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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
76 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 4
1. All roads and public streets and public thoroughfares within the Municipality which have been or may hereafter be duly proclaimed or marked out or in actual public use as such shall be from henceforth under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whereas, by the Municipalities Act of 1858, sections 72 and 73, it is amongst other things enacted, that the Council of any Municipality may make By-laws for the collection of rates, and for the care and management of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following letter from the Under Secretary for Lands, in reference to the new bridge to be erected across Fishery Creek, in place of the late structure known as K[?]nedy's Bridge, has been handed to us for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the members of the Maitland Road Trust and District Council was held at the offices, East Maitland, on Monday afternoon Present: The Warden (J. B R. Robertson, Esq.), in the chair; Messrs. Newman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday evening a large and infl[?]ntial public meeting was held in the Town Hall, for the purpose of considering what local effort should be made to promote the formation of a line from the Great Northern Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The quarterly meeting of the District Council and Road Trust was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the rooms, in East Maitland. Present: The Warden, Messrs. McLoughlin, Whitehead, Newman, and Burns…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Barns, M.L.A, has handed us the following letter, addressed to himself from the Lands Department, in reference to the road from West Maitland to Mulbring:— Department of Lands,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOME apparently semi-official information respecting certain intended changes in the management of the railway traffic was published a few weeks ago in the S. M. Herald. A portion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE hear frequent complaints as to the dilatory manner in which the construction of the Morpeth railway is being carried on. To many who may be numbered among the promoters and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before we publish our next monthly summary the extension from Menangle to Picton will be finished and opened for traffic, and with that the last of Sir M. Peto and Co.'s contracts in this colony will be terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting of the inhabitants of Morpeth and the district generally was called, to be holden in the Court-house, Morpeth, at noon, yesterday. The meeting was [?] by the Warden of the Maitland district,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An adjourned public meeting of the inhabitants of Morpeth and the district generally was held on Tuesday evening, in the Court House, Morpeth. The meeting was convened for the purpose of taking into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting was held at the Town Hall yesterday morning, G. H. Cox, Esq., M.L.C., in the chair, for the purpose of promoting the proposed railway scheme to Fort Bourke via Mudgee. The meeting partook somewhat of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →14. Any person who shall negligently, carelessly, or furiously ride or drive through any road, street, or public thoroughfare, within the municipality of Newcastle, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten pounds, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT is understood that Mr. Smart purposes making his financial statement on the 5th of next month. Should that intention be carried into effect, we shall learn whether any effort…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir—It is not often that I trouble you with letters, and I trust you will insert this as one necessary for general information, and more particularly that the matter may be noticed by the hon. members for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—Will you permit me, through your valuable paper, to ask the District Council and Maitland Road Trust why they have so long neglected to repair the road leading from East Maitland to the Sugar Loaf? I saw it stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following petition is about to be circulated throughout this district for signature. Its object commends it to the beat attention of the inhabitants. To the Honorable Legislative Assembly of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Maitland Road Trust and District Council was held on Monday afternoon, at its usual meeting place, East Maitland. Present: The Warden (J. B. R. Robertson) in the chair, Messrs. Brunker, M'Loughlin,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway companies are sometimes assailed unjustly, and called to account for offences they have no power to prevent. But one of their special shortcomings has just been almost…
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