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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
22 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Another accident has occurred at the Katoomba level crossing, and this time attended with fatal results. As the Mountain Express (Fish) train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir.--The primary consideration to engage the attention of representative bodies on the Mountains is rapid communication to and from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The embankments are now almost finished as fas as Kato[?]la, but a small gang of men are working near Leura. There is the work of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners came through on Wednesday and visited the various Mountain towns. At Katooba they were met by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,--I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant regrant for expenditure on the road to Lawson railway station past Mr. Wilson's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Date of letter under reply; 26th ultimo, Subject: Further regarding the road from Katoomba to the Valley of the Waters, Wentworth Falls: Reply : The clearing about the 18th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The line is now duplicated ae far as Lawson, the first train running, on it on Sunday afternoon. On Monday: the men at the cutting near Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some time ago the Wentworth Falls Progress Association moved the matter of a direct road to the Valley of Waters, from Katoomba and Leura,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The line is now completed as far as Wentworth Falls, and the section from Lawson to that place will be opened next Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Sunday Mr. Donald Macdonell, member, for Cobar was at the different camps addressing the men upon the advisability of enrolling themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A start is being made on the new Leura station, and the line will be duplicated up to Katoomba on Sunday, making 26 miles of double line…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrangements were not complete to open the line to Katoomba as it was thought would have been done last Sunday, and it is thought will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The work of making the double line to Katoomba was almost completed last Sunday, but the actual connection was not made, but everything will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir, --I have to acknowledge your letter of Saturday relative to payment to men engaged in the deviation works. If it is suggested in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The double line to Katoomba Station was not completed on Sunday, though the men were working all day. Work is to be continued near the station on Sunday next…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The finishing touches were put on the duplication at Katoomba and Wentworth Falls stations on Sunday last, and the mail train passed over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The gang under the Donttol of Mr. Allonby has returned to the cutting at the Katoomba station for the purpose of obtaining ballast…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Katoomba has not seen many fatal accidents, though the level crossing was answerable for one some time back, and there has been a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gangs are still working at the Soldier's Pinch cutting, and the cutting near the Mount Victoria station. Owing to the recent heavy windy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr H. Richardson, superintendent of lines, speaking at a banquet at Penrith recently, said that the Blue Mountain railway rose higher than…
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