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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Scheme For Aerial Railway At Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 5

An aerial railway across the gorge below Katoomba Falls will be erected if Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J…

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Pratt-Bridge Wedding

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

A pretty wedding took place between Evelyn Fanny Pratt, "Eskdale," Wentworth Falls, and Stanley…

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Railway Tents

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 11

Friction has arisen between the Railway Department and the Blue Mountains City Council over the erection of…

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Road Safety

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 10

Drivers and riders should at all times be prepared. Road emergencies give little time for thought…

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R.A.A.F. Man in Motor Cycle Accident

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 1

A young Airforceman, weft known in the Blue Mountains, was seriously injured when he was…

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Level Crossing Bridge

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council the Town Clerk reported that an advertisement had…

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Lennox Bridge

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 11

The Blue Mountains City Council has decided that loads crossing Lennox Bridge, on the Mitchell Pass (Lapstone…

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Lights for Mount Hay Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 12

The B.M. City Council, on the recommendation of the Chief Electrical Engineer, has authorised the erection of two…

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Work on Roads

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

Work is proceeding on construction of the road to the new sanitary depot at Blaxland. It is situated in the…

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Bent Street Now Main Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 7

The Main Roads Department has stated its willingness to declare Bent Street, Katoomba, a secondary main road…

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Patrons Brave Road To Help Fete

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 2

Crowded buses and many cars bumped over the rough and rocky road to Q.V. Homes at Wentworth Falls…

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Board Will Not Close Road

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 5

Considerable alarm was caused at Emu Plains by a misapprehension that the Metropolitan Water Board,…

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Bent Street Bridge

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 15

The impending electrification of the western railway line will necessitate raising the level of Bent Street bridge,…

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"The Ghost Train"

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 16

A well-known play, the Ghost Train, by Arnold Ridley, will be performed by St. Alban's[?] Laura, Musical and…

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Seeks Improved Train Services

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 4

Blaxland Progress Association, at a recent conference of Advancement organisations at Wentworth Falls had the…

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Main Roads Officer's Help Appreciated

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 1

The Mayor, Aid. P. E. Galwey, at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains City Council referred to the…

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"Ghost Train" Gets Green light

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 13

St. Alban's, Leura, Dramatic Society very creditably produced Arnold Ridley's thrilling 3 Act Drama, "The…

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Water Supply to Railways

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 11

The N.S.W. Railway Department has been advised by the Blue Mountains City Council that subject to the…

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