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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Train Passenger Injured

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 5

A passenger on a train, travelling between Lawson and Katoomba recently, had his face badly cut when his head…

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Goods Train Derailed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 11

When several trucks attached to a goods train were derailed between Glenbrook and. Emu Plains last week, all trains…

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Record Output by General Motors

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 9

General Motors produced 275,703 passenger cars and trucks in the United States and Canada during June, the highest monthly…

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Railways Officer Discusses Train Problems

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 5

Members of the Lower Blue Mountains Federation of Progress Associations recently discussed with a railways officer the…

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Bridge Again Damaged

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 12

For the second time within a few weeks, the overhead bridge in Bent Street, Katoomba, has been damaged…

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A London Bridge Spans An African River

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 2

A bridge over which thousands of Londoners have walked has been opened in Africa. It is the war - time emergency bridge…

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Hawkesbury Road Survey

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 10

Survey work for the redesign of the Hawkesbury Rd., Springwood, is to commence almost immediately…

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