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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1895

13 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Short Story. the Cross-roads Ghost

The Mountaineer · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 4

Many superstitions still linger in certain parts of Georgia among the simpler, less enlightened dan of people, but it was far worse before the war. Then the country was…

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A Road into Kanimbla Valley

The Mountaineer · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 2

For some considerable time past strenuous efforts have been made to obtain a road suitable for vehicular traffic into the valley, but as yet…

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The Main Western Road

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 May 1895 · page 2

A DEPUTATION comprising Messrs. Peacock (Mount Victoria), Davis (Wentworth Falls), Roberts (Lawson), Clarke (Hazulbrook), and…

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The Mail Train and Katoomba

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 May 1895 · page 3

Through the courtesy of Mr. F. C. Goyder, we publish the following letter:— "Government Railways of New…

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Mountain Railway traffic

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 2

The following table is taken from the official returns:— Co-operative statement showing the number of passengers to…

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Profitable Roads. to the Editor

The Mountaineer · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 3

Sir—Will you kindly allow ma a abort apace in your valuable paper to ask are roads constructed with a view to being profitable. Having read…

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Railway Concessions on the Mountains

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 2

An important letter from the Railway Department in reference to concessions to tourists on the Mountains was read before the council on…

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Railway Concessions on the Mountains

The Mountaineer · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Monday night the Mayor called attention to the fact that the concessions granted by the railways were not by any…

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Railway Concessions on the Mountains

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 2

The tone of the letter to the Katoomba Council on Monday, and the readiness with which the Commissioners acceeded to the request for a…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1895. (Before Messrs. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., F. C. Goyder, and P. Miller, J's.P) Illegal Railway Travelling

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 November 1895 · page 2

David Ellison and George were charged with travailing front Katoomba to Penrith without a ticket…

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Railway Concessions on the Mountains

The Mountaineer · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 2

The following is a copy of a letter from Mr Thomas Whitley, hon. secretary of the Blackheath Improvement Association read at the meeting…

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Deputation to the Railway Commissioners

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 3

On Thursday morning a deputation representing the Mountain district waited on the Railway Commissioners in regard to a cheap weekly service…

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Railway Traffic

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 December 1895 · page 3

A substantial increase was apparent in the railway, and with the exception of the exception the mail train at Springwood,…

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