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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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Our Pleasure Resort. the New Road and Narrow Neck

The Mountaineer · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 3

Besides the Katoomba-Megalong road being advantageous in opening up the Valley it will lend additional charm to that resort of transcended…

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Public Works Department. Sydney, 22nd March, 1900. Bathurst Road

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 1

SIR,—With reference to the representations of yourself and Mr. Dobin on the 15th instant, when the latter, on behalf of the City Bank, offered…

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Private Railways That Are Not Toys

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 3

Of late years there has been a craze for construction miniature railways in gardens and drawing-rooms. While these models are, many of them, as beautiful as they are…

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Official a Road at Hazelbrook. Department of Public Works. Sydney, 6th April. 1900

The Mountaineer · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 5

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant asking for the clearing of road leading north from platform at…

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Hazelbrook Railway Matters

The Mountaineer · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 3

A deputation of residents of Hazelbrook was introduced to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. S. E. Lees, M.P. this morning. They asked for a…

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Wireless Telegraphy for Railway Signaling

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 3

Two months ago Professor Russod Azar of Rome, perfected his invention of telephoning without wires between ships at sea…

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Official Great Western Road at Springwood. Sydney, 30th April 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 5

Date of letter under reply—27th ult. Subject—Drawing attention to the state of the Great Western Road at Springwood. Reply—Repairs will…

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Railway Time Table Winter Alterations

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 5

The alterations on the Western line Which came into effect on May 1, are: —The following trains will be discontinued during winter months:—…

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Beethoven Sat in the Road

The Mountaineer · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 3

Beethoven was never known to be without notepaper and pencil, and whenever an idea struck him he put it at once on paper, being by no means choice about…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit to the Mountains

The Mountaineer · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 1

The annual inspection of the Western line took place on Monday, when the commissioners visited the various Mountain centres, and on the whole…

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Single's Ridge Road, Springwood. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 26th May, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 1

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant, asking for the reforming &c., of portion of Singles Ridge Road,…

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A Wentworth Falls Road

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 3

Under the superintendence of P Mulheran £150 (public and private money) has been expended on opening up the old Bathurst road (between…

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Wentworth Falls Roads Vote. Department of Public Works, Sydney, June 28th, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th inst., asking for an extension of time for the expenditure of the vote for…

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Special Grant for Single's Ridge Road. Sydney, 2nd July, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

Date of letter under reply : 18th May. Subject: Applying for s special grant for the road from Hawkesbury road, Springwood, along Single's Ridge,…

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Springwood Cemetery Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, June 29th, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 26th inst., presented by you from the Springwood Association, stating the…

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The Wentworth Falls-Burragorang Road. to Be Widened for Vehicular Traffic

The Mountaineer · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

About 20 of the unemployed arrived at Wentworth Falls by Monday's midday train from Sydney, for the purpose of widening that part of the…

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Even's Lookout Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, July 20th, 1990

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

Sir,—With reference to the petition signed by J. J. Daly, James Mohony, Justin Brenan and other residents of Blackheath, presented by you, asking…

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Road to Evans' Lookout

The Mountaineer · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

The Government have decided to improve the road to Evan's Lookout, find the unemployed who were engaged on the Soldier's Pinch…

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The Two Proposed Routes for the Wyalong Railway. Mr. Cook on Their Rival Claims. the Coal Question

The Mountaineer · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

Referring to the Public Works Committee report in favor of constructing the line to Wyalong, via. Temora, Mr. Cook made a pertinent…

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Our Railways

The Mountaineer · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 2

The railways of New South Wales are under the control of the Government. Those of the old country and some of the other colonies are worked…

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