Traveller. a Railway Story
These is a romantic story in sever[?] being carried on near the [?] line of the Santa Fe Railway is the United States, between Topaka and [?] and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
25 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Our Pleasure Resorts. Points of Interest and Beauty. No XXX. [The editor will feel grateful for any satis[?] of information that will help to make these articles interesting, and assist visitors in deriving the greatest benefit from their visits.] Springwood and Faulcan-bridge
The following contribution is a somewhat more elaborate general description of the principal Spring wood and Faulcanbridge eights than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Katoomba North Over-bridge
The question of this bridge now seems as though it will shortly reach consummation, and that the bridge will be erected about 40 yards higher…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Springwood-hawkesbury Road. Sydney 17th April, 1899
Date of letter—24th February. Subject—Applying fora special grant to be expended in clearing the road from the Springwood-Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Western Road, Wentworth Falls. Department of Public Works. Sydney, 14th April, 1899
Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th inst., re the Great Western Road, to Railway Station, Wentworth Falls,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mountain Summer Train Service
We understand that following up a motion passed at the last meeting of the Leurs Progress and Improvement Association, a report of which appeared in our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Road Into the Valley
THE DISCOVERY of the new caves in the Burragorang has again revived the question of the road into the Valley. And after a ride through such rich…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Road into the Valley. a New Route Proposed
A visit to the locality of the proposed road into the Valley off the Narrow Neck by residents of Katoomba and Megalong was made on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Western Road. Department of Public Works Sydney, 9th May, 1899
SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 8th instant, requesting the removal of stumps and legs on the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners
The Railway Commissioners visited the Mountains on Tuesday, and were interviewed at various centres. KATOOMBA…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mountain Summer Train Service
Facilities for travelling as prominently [?] of the [?] the Mountain and [?] year the number who [?] or…
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From the following letter it will be seen that the railway commissioners will give due consideration to the suggestion of the recent conference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Road Into the Valley
Now is the time to make a decisive move in the matter of getting a road into the valley, and if the present opportunity is lost it may not be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Centrifugal Railway
The Centrigual Railway consisted of a pair of iron rails bent round so as to form a a circle, the two ends being brought out into two inclined planes, and the two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World of Sport. a Bicycle Road Race
A novelty in the world of sport was introduced to the Mountains on Wednesday afternoon last, when a bicycle road race, eventuated, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba-Megalong Road
The question of this road has advanced another step, and the officers' estimate is now made known, and it is satisfactory to find it is within a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The World of Sport. Cycling. Bicycle Road Races
Two very exciting road races took place in Katoomba last Monday afternoon, (Eight Hour Day) when there there was a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Motor Watering Carts
An electric motor watering cart has been invented by a Frenchman. The vehicle (says the Paris correspondent of the 'Daily Telegraph') has been experimented with on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Katoomba-Megalong Road
The residents of Katoomba and Megalong are wisely pushing on this matter, and a well-attended meeting was held at the Masonic Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boers Fear Armored Train
An armored train sent by the British from Estcourt scared the Boers away…
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