The Gib Hill Road
SIR,—I see that the Mittagong council are taking it upon themselves to apply to the Government for a special grant for the purpose of cutting down the the Gib Hill road. Now I think this is a matter…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
157 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 8
An Aerial Railway Across Niagara Falls
A COMPANY has been formed, the capital secured, and the privileges obtained to construct a species of aerial cable railroad across the very brink of Niagara Falls and but 30ft. above the tompestuous…
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As a result of the representations made to the Government with reference to the Gib Bill Road, Mr. V. J. S. Blouifield (Resident Engineer) was…
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FOR some months past the Mittagong council has been agitating for the re-grading, or deviating, of the Gib Hill between Bowral and Mittagong, and invited the Bowral council to assist in moving the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners
THE Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Oliver, Febon, and Kirkaldic) arrived in Bowral shortly before 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. They were accompanied by Mr. Harpour, chief traffic manager; Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Railway Accident. MRS. W. Rand Killed at Arncliffe
Mrs. William Rind, of “Meryton,” Roach street, Arncliffe, was killed on Thursday evening by an accident at the Arncliffe railway station. She…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Reid at Mittagong. Reception at the Railway Station
The Premier, with the Minister for Public Instruction and Mr. Garland M.L.A., visited Mittagong yesterday, in connection with the opening of the new School of Arts…
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The clerk then read the draft of a letter to the Minister for Lands re the deviation of the road at Mount Misery, on route from Bowral to the Wombeyan Caves. The map was also laid on the table…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. Wombeyan Caves Road
SIR,—It is surely time that a Progress Committee was formed in Bowral in order to keep our township somewhat abreast of the times, and to keep our aldermen up to their duties. Bowral is fast losing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wombeyan Cayes. and Its Roads. Part 1.—Mittagong's Action
THE "Mittagong Progress Committee sent out circulars the other day to poisons most interested, inviting them to roll up at Morris's corner, near Butler's, at 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, to…
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A young woman, Miss Kate Dalwey, travelling to Essendon (Vic.) in a first class railway carriage on Wednesday night, was attacked by a young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mittagong to Roberton Park. Petition Against New Tourist Road
A PETITION is being signed by residents of Bowral and farmers and dairymen in the neighborhood of Upper Mittagong, against the proposal of the Resident Engineer (Mr. Blomfield), who is said to be…
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First Passenger: 'Expect they had some fine pups up at the dog show, but I have a dog at home I wouldn't trade for the best of 'em.'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wombeyan Caves. Mount Misery Road Petition
MR. A. P. DUTREZ, of Bowral, has been busy during the past week securing the names of influential gentlemen, business people, and farmers to the following petition:—…
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W.J. Napier writes to our Kangaroo Valley contemporary, advocating the construction of a tramway from Moss Vale to the top of tho Barrengarry…
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In connection with the above, Mr. A. P. Duprez has been working enthusiastically in obtaining signatures, which it is intended to forward to the Minister for Lands. It is…
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The following official communication has been kindly forwarded to us by Mr. W. McCourt, M.L.A., for publication:—…
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Mr. W. J. Napier writes to the Kangaroo Valley “ Times ” advocating the construction of a tramway from Moss Vale to the top of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gib Hill Road. No Assistance From Government
MR. W. McCour, M.L.A., has received the following communication:— Public Works Department, Sydney, April 29, 1899…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eccentricities of a Tramp
JUNEE, May 4.—A "travelling rubbish heap" is what Mr. T. K. Garland,. J.P., designated the heterogeneous mass of "property" which Joseph Ranson, an elderly individual, arrested at Junee on Monday last, said he owned. In consequence of the…
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