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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Lithgow | History Defined

A key Blue Mountains road closure is blowing out travel times – and causing ‘red hot anger’ among locals

NSW government says Convict Bridge will take at least three months to fix but local MP urges long-term plan for ‘fragile piece of road’

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One last ride on the V-set: NSW train fans farewell ‘old but plush’ steel rattlers in style

The beloved train was treated like a visiting superstar on its ‘rowdy but enjoyable’ final journey from Lithgow to Central Station

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Lithgow’s old railway yard is for sale – transport experts say it could have a big and green future

Push for NSW locomotive workshop to be returned to government hands and used to retrofit diesel trains and help meet 50% Australian-made quotas

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In Australia, energy crunch prompts a heated debate on going nuclear

Australia’s opposition leader has proposed building the country’s first nuclear plants, but many are unconvinced.

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Girl, 11, dies after five-car crash that killed two men

An 11-year-old girl has died in a Sydney hospital following a five-vehicle crash near Lithgow in NSW that had already claimed two other lives.

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Lithgow’s Mayor Has Posted A Heartbreaking Tribute After A Tragic 21-Person Crash Left 2 Dead

The Mayor of Lithgow has published a heartbreaking tribute after two people lost their lives and 15 more were injured in a highway car crash.

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Two dead, more than a dozen injured in crash

A five-vehicle crash near Lithgow in NSW has left two men dead and more than a dozen injured, including children.

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Two dead, 15 injured after 'significant' five-car crash

A serious, five-vehicle crash near Lithgow in NSW has left two people dead and more than a dozen injured, including multiple children.

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Man who died during siege near Lithgow was wanted for domestic violence offences

NSW police say man found dead at Bowenfels home was wanted for serious offences dating back to 2021

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Man jailed for almost 20 years over 'brutal' murder of Jenoa Sutton

A judge labels the death of Jenoa Sutton at Lithgow in 2012 "criminality of an extremely high order" as he jails the man who did it for 19 years and nine months.

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CCTV footage shows attempted armed home invasion at Lithgow home

Police have released CCTV footage of men armed with a machete and a shotgun trying to force their way into a Lithgow home.

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Weston Bears regain player of the year to bolster NPL men's squad

Weston have brought back a familiar face and two international talents to help improve their hopes of a return to finals football in the NPL men's NNSW competition. The Bears' 2014 NPL player of the year, Connor Evans, has returned after several seasons in Sydney, while they have also secured…

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Pumped hydro dam planned for culturally significant mountain near Lithgow concerns Wiradjuri people, locals

Wiradjuri people around Lithgow in New South Wales are concerned about plans for a 40-metre-high concrete reservoir on top of a mountain that holds great importance to them.

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NSW gas outage forces Lithgow hospital to postpone surgeries over lack of hot water

Hospital remains open but some non-urgent procedures delayed as health officials seek alternative heating methods

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A pub with no gas: Lithgow residents rely on each other after flooding ruptures pipeline

‘It seemed like the community was just left to do your best with what you have,’ one local says

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Floods hit pipeline, 20,000 without gas

Some 20,000 residents in Bathurst, Lithgow, Oberon, and Wallerawang could be without gas "for weeks" after a pipeline was hit by floods.

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Thousands left without natural gas in Lithgow and Bathurst amid cold snap

Recent flooding is believed to have caused the pipeline outage in central-west NSW and is hampering repair

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Where once there was coal smog, a cloud of uncertainty now hangs over Lithgow

The NSW town is in a hurry to transition from mining and power generation – but attracting new industries has its own pitfalls

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Diesel spill contained after coal train hits large boulder near Lithgow

The train clipped the rock near Lithgow, NSW, causing a fuel tank puncture that took hours to contain.

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How Queen Elizabeth II was nearly killed in the 'Lithgow Plot' while on a train in 1970

In April 1970 Queen Elizabeth was mingling with workers at a factory in NSW's central west. She had no idea that just hours before she had been the subject of a failed assassination plot — if the stories are to be believed.

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Centennial Coal to require bilateral approval for mine near Lithgow in nationally significant environment

A coal mining company will have to satisfy the federal Environment Minister its operation will not cause irreversible damage to world-renowned ecosystems.

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Snow and freezing temperatures hit NSW's Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Orange and Bathurst, as winter nears its end

Parts of New South Wales have received a dumping of snow, just days before winter is officially over.

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Koala sighting near Lithgow raises hopes of unmapped colony after Blue Mountains bushfire destruction

Unexpected sightings of koalas near the Blue Mountains give hope that a disease-free colony is recovering after the Black Summer bushfires.

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Workers who accidentally started Palmers Oaky fire tried to extinguish blaze, inquiry hears

A NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry hears how a spark from a welder that hit dry grass, ignited a fire on a remote property north-east of Lithgow that went on to destroy 10 homes in 2019.

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Blue Mountains to get Australia's longest road tunnel, promises of reduced travel times

NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole says the 11-kilometre tunnel between Blackheath and Little Hartley is part of a broader upgrade that will knock 30 minutes off the commute between Katoomba and Lithgow.

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