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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1858

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Maitland Mercury. Thursday, July 29, 1858. the Railway Demonstration

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1858 · page 2

We agree with the sentiment expressed by the Governor General, that such demonstration as that of Tuesday, is a strong proof of the growing appreciation entertained of the value of railways…

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The Railway Demonstration

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1858 · page 2

The Committee of the Railway Demonstration yesterday received the following gratifying note from the Private Secretary:- "Government House, July 29…

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Legislative Assembly. The Speaker took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. Road Vote

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1858 · page 2

Mr. Rodertson laid on the table n statement of the authorised distribution of the road vote for 1858, so far as related to classified roads. The statement was ordered to be printed. RAILWAY TRAFFIC ON SUNDAY…

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Maitland Mercury. Saturday, August 14, 1858. the Railways

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1858 · page 2

WE invite the attention of our readers to the important railway debate in the Assembly, on Tuesday. We have taken the Empire's report in full, excepting of Mr. Robertson's speech, of…

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Frightful Railway Accident. (From Lloyd's Newspaper, May 16.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1858 · page 4

A very deplorable accident occurred on Monday, on the London and North-western railway, at the small village of Attleborough, about a mile and-a-half south of the Nuneaton station, through the simple straying of a cow…

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The Railway Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1858 · page 2

The report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed to inquire into the management of the Sydney and Parramatta railway, with reference to the late fatal accident, has been printed…

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The System of Constructing Railways

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1858 · page 2

It seems to us that several consequences, of very material importance to us as oolonists, are involved in the decision of the Assembly, on Tuesday last, authorising the Government to…

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Parliamentary Paper. the Railway Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1858 · page 2

The report of the Commissioners appointed to Inquire into the muses of the recent accident upou the Great Southern Railway, and to report whether the existing regulations and the general management of railways in this colony are such as…

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Railway Goods Traffic

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1858 · page 2

We have hoard that the Commissioners of Railways have had enquiries made as to the actual trade of the Hunter, as far as Newcastle, Morpeth, and Maitland, are concorned. We presume these…

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Branch Railway From Morpeth. (Abridged from the Northern [?]es of Saturday,)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1858 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Court-house, Newcastle on Thursday last, convened by personal canvass, for the purpose of taking into consideration the effect Mr. Gordon's motion for a select committee in view of a branch line of railway from…

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Road

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1858 · page 4

Notice is hereby given, that the deviation in the old line of parish road from Newcastle to Brisbane Water, mentioned in the Government Gazette, of the 12th March last, has been formally marked and opened by the proper officer, and that the…

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A Bill. To enable the Government to raise Loans for extension of existing Railways and certain other Public Works

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1858 · page 4

Whereas it is expedient to authorise the Government to borrow certain sums amounting in the whole to seven hundered and seventy-five thousand four hundred pounds for the several public Works hereinafter specified [?]e it therefore enacted by…

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Sydney News. Railway or Tramway Communication with Bathurst

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1858 · page 4

The Bathurst papers report a meeting of the Bathurst Transit Association, held on Thursday last, at which was decided the course to be taken by the Bathurst people in reference to the construction of either a…

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NEWCASTLE. (From the Herald's Correspondent) Public Meeting As to the Railway and Wharves

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1858 · page 2

SEPTEMBER 14.—A public meeting was held at the court-house, last evening, for the purpose ot receiving the report of the deputation which lind been recently ippointed to proceed to Sydney, in order to urge on the…

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The Railway Freights. (From the N[?]tle Chronicle, Sept. 25.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1858 · page 2

, The adjourned meeting of the committee appointed at the late public meeting to urge the reduction of freights on the Great Northern Railway, &c., was held on Wednesday. Mr. H. P. Coles in the chair. The…

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Road

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1858 · page 3

Notice is hereby given, thnt the parish road from Dungog to Fosterton, mentioned in the Government Gazette of the 8th August, 1856, has been formally marked and opened by the proper officer, and that the same is now open for public use…

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Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, October 12, 1858. the Northern Road

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1858 · page 2

IN order to make room for Captain Martindale's report on the northern road, we postpone several items of news, and give others in a very brief form. The report will considerably affect the…

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Parliamentary Paper. Great Northern Road. Report to the Honorable the Secretary for Lands and Public Works, by Captain Marthdale, R.E., Commissioner for Roads, &c., &c. Department of Internal Communications, 25th September, 1858

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1858 · page 2

SIR—I have the honor to submit, for the information of the Government, a Report on the Great Northern Road, from the inspection of which I returned on the 4th instant. By the Schedule of the Main Roads Management Act, 21…

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Newcastle. Railway Charges, &c. (From the Newcastle Chronicle of Saturday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1858 · page 2

A meeting of the committee appointed in puhlic meeting to urge a reduction in the freights on goods on the Grant Northern line, and for other purposes, was held on Thursday evening, Mr. James Hannell in the chair…

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Maitland Mercury. Saturday, October 16, 1858. Roads

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1858 · page 2

SHOULD the details of improvements proposed by Captain Martindale, in his report on the Great Northern Road, published in Tuesday's Mercury, include suggestions that would be injurious to…

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