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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
78 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 4
We are glad to find, from the subjoined letter, which Mr. Wilkinson has handed to us, that the impression of those gentlemen who at the late committee meeting understood that the Chief Commissioner of Railways promised level crossings at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In accordance with a requisition addressed to J. C. S. M'Douall, Esq., Warden of the District of Patrick's Plains, and pursuant to advertisement, a public, meeting was bold on Thursday afternoon, in the Court House,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MORE fitting opportunity for a town holiday than the railway line to it being opened, could hardly be found, and if no such notion had ever before been entertained in West Maitland it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In accordance with the resolution passed at the public meeting held at the Northumberland Hotel, on Thursday last, the Secretary, Mr. G. Vindin, wrote to Messrs. Weekes, Dickson, and [?], requesting them to wait…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE questions of local interest thicken, between the Railway Commissioners and the people. In the very nature of things that must be the case. As the railways progress through the country,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A meeting of the railway demonstration general committee was held, on Thursday evening, at the North[?]mberland Hotel, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. P. Green was elected to the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A public meeting was held in the Prince of Wales Theatre, Sydney, for the purpose of urging on the Government the necessity of an early extension of railway communication. Alderman Murphy was moved into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The late rainy weather caused delay, of course, in the works of the railway, but though much remains to be doue, it can be seen at a glance that great progress has been made. On entering the premises of the station at West Maitland, from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Saturday morning a very melancholy accident occurred on the Sydney Railway, the train on its way for Sydney getting partly off the line, and three carriages falling down the embankment. Two lives were lost, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GENTLEMEN—Having had the honor to be entrusted with the purvey department at the grand demonstration upon the opening of the West Maitland Railway, may I be afforded the facility of your columns for the following suggestions. If we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We extract from the Herald of the 12th the following report of the inquest held on Saturday, on the bodies of the sufferers by the fatal nccidont on the Parramatta Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE recent accident on the Sydney Railway, with its fatal results, and the number of persons of some prominenoe injured by it, seems to have rather startled the public mind in Sydney, if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the general committee, for the purpose of making arrangements for the approaching railway demonstration on the opening of the extension to West Maitland, was held at the Northumberland Hotel, on Thursday evening. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AS we anticipated, the easy endition of the money market has given Mr. Cowp[?]an easy triumph over those members of the Asse[?]bly who still retained economical scruples. Whe[?] money was dear, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE differ with those who think the thorough enquiry into the cause of t[?]e recent melancholy railway accident, should h[?]ve been made by a commission, appointed by Government. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. P. Logan's b.g. Orlando, 5 years. Mr. P. Logan's b.g. Little John, 6 years. Mr. D. Brown's b.g. Flying Cloud, aged. Mr. C. H. Roberts ch.g. Furoka, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The official reports and evidence relative to the late accident on the Parramatta Railway, ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed, have been published. The documents comprise communications between the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the present state of the labour market, and with the prospect of our own railway extensions being shortly in progress, the following extracts from the Melbourne Argus's summary for England by the Emeu will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fine weather being a primary requisite to the success of out-door demonstrations, it was nith no little apprehension that many who were concerned, whether as intending spectators, or as responsible promoters, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain Galton's report to the board of trade upon the accidents which have occurred on railways during the year 1857, will be read with interest. It is not yet thirty-eight years since George Stephenson drove the…
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