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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

10 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

A Railway Grievance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 8

Sir.—Kindly spare mc space in your valued weekly to air a grievance that is common to Mountain travellers and visitors, but doosn't appear to have reached the office of the…

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Railwayisms

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

Sir,—Probably some good friend would kindly explain why no timepiece is provided in the refreshment room at Mount Victoria. Not even a notice board is visible to notify…

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In the Train

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 1

The student of human nature has no need to enter for a course in a correspondence school. Not for him is the toll at nights in musty volumes, when all else sleeps. Not…

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That Euroka Road

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 8

At question time at last Shire Council meeting, Cr. Riches rose in his wrath, and addressed President Walker, who, judging by his smile, was expecting a storm in…

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About Our Railways

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 8

Sir,—I read with interest, in both the Mountain and city papers, the accounts of the platry prosecution in the Katoomba Court, Superntendent At will v. Sorget-Major…

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Railway Freights and Fares

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 7

Sir,—It is rumoured that railway fares and freights are to be further increased. This is a vitally important matter for all country districts. It is clear that the…

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Lease the Railways

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 7

Sir,—The great strike in the State workshops, and the consequent hold-up of traffic by the sympathetic strike in the "Ioco" branch, once more proves that Socialistic…

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A Motor in Flames

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 3

Mr. A. Seller was the central figure in a sensational accident, which occurred on Friday night last, when the Overland car, owned and driven by him, caught [?] and…

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Railway Ganger Assaulted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

At the Katoomba Police Court on Monday last, before J's. P. Power Lawrie, Jasper Teer was charged on three Counts:—(1) with trespassing on railway property at…

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Railway Officials Honored

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 6

Some weeks ago a public meeting decided, to give Mr. George Irwin, S.M. at Katoomba, a suitable send-off prior to his departure in a position of high…

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