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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

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Ornamental Arch for Main Road Will Board Consent?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 1

Some time age, the question of erecting an ornamental arch, at the Eastern boundary of Katoomba Municipality, was discussed in…

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Main Western Road

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 3

At last Shire sitting, Cr. F. Ross stated that two men had approached him about the bad state of the road between Warrimoo and Blaxland. He…

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Proposed Road Hawkesbury and Springwood

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 3

A letter from the Hawkesbury and Nepean District Progress Association, received by Shire Council, on Wednesday, drew attention to its…

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[?]10 for Megalong Road

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 5

Blackheath Council received a latter on Tuesday night from Mr. A. J. Cowing of Megalong Valley statius that Mr. W. Ward and himself were…

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The New Road Bell Progressives Appeal

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 2

A letter to the Shire Council from the Bell's Line Progress Association states that though the welcome visit of the Shire Councillors, on…

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Grim Tragedy Averted Fageol Coach Leaves Road Saved on the Brink

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 December 1927 · page 6

A Fageol coach, belonging to [?] Ltd., whose light blue vehicles are so well-known on the Great Western Road, had a…

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Good News Buffet Car Granted for Mountains Train

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 5

MR. J.A. JONES, Assistant District Superintendent of Railways, is the bearer of glad tidings at this the last lap of…

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Mt. Tomah or Bowen's Creek Battle of the Routes Champions Appear for Both Roads Council's Open Mind

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 1

In Echo," 16/12/27, we quoted the argument for the reconstruction of the Bell's Line Road via Mt. Tomah, as opposed to that by Bowen's…

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