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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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The Katoomba-megalong Road

The Mountaineer · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 2

THE subjoined letter from the member of the district, staling that the Katoomba-Megalong road must stand over for the present, will come as a…

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Road From Blackheath to Shipley. Public Works Department Sydney, 27th August, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22nd instant, presented by you from the Blackheath Progress Committee,…

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Katoomba—megalong Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 10th September, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

SIR,—With reference to your letter of the 4th instant stating that the Katoomba Council is d[?]us of waiting on the Minister for the…

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Katoomba Police Court. Saturday, September 8th. Before Messrs Tabrett, Goyder and Duff, J'sP. Indecent Language in a Railway Carriage

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 3

J. Payne and F. Ralphe were prosecuted by Mr. Boyd,' a railway official, for using indecent language in a railway carriage on Friday,…

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Blackheath Old Station Buildings. Railway Commissioners Office, Sydney, September 18, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of jour letter of to-day re the old Station Buildings and subway at Blackheath. I have the…

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Railway Commissioners Office, [?]dney, 19th September, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 2

Sir,—With [?] to your letter of [?] provision of a [?] Railway line at Blackheath, I am directed to inform you that…

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Burragorang—wentworth Falls Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, Sept. 24th, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 3

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st instant, with regard to the road from Wentworth Falls to Burragorang and…

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Tourist Tickets. Office of the Railway Commissioners. Sydney, 25th September, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 3

Sir,—With reference to your call a few days ago with members of the Katoomba Council regarding an extension of the currency of the cheap…

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Self Help on the Railways. [N.s.w. Railway Budget.]

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 1

The disposition of the railway employees to help a fellow worker and his family has recently been strikingly Exemplified at Newcastle. Mr. W…

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Office of the Railway Commissioners. Sydney, 2nd Oct., 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 2

Sir,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your latter of the 28th ultimo covering a communication from the Springwood Progress…

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Great Western Road, Lawson. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 23rd October, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 22nd instant. asking that the Great Western road in front of the Mechanics'…

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Road to Wentworth Falls. Department of Public Works, Sydney, November 1st, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 3

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday urging that the proposed improvements to the road from the railway…

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The Motor-car in France and England

The Mountaineer · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 6

Mr. John Munro, writing in "Cassell's Magazine" for February, says:—The French are a quick-witted race, always on the lookout for something new and interesting…

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Wentworth Falis Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 20th November, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 3

SIR,—With reference to your letter of the 31st ultimo, urging that the work of improving the road from Wentworth Falls to the railway…

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Road to Lawson Cemetery. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 21st November, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 3

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant, with enclosure from John Geggie, asking for the road to be…

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Leura Government Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 19th December, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 2

Sir.—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant enclosing resolution passed by the Katoomba Council, respecting…

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A Tramway Budge Burnt

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 2

The largest of the bridges on the Katoomba mines tramway was destroyed by fire on Monday week last…

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