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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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

Road Grant

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill), has informed the Blue Mountains City Council, that it is to receive…

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Advice To Motorists

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 11

Use correct hand signals for turns and stops. When approaching a railway crossing, turn off your radio and…

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Secondary Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 5

The Council's application to the Department of Main Roads to have the road leading from Katoomba via Lovel, Clarence,…

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New Main Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

The Department of Main Roads has advised the Blue Mountains City Council that the road from Springwoo'd to Yarramundi, via…

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Deputation on Megalong Valley Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 5

The importance of expediting the reconstruction and repairs to the Megalong Valley Road was stressed by members of a…

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Bridge Repairs

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

The difficulty in obtaining the required lengths of timber has delayed repairs to the pedestrian overbridge at Blackheath…

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Road Grant

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has advised the Blue Mountains City Council that a further allocation of £5,000 has been made…

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Collision On Bridge

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 3

The driver of a motor lorry and his wife were injured when their vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another…

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Motorist Injured

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 12

Leonard Oswald Barnes (23), of Baxter Avenue, Kogarah, was admitted to the Blue Mountains District Hospital last Thursday…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 10

David Robert Mills (17), of "Greenslopes," Mount Street, Leura, was treated at the Blue Mountains District Hospital after…

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Road Complaint

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

To The Editor, Sir: Of course, the great cry of the rise in rates, I suppose we would…

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Motorists Astray

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 3

During the past few weeks several motorists and drivers of heavily-laden vehicles have misaken Katoomba Street, for the…

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Motorist Hurt In Collision

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 1

I[?]efice Rega[?] 128), of Wattle Street, Haberfield was [?]tted to the Blue Mosen[?]ins District Hospital last…

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Service For Motorists

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

A battery charger which safely and efficiently recharges a [?] battery in about 28 minutes, has been installed at the…

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Practical Advice To Motorists

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 5

Here is some practical road safety advice to motorists from the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. Use speed that is always safe…

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Railway Electrification

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

With the electrification of the railway line from Sydney across the Blue Mountains to Lithgow, the journey to Katoomba will…

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Practical Advice To Motorists

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 8

Here is some practical road safety advice to motorists from the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A…

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"Vale Road"

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

The Department of Local Government has notified its approval of the name "Vale Road" for the thoroughfare…

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Blaxland Roads

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 3

In the course of his report to a special meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council, the City Engineer stated:…

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King's Tableland Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 12

The road to Queen Victoria Homes, King's Tableland, is to be tar-surfaced, provided the Minister will accede to a…

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