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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

27 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2

Proposed Secondary Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council, the Mayor (Ald. Walford), in reply to a question, stated that it is…

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Want New Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 11

Owing to the poor state of the Megalong Valley Road, the Megalong Valley Progress Association is to urge the…

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Macquarie Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 9

After many years of agitation for improvements in the road surface of Macquarie Road, residents were happy to have a…

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Footpath In Raymond Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Springwood Progress Association, a resident of Raymond Road, spoke rather scathingly of…

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England to Cane Town Motoring Record Austin A70 covers distance in 24 days

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 5

When, on December 14, Ralph Sleigh and Peter Jopling, two British motorists, drew up before Shell House,…

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Lorry Stalls On Railway Line

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 1

A Sydney - bound passenger train was held up for 16 minutes at Katoomba Railway Station when a large Diesel motor lorry…

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Road Accidents

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 8

Kenneth Mclntosh (24), of Little Hartley, was found in an unconscious condition lying on the side of the Great…

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Fatal Road Accident

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

An aged woman was killed while crossing the Great Western Highway at Bullaburra last week…

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Volunteers To Repair Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

The failure of the State Government to make available sufficient funds to put the King's Tablelands Road, Wentworth Falls, in a trafficable condition has resulted in a "working bee" being formed to repair the five-mile stretch of road,…

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Protest Against Megalong Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 5

The bad state of the Megalong Valley Road, and the action taken by the Blue Mountains City Council in withdrawing…

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"Working Bee" Repairs Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 12

Aldermen, Businessmen, Council, P.M.G, a[?] Main Roads 3card employees, as well as live New Australians, were included…

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Aerodrome Phone

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 1

At the request of the Department of Civil Aviation, the Blue Mountains City Council is to erect a notice at the Blackhealh…

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Drive to Check Road Accidents

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 1

Since the abolition of petrol rationing, police and transport authorities throughout the State have been studying with particular care the traffic problems that have arisen in cities and towns situated on the main highways…

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Mountain Roads Damaged By Torrential Rain

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 1

Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused to many roads on the Blue Mountains when the area was deluged by continuous rain last week…

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Migrant Jumps From Express Train

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 10

A 42-years-old migrant had an amazing escape from injury when he jumped from the Central West Express as it was travelling…

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Aldermen Inspect Damaged Roads

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 1

Aldermen of Blue Mountains City Council gained first hand information on damage caused to roads by recent flood rains when…

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Lights For Hawkesbury Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 11

A recommendation by the Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer that nine lights be erected in Hawkesbury Road…

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"The Road to Q.V."

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 12

"We live here in isolation, for T.B. has laid us low; And our treatment can't be hurried, it is necessarily slow…

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Government Finances New Road to Bodington

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 1

After prolonged agitation a section of the King's Tableland Road, at Wentworth Falls, is to have a bitumen surface. Council employees commenced work on the road last…

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Bad Road Affects Wood Supplies

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 2

Owing to the condition of the Megalong Valley Road caused by continuous rain, several bakery businesses have been unable to…

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