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Sat 17 Jun 1911 - Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962)
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The Iron Horse.

DEVIATION AT GLENBROOK.

Line 2.0.0The Blue Mountain village of Glen-
Line 2.0.1brook was up till 12 years ago com-
Line 2.0.2paratively unknown. Then it sudden-
Line 2.0.3ly became notorious as the scene of
Line 2.0.4a cold-blooded murder. A prospector,
Line 2.0.5Captain Lee Weller, was done to
Line 2.0.6death by that fiend in human shape,
Line 2.0.7Butler, who was hanged for the

crime.

After Butler's execution, the place

settled down again to its rural se-

Line 2.3.0clusion, and the gum trees and bush
Line 2.3.1growth were undisturbed, Save by
Line 2.3.2the wallabies. This solitude, how-
Line 2.3.3ever, has been broken again. In
Line 2.3.4January last the railway deviation
Line 2.3.5works were started at Glenbrook, and
Line 2.3.6hundred of navvies and camp fol-
Line 2.3.7lowers swarmed into the village. A
Line 2.3.8camp was located on a plateau about
Line 2.3.9a mile and a half from the railway
Line 2.3.10station, and in a week or so stringy
Line 2.3.11barks, grey and red gums, and other
Line 2.3.12bush growths were cleared off, and
Line 2.3.13the ground was left almost bare.
Line 2.3.14Hundreds of drays, carts and vans
Line 2.3.15brought building material from the
Line 2.3.16old railway camp at Clarence. The
Line 2.3.17scene changed as if by magic. Shops
Line 2.3.18and humpies went up in almost a
Line 2.3.19single night. They were strange

Line 2.4.0looking structures, composed chiefly
Line 2.4.1of second and third hand galvanised
Line 2.4.2iron, bagging which was once new,
Line 2.4.3ruberoid, and timber of all descrip-

tions.

Line 3.1.0Now a little over four mouths have
Line 3.1.1elapsed, and the new township has
Line 3.1.2advanced with the time. The railway

Line 3.2.0workmen say that their settlement
Line 3.2.1is not a camp. They regard it as
Line 3.2.2a township, for it boasts a popula-
Line 3.2.3tion of 1200 navvies, with their wives
Line 3.2.4and families. This sudden increase
Line 3.2.5of population in the village is ex-
Line 3.2.6clusive of the original inhabitants of
Line 3.2.7the place. For the navvies, the Rail-
Line 3.2.8way Department has provided a doc-
Line 3.2.9tor and a hospital. At the present
Line 3.2.10time the hospital is being largely
Line 3.2.11availed of by sufferers from minor
Line 3.2.12ailments. Fortunately, the camp is
Line 3.2.13free from serious sickness. Two
Line 3.2.14policemen have taken up their quar-
Line 3.2.15ters there, but as they are regarded
Line 3.2.16as "giants of good advice" to those
Line 3.2.17who occasionally become obstreper-
Line 3.2.18ous, the strong hand of the law is
Line 3.2.19not frequently used. If fact, in fair-
Line 3.2.20ness to the navvies, it must be said
Line 3.2.21that the duties of the policemen are
Line 3.2.22very light indeed. There is also a
Line 3.2.23resident Church of England clergy-
Line 3.2.24man to minister to the spiritual

wants of the navvies.

Line 3.4.0The main street of the new town-
Line 3.4.1ship is a quarter of a mile long and
Line 3.4.2of the uniform width of 66ft. It is
Line 3.4.3composed entirely of shops and re-
Line 3.4.4staurants. These include large gen-
Line 3.4.5eral stores, a bootmaker, two tailors,
Line 3.4.6three barbers, fruit and refreshment
Line 3.4.7shops, a baker and butcher, a ham
Line 3.4.8and small goodsman, a van proprie-
Line 3.4.9tor, tobacconists, newsagencies, and

Line 3.5.0a billiard saloon. One feature of the
Line 3.5.1domestic life of the camp is the ex-
Line 3.5.2istence of many boarding houses. At
Line 3.5.3some of them there are as many as
Line 3.5.425 daily customers for meals, chiefly
Line 3.5.5young navvies for whom the smiling
Line 3.5.6waitresses evidently have a charm.

Line 3.6.0Few, if any of the navvies, how-
Line 3.6.1ever, lodge in the boarding houses.
Line 3.6.2They prefer the freedom of their
Line 3.6.3tents where at nights they sit, sing
Line 3.6.4and smoke and make merry. A den-
Line 3.6.5tist arrived a few days ago and he
Line 3.6.6expects to do a large business. A
Line 3.6.7large hall has been built and in it
Line 3.6.8are held picture shows, dances, thea-
Line 3.6.9trical performances, and concerts.

Line 3.7.0The navvies and storekeepers' assis-
Line 3.7.1tants have formed two football clubs,
Line 3.7.2and at the members' own expense
Line 3.7.3have had constructed a proper play-
Line 3.7.4ing oval near the Glenbrook railway

station.

Line 3.9.0Among the dwellings the bag hum-
Line 3.9.1py is much in evidence, but despite
Line 3.9.2the many primitive homes cleanliness
Line 3.9.3prevails to a marked degree. A
Line 3.9.4sanitary officer has been specially
Line 3.9.5appointed by the Railway Depart-
Line 3.9.6ment to supervise matters in the in-
Line 3.9.7interest of public health. Swarms

Line 3.10.0of rosy-cheeked healthy children play
Line 3.10.1around their temporary bush homes,
Line 3.10.2but their education is not being ne-
Line 3.10.3glected. The local public school,
Line 3.10.4where the attendance previously av-

Line 3.11.0eraged 30, was found to be far too
Line 3.11.1small to cope with the sudden rush
Line 3.11.2of children, so the Glenbrook School
Line 3.11.3of Arts was engaged as a sort of
Line 3.11.4overflow schoolhouse, and now the
Line 3.11.5attendance has increased to 200 pup-
Line 3.11.6ils. The local teacher has had his
Line 3.11.7staff increased by two assistants,
Line 3.11.8while the local postmistress (who was

Line 3.12.0so suddenly transported from the
Line 3.12.1realms of rural quietness into a hive
Line 3.12.2of industry) found it necessary to
Line 3.12.3apply for additional assistance.

Line 3.13.0The railway works are of great
Line 3.13.1magnitude. Glenbrook Creek is being
Line 3.13.2blasted out of recognition. All day
Line 3.13.3long the blasting is going on and the
Line 3.13.4"boom!" of the explosion echoes
Line 3.13.5through the gullies and over the

Line 3.14.0hills, scaring the wallabies and for-
Line 3.14.1cing them to retreat to places where
Line 3.14.2the rack-a-rock and the dynamite do
Line 3.14.3not disturb the tranquillity of their
Line 3.14.4forest fastnesses. The navvies are
Line 3.14.5constructing a new railway line to
Line 3.14.6do away with the straining of coup-
Line 3.14.7lings and the heavy haulage over the

steep grade which at present exists

between Emu Plains and Glenbrook.

Line 4.1.0The journey over the mountains
Line 4.1.1will, when the alteration is finished,
Line 4.1.2be three or four miles longer than
Line 4.1.3it is at present, but train passengers
Line 4.1.4will have ample compensation in the
Line 4.1.5grandeur of the scenery in the Glen-
Line 4.1.6Brook gully. Here the train will
Line 4.1.7skirt along cliffs 700ft deep, while
Line 4.1.8before the gully is reached the line
Line 4.1.9will pass through timbered country
Line 4.1.10on a course which is parallel with
Line 4.1.11the Nepean River, affording a beauti-
Line 4.1.12ful view of the prettiest portion of
Line 4.1.13the Nepean. The progress of the
Line 4.1.14work up to the present is wonderful.
Line 4.1.15Big gullies are being filled up, and
Line 4.1.16hills are being pulled down. From

Line 4.2.0high up on some of the hills specks
Line 4.2.1of humanity can be seen like ants
Line 4.2.2below transforming the whole scene.
Line 4.2.3The work is just another of those
Line 4.2.4railway engineering feats for which
Line 4.2.5the Blue Mountains have now become
Line 4.2.6renowned. Immediately after passing
Line 4.2.7Emu Plains the start of the new line
Line 4.2.8can be seen taking a wide semi-cir-
Line 4.2.9cle. The line returns to the present
Line 4.2.10line near the road-crossing, and then
Line 4.2.11skirts along eastwards some 300yds.
Line 4.2.12A big tunnel is to be excavated,
Line 4.2.13and it will end right at the back of
Line 4.2.14the Glenbrook Station. What a rush
Line 4.2.15there will be for mountain sites for
Line 4.2.16residential purposes when the new
Line 4.2.17line is nearly completed.

The road which the ingenuity of

man has formed over the precipitous

Line 5.0.0Blue Mountains for the big iron horse
Line 5.0.1to convey passengers in the latest
Line 5.0.2cosy carriages has a record which
Line 5.0.3will certainly go down in the history
Line 5.0.4of New South Wales. One of the
Line 5.0.5greatest engineering works in Aus-
Line 5.0.6tralia was the first Zig-zag over the
Line 5.0.7mountains. It ranked among the
Line 5.0.8boldest and most substantial railway
Line 5.0.9structure in the world. Mr Henniker
Line 5.0.10Heaton gives a concise description of

Line 5.1.0the work. The first pinch of the
Line 5.1.1climb is met with at Penrith, 34
Line 5.1.2miles, from Sydney. Here the line
Line 5.1.3gradually rises 155ft before it crosses
Line 5.1.4the Knapsack Gully by the viaduct,
Line 5.1.5which is 388ft. long, with a maximum
Line 5.1.6height of 126ft. The crossing is 245ft

Line 5.2.0above Emu Plains, and the line
Line 5.2.1reaches the lower point of the first
Line 5.2.2Zig-Zag at an elevation 414ft above

sea level.

From there on an elevation of

Line 5.5.0470ft is attained in 30 chains, and
Line 5.5.1the line continues to go higher until
Line 5.5.2the tunnel, 539yds in length conveys
Line 5.5.3the train through Mount Clarence.
Line 5.5.4The rails at the entrance of this
Line 5.5.5tunnel are 3658ft above sea level,
Line 5.5.6and this is the summit level of the
Line 5.5.7line 88 miles from Sydney, and 52
Line 5.5.8Fix this textmiles from the commencement of the
Line 5.5.9ascent at Emu Plains. Between Mt
Line 5.5.10Clarence, 88 miles from Sydney, and
Line 5.5.11Wallerawang, 105 miles, there are no

less, than seven viaducts of 2225ft in

length averaging in height from10

to 70 feet, and in span from 10 to 54

feet. This with the three tunnels

Line 5.8.0are mentioned to show some of the
Line 5.8.1work of railway construction done
Line 5.8.2on the Blue Mountains in the past.

Line 6.0.0The navvies' settlement at Glen-
Line 6.0.1brook, however, is at present the
Line 6.0.2chief object of interest in the dis-
Line 6.0.3trict, as the township which so sud-
Line 6.0.4denly sprung into existence is cer-

Line 6.1.0tainly a feat that would make Ameri-
Line 6.1.1cans, who boast of their machine
Line 6.1.2made settlements, green with envy.
Line 6.1.3The camp is supplied with water
Line 6.1.4pumped from the Duck Hole, a deep
Line 6.1.5pool in the Glenbrook Creek, which
Line 6.1.6for years past has provided the water
Line 6.1.7for the mountain trains. To con-
Line 6.1.8nect the Duck Hole with the camp
Line 6.1.9miles of pipes had to be laid by the
Line 6.1.10Railway Department.

Line 6.2.0The deviation works entail much
Line 6.2.1danger to the navvies. Particularly
Line 6.2.2is the risk of injury great at the
Line 6.2.3Bluff in the Glenbrook Creek. Here
Line 6.2.4men have to go down a sheer face
Line 6.2.5of cliff on ropes, and work on a
Line 6.2.6ledge not move than 2ft. wide. A
Line 6.2.7slip would mean death. Yet those
Line 6.2.8who perform those daily death-defy-
Line 6.2.9ing feats never flinch. On the other
Line 6.2.10hand, they slither down the face of
Line 6.2.11the cliffs and work away on the
Line 6.2.12narrow ledge, giving vent to their

Line 6.3.0hilarious feelings in the latest ditty,
Line 6.3.1the tune of which they picked up
Line 6.3.2at their camp music hall. They
Line 6.3.3evidently like their work in the brac-

Line 6.4.0ing mountain air. Many "out of
Line 6.4.1works" would like to join them, as
Line 6.4.2on the outskirts of the camp are
Line 6.4.3men waiting for an odd job. They
Line 6.4.4are camped variously in small tents
Line 6.4.5and gunyahs made of boughs and
Line 6.4.6gum leaves, which are just suffi-
Line 6.4.7cient to keep out the dew. And
Line 6.4.8everyone who has been in the moun-
Line 6.4.9tains knows what the dew is like,
Line 6.4.10particularly at this time of the year.

Line 6.5.0The work will last for two years,
Line 6.5.1and if the new Glenbrook township
Line 6.5.2progresses at the same rate for the

Line 6.6.0whole of this period as it has done
Line 6.6.1during the previous four months,
Line 6.6.2then Glenbrook and its environs will
Line 6.6.3be a very busy place in 1913. —

"Evening News."

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4 months agojohnfox Rollback this correction (Will remove THIS correction, AND every correction above)	January last the railway deviation works were started at GIenbrook, and the rack-a-rock and the dynamite do not disturb the tranquility of their Clarence, 88 miles from Sydney, and Wallerawang,105 miles, there are no	January last the railway deviation works were started at Glenbrook, and the rack-a-rock and the dynamite do not disturb the tranquillity of their Clarence, 88 miles from Sydney, and Wallerawang, 105 miles, there are no
4 months agojohnfox Rollback this correction (Will remove THIS correction, AND every correction above)	- -r- T T5i: Iron Horse. DEVIATION AT. aLENBEOOK. The Blue Mountain, village of Gle'n brook was up till 12 years ago com paratively'unknown. Then it sudden ly became notorious as the, scene of a cold-blooded murder. ~A prospector, Captain- Lee [Weller, was'.done to death by that fiend in human .shape, Butler,' who was hanged for . the After Butler's execution, the place settled down again to its rural se clusion, and the gum trees and bush' growth were undisturbed, Save by' the wallabies. This solitude, how ever, has been broken again. In January last the railway , deviation .works were started.at GIenbrook,.and hundred of navvies and . camp . fol brought building material from the old railway camp-at Clarence. The scene changed as if by magic.. Shops looking structures,. composed chiefly ! of socond and third hand galvanised > iron, bagging which was once new, ! ruberoid, and timber of all descrip- I tions. . , Now) a little ov.er four mouths have elapsed, and the new' township has workmen say that their settlement 1 is not a camp. They regard it as j a township, for it boasts a popula- : tion of 1200 navvies, with their wives and families. This sudden ' increase ol population in the village is ex clusive o£ the. original-inhabitants of the place. For the navvies, the Bail way Department has provided a doc tor and a hospital. At the present time the hospital is' being largely availod of by sufferers from minor ailments. Fortunately, the camp is free from serious siokness. Two policemen have taken up their quar ters there, but as they are regarded as " giants of good advice" to those who occasionally become" obstreper ous, the strong hand of .the law is not frequently used. If fact, in'fair ness to the navvies, it must be said that the duties of the policemen. are very light indeed. There is also a resident Church of England clergy man to minister to the. spiritual The main street of the new town of the uniform width of 66ft. It is composed entirely of shops and re staurants. These include large gen shops, a baker and butcher, a ham and small goodsman,. a van proprie a billiard saloon. One feature of the . domestic life of the camp is the. ex Few, if any of the navvies, how ever, lodge in the boarding houses. They . prefer the freedom of their tents where at nights they sit, sing and smoko and make merry. A den large hall has been built and in it are held picture shows, dances, thea The navvies and storekeepers' assis tants have formed two football clubs, and at tho members' own expense have had constructed a proper play ing oval near the. Glenbroolc railway Among the dwellings-the bag hum py is much in evidence, but aeBpite sanitary officer has been specially appointed by the Railway Depart ment to supervise matters in the in > interest of public health. Swarms around their temporary bush homes, but their education is opt being ne glected. The local public school, .where the attendance previously av eraged 30, was found to be far too, small to cope with-the sudden rush overflow schoolhouse, and now the attendance has increased to 200 pup ils, Tho local teacher has had his staff increased by two assistants, s while the local postmistress (who was so suddenly transported from • the magnitude. Glenbrook Creek is being blasted out of recognition.' All day long the blasting is going on and the. i "booml" of the- explosion echoes through the gullies and' over the hills, scaring the wallabies and for-1 cmg them to retreat to places where constructing a new railway line to do away with the straining of coup steep grade which at present exists between Emu Plains and Glenbrook; The journey over . the mountains will, when the. alteration Is finished, it is at present, but train passengers will have ample, compensation' in the grandeur of the scenery in the Glen before the gully is reached the line will pass through - timbered country on a course which is parallel with thoNepean River, affording a beauti ful view of the prettiest. portion of the Nepean. The. progress of the work up to the present is . wonderful. Big gullies are Deing .filled up, and ' hills are being pulled down. From high up on some of the hills specks of humanity ,can ,be. seen like ants below transforming the whole scene. The work i$ just another of those railway engineering feats for which the Blue Mountains.have now become renowned. Immediately after passing Emu Plains vthe Btart of the new line can be seen taking a wide Bemi-cir clo. The line' returns to the present lino near the road-crossing, and then skirts along eastwards Bomo 300yds. A big tunnql is to be excavated, and it will end right at the back of tho Glenbrook Station. What a rush there will bo for mountain Bites for residential purposes when the new _ hne is nearly completed. The road which the ingenuity ol - "w feAs ions&d p.vBc tfcB prB^Bitous Blue Mountains for the big iron liorse to convey passengers in the latest cosy carriage^ lias a record which, will certainly-go down in the history of New South Wales. One of . the greatest engineering works in Aus tralia was- the first Zig-zag over, the " mountains. It: ranked among the r' boldest and most" substantial:railway . structure in the world. Mr Hennikcr' ■ Heaton gives a concise. description of •the. work. The first pinch of the climb is met with at Penrith," 34 miles, from Sydney. Here the line gradually rises lo5ft before'it crosses the Knapsack . Gully by the viaduct, wihioh is 388ft. long, with a'maximum above Emu Plains, and the line ■ reaches the lower point of tlio first Prom there on an elevation of 470ft isN attained in 30 chains, ancU the lino continues to go highor until The rails at the entrance of this tunnel are 3658ft above' sea level, and this is the summit level of the line 88 miles. .from "Sydney, and 52 miles from' the commencement; of the, ascent' at Emu Plains. Between Mt Clarence, 88 milc3 from Sydney, and Wal.lerawang,105 miles, there are no less, than seven viaducts of 2225ft in - length averaging in height- from. 10 to 70 feet, and in span from 10 to 54 • feet. This with the three' tunnels are mentioned to show some ot the on the Blue Mountains in the past. The navvies' settlement -a* Glen brook, .however, is at present the t chief object of interest in^tlio dis I trict, as the township which so sud j denly sprung "into existence is cer tainly: a ifeat tliat would make Ameri pool in the Glenbrook Creek, which for years past has provided thewa,ter for the mountain trains. To con nect the Duck -Hole with the camp miles of pipes had to be laid by the .Railway Department. danger to the navvies. Particularly is the risk ' of' injury groat at the Bluff in the Glenbrook Creek. Here men have to go down, a sheer face of cliff on ropesj and work on a slip would mean death. Yet those who perform those 'daily doatli-dofy ing feats ntiver flinch. -On the othor hand,' they slither down the face of hilarious feelings in the jlatest ditty, \| the tune of which they picked up I at their camp music hall. They evidently like their work in- the brac ing mountain air. Many " out of \| works" would like to join them, as \| on the outskirts of- the camp aro men waiting for an odd job. They are camped variously in small tents \| and gunyahs made of boughs and •gum leaves, which aro just suffi cient to keep out the dew. And everyone who has been in the moun whole of this period as it has done I during the previous four - inonths, then Glenbrook and its environs will be a very busy place in 1913;— " Evening News." ... 3 lines containing only whitespace edits not shown	The Iron Horse. DEVIATION AT GLENBROOK. The Blue Mountain village of Glen- brook was up till 12 years ago com- paratively unknown. Then it sudden- ly became notorious as the scene of a cold-blooded murder. A prospector, Captain Lee Weller, was done to death by that fiend in human shape, Butler, who was hanged for the After Butler's execution, the place settled down again to its rural se- clusion, and the gum trees and bush growth were undisturbed, Save by the wallabies. This solitude, how- ever, has been broken again. In January last the railway deviation works were started at GIenbrook, and hundred of navvies and camp fol- brought building material from the old railway camp at Clarence. The scene changed as if by magic. Shops looking structures, composed chiefly of second and third hand galvanised iron, bagging which was once new, ruberoid, and timber of all descrip- tions. Now a little over four mouths have elapsed, and the new township has workmen say that their settlement is not a camp. They regard it as a township, for it boasts a popula- tion of 1200 navvies, with their wives and families. This sudden increase of population in the village is ex- clusive of the original inhabitants of the place. For the navvies, the Rail- way Department has provided a doc- tor and a hospital. At the present time the hospital is being largely availed of by sufferers from minor ailments. Fortunately, the camp is free from serious sickness. Two policemen have taken up their quar- ters there, but as they are regarded as "giants of good advice" to those who occasionally become obstreper- ous, the strong hand of the law is not frequently used. If fact, in fair- ness to the navvies, it must be said that the duties of the policemen are very light indeed. There is also a resident Church of England clergy- man to minister to the spiritual The main street of the new town- of the uniform width of 66ft. It is composed entirely of shops and re- staurants. These include large gen- shops, a baker and butcher, a ham and small goodsman, a van proprie- a billiard saloon. One feature of the domestic life of the camp is the ex- Few, if any of the navvies, how- ever, lodge in the boarding houses. They prefer the freedom of their tents where at nights they sit, sing and smoke and make merry. A den- large hall has been built and in it are held picture shows, dances, thea- The navvies and storekeepers' assis- tants have formed two football clubs, and at the members' own expense have had constructed a proper play- ing oval near the Glenbrook railway Among the dwellings the bag hum- py is much in evidence, but despite sanitary officer has been specially appointed by the Railway Depart- ment to supervise matters in the in- interest of public health. Swarms around their temporary bush homes, but their education is not being ne- glected. The local public school, where the attendance previously av- eraged 30, was found to be far too small to cope with the sudden rush overflow schoolhouse, and now the attendance has increased to 200 pup- ils. The local teacher has had his staff increased by two assistants, while the local postmistress (who was so suddenly transported from the magnitude. Glenbrook Creek is being blasted out of recognition. All day long the blasting is going on and the "boom!" of the explosion echoes through the gullies and over the hills, scaring the wallabies and for- cing them to retreat to places where constructing a new railway line to do away with the straining of coup- steep grade which at present exists between Emu Plains and Glenbrook. The journey over the mountains will, when the alteration is finished, it is at present, but train passengers will have ample compensation in the grandeur of the scenery in the Glen- before the gully is reached the line will pass through timbered country on a course which is parallel with the Nepean River, affording a beauti- ful view of the prettiest portion of the Nepean. The progress of the work up to the present is wonderful. Big gullies are being filled up, and hills are being pulled down. From high up on some of the hills specks of humanity can be seen like ants below transforming the whole scene. The work is just another of those railway engineering feats for which the Blue Mountains have now become renowned. Immediately after passing Emu Plains the start of the new line can be seen taking a wide semi-cir- cle. The line returns to the present line near the road-crossing, and then skirts along eastwards some 300yds. A big tunnel is to be excavated, and it will end right at the back of the Glenbrook Station. What a rush there will be for mountain sites for residential purposes when the new line is nearly completed. The road which the ingenuity of man has formed over the precipitous Blue Mountains for the big iron horse to convey passengers in the latest cosy carriages has a record which will certainly go down in the history of New South Wales. One of the greatest engineering works in Aus- tralia was the first Zig-zag over the mountains. It ranked among the boldest and most substantial railway structure in the world. Mr Henniker Heaton gives a concise description of the work. The first pinch of the climb is met with at Penrith, 34 miles, from Sydney. Here the line gradually rises 155ft before it crosses the Knapsack Gully by the viaduct, which is 388ft. long, with a maximum above Emu Plains, and the line reaches the lower point of the first From there on an elevation of 470ft is attained in 30 chains, and the line continues to go higher until The rails at the entrance of this tunnel are 3658ft above sea level, and this is the summit level of the line 88 miles from Sydney, and 52 miles from the commencement of the ascent at Emu Plains. Between Mt Clarence, 88 miles from Sydney, and Wallerawang,105 miles, there are no less, than seven viaducts of 2225ft in length averaging in height from10 to 70 feet, and in span from 10 to 54 feet. This with the three tunnels are mentioned to show some of the on the Blue Mountains in the past. The navvies' settlement at Glen- brook, however, is at present the chief object of interest in the dis- trict, as the township which so sud- denly sprung into existence is cer- tainly a feat that would make Ameri- pool in the Glenbrook Creek, which for years past has provided the water for the mountain trains. To con- nect the Duck Hole with the camp miles of pipes had to be laid by the Railway Department. danger to the navvies. Particularly is the risk of injury great at the Bluff in the Glenbrook Creek. Here men have to go down a sheer face of cliff on ropes, and work on a slip would mean death. Yet those who perform those daily death-defy- ing feats never flinch. On the other hand, they slither down the face of hilarious feelings in the latest ditty, the tune of which they picked up at their camp music hall. They evidently like their work in the brac- ing mountain air. Many "out of works" would like to join them, as on the outskirts of the camp are men waiting for an odd job. They are camped variously in small tents and gunyahs made of boughs and gum leaves, which are just suffi- cient to keep out the dew. And everyone who has been in the moun- whole of this period as it has done during the previous four months, then Glenbrook and its environs will be a very busy place in 1913. — "Evening News."

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