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Calls to permanently open historic tunnel in Sydney's Blue Mountains

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A historic tunnel in Sydney's Blue Mountains is drawing calls for permanent reopening. The 134-year-old Lapstone Hill Tunnel once stored munitions during World War II and was later used as a mushroom farm, ABC News reports. Now there are efforts to restore it as a link between two towns in the Lower Blue Mountains.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/calls-for-funding-...

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