-- Leave Sydney 10 a.m and 34 p. Arrive at Katoomba 1.30 p.m 9 p.m. and 11.8 p.m and proceed heath, Mount Victoria, &c., the latter being the mail train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY [?] daily (Sundays excepted) Leave Sydney 10 a.m., [?] p.m. and [?] p.m. Arrive at Katoomba [?] p.m. 9 p.m. and [?] p.m. and [?] to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, &c., the latter being the mail train…

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Two Railway Guards Killed

Katoomba Times · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Sunday.--At an early hour this morning a shocking double fatality occurred at North Melbourne railway station. After the last train hod run through, two men were…

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The American Railway Disaster

Katoomba Times · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 4

London, Friday Night.--Further details have been received with respect to the terrible railway disaster, in North Carolina, in the United States, by which n train was precipitated into…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA, dally (Sunday pr[?]pted) [?] Sydney 10 a.m. [?] p.m. and 8 pm Arrive at Ka[?] 1.10 p.m. 9 p.m. amd 11.15 p.m. and proce[?]d to l[?]ack beth Mount [?] &c., the latter being the mail trs[?]n…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO RAY[?], dally (Sundays evrer[?]d) Les[?] Sydney 10 a.m. [?] p.m. and 1 p.m. at Katoomba 1.20 p.m 9 p.m., said 11.[?] p.m. and procerd to Black heath Mount Vict[?]e so the latter being the mall train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA, daily (Sundays excepted)--Leave Sydney 10 a.m., 5.50 p.m., Arrive at katoomba 1.20 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11.15 p.m., and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, &c. the latter being the [?] train…

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Continental Notes. Terrible Railway Accident near Paris. PARIS, July 30, 1891

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 4

A TERRIBLE accident took place at 9.15 p.m. on the Vincennes railway close to Paris. The train, made up of 23 carriages, most of which were as it is usually the case on Sundays, filled…

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N.S.W. Railway and Tramway Association. Mount Victoria Branch

Katoomba Times · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 3

THE Anniversary of the establishment of the above branch was celebrated by holding a banquet at the Royal Hotel. Mount Victoria, last Saturday night, when about 40 members and others attended. The…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 2

[?] KATOOMBA daily (Sundays expected)--Leave Sydney 10 a.m., [?] p.m. and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba [?] p.m. [?] p.m., and [?] p.m. and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, &c., the latter being the mail train…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA, daily (Sundays excepted) --Leave Sydney 10 a.m., 5.50 p.m., and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 7.30 p.m. 9 p.m. and 11.15 p.m. and proceed to Blackheath, Mount Victoria, &c., the latter being the mall train…

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Railway Disaster in Spain

Katoomba Times · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 4

LONDON, Monday. --The funeral of the persons killed in the recent railway accident at Burgos, on the Great Northern Railway, Spain, was attended by an immense number of persons…

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Local Memoranda. the Railways

Katoomba Times · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY TO KATOOMBA, daily (Sundays expected) --Leave Sydney 10 a.m., 5.50 p.m., and 8 p.m. Arrive at Katoomba 1.20 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11. 15 p.m., and proceed to Black heath, Mount Victoria, &c., the latter being the real train…

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