Railway Changes
Several changes have taken place in the local railway staff, including the following:—Mr Lammas exchanges with Mr Rowlands, of Medlow Bath, Shunter…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
47 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 3
A Railway Accident
Last Friday, an accident happened in the local railway yard, whereby an old resident of Megalong Valley lost his horse and had his cart smashed to pieces…
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A motor accident occurred on Saturday night midway between Leura and Wentworth Falls, whereby Mr A. J. Dicks sustained a dislocated shoulder…
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Owing to the recent deluge, a slip occured on the Company's tramline. According to information obtained, three shifts have been, working on the pumps…
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In an article in our Penrith contemporary, dealing with good roads and how to make them, Mr W. Hessel Hall, M.A., makes the following reference to Mountain roads:—…
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We are glad to see that Alderman Craig's suggestion, at last Tuesday's Council meeting, that the cost be ascertained for the construction of a small…
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A collision between two motor cars occurred on the Bathurst road late on Saturday evening. One of the cars, a 20 h.p. Rover, owned by Mr A. McArthur,…
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Rather a serious accident occurred in Bathurst road on Sunday last. Miss Helena Hansen, daughter of a Sydney medical man, fell from a horse while…
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Early on Monday morning, Henry Haynes, aged 25, who had recently been appointed as a relieving officer to a train examiner at Katoomba, was found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Father Bridge's Enterprise
With characteristic energy, Rev. Father Bridge is out with another benefit for his church in the form of a picture show, He has arranged with the…
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"The cheapest and best" describes the above service, whose headquarters are at Mount Victoria, where Mr T. Lanfranchi supplies full particulars as…
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The above combine, with Mr Johnson in the van, paid a flying visit to the Mountain capital early in the week on their usual inspection tour. The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Bridge of Sighs." (And not much of a size either.)
The most busy spot in Leura is without doubt upon the bridge that spans the railway at the station house. When a train draws up under the rather…
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Sir,âWe read with appreciative interest your article in last week's issue on the "Bridge of Sighs." It might also be called the "Bridge of Smoke,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bridge of Size. to the Editor Blue Mountain Echo
Sir,—Your article on the approach to Leura platform comes in season. The traffic is increasing; the district in forging ahead; progress in the ruling spirit of the place, and,…
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The soap and sugar poultice of importunate request and sarcastic comment has at last brought the Leura bridge trouble to a head. It now lays…
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"Some folk, don't know when the're well off. Here ye are, livin' on the biggest and bluest mountains in the State, with tons of waterfalls, lashin's of fresh air an' stacks of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Public Meeting at Leura. "The Bridge of Sighs."
Things were merry at Leura on Monday evening last, when about thirty residents rolled up in answer to a call from Alderman C. L. Dash for a meeting to consider the…
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Sir,—I noticed in the Daily Telegraph a report of a speech delivered by Father Bridge at the celebration of "Australia Day" at a picnic in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Penalising the Blue Mountains. Renitent Railway Regulations
THE evolution of the Blue Mountain resorts from a state of Nature to one of modern civilisation has been slow. The chief reason why it has been slow is that…
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