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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1863

76 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 4

Maitland District Council and Road Trust

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1863 · page 2

The first of the fortnightly meetings of this body was held yesterday afternoon, at East-Maitland. Present— the Warden (Mr. J B. R. Robertson), Messrs. Brunker, Burns, Newman, M'Loughlin, and Whitehead…

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Latest Telegraphic News. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) SYDNEY. Monday road, at 6.10) p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1863 · page 3

Captain Mclevie only reached Bathurst this morning The Supreme Court has confirmed the decision of the. Newcastle be ch in Painter's case without costs…

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Railway Works

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1863 · page 2

The Empire publishes a return to an order made by the honorable the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, dated 4th August, 1863, that there be laid upon the table of this house —"A tabular return specifying—(1.) The names of all public…

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Traffic Receipts on the Railways

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1863 · page 2

The following returns of the passenger and traffic receipts on the three railways during the months of July, August, and September of the present year, having been forwarded to the member for Goulburn, have been…

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Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, November 17, 1863. the Reduced Railway Charges

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1863 · page 2

The time will come when the competition between Morpeth and Newcastle for the shipping trade of the northern, and possibly of the northwestern districts, will be keen and elose. It is…

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Progress in Bridge Building

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1863 · page 2

Through the courtesy of Mr. Bell, the contractor for the erection of the Pitnacree and Dunmore bridges, we recently had an opportunity of inspecting the plans for those structures, and also the plans of the bridge to be…

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Maitland District Council and Road Trust

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1863 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of this body was held on Monday afternoon, at East Maitland. Present:— Mr. J. B. R. Robertson, Warden, in the chair; Messrs Branker, M'Longhlin, Newman, and Whitehead…

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Maitland Mercury. Saturday, Novemrer 28, 1863. the West Maitland Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 4

WE have just received, with the Parliamentary papers, the return to an order of the Assembly, dated nearly a year ago, for "copies of all petitions and documents connected with the…

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Bridge Across the Hunter at West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1863 · page 2

A public meeting was held on Saturday afternoon, at Mr. Tuck's, Commercial Hotel, West Maitland, to consisider the propriety of petitioning the Government to carry out the original intention of erecting a bridge to…

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The Pitnacree Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1863 · page 4

The following petition, adopted at a late meeting at East Maitland, is now in course of circulation for signatures:— "TO THE HONORABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF…

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The Merriwa and Denman Road. To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1863 · page 3

SIR—The benefit of good roads in developing the resources of a nowly occupied country has been so often advocated and enlarged on that I doubt if even inspiration could find for the…

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Bridge at West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1863 · page 2

A meeting was held at Mr. Tuck's, Commercial Hotel, to receive the answer of the Minister for Public Works to the petition of the inhabitants of West Maitland and county of Durham, praying the erection of a bridge…

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New Railway Station Near Anvil Creek

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1863 · page 2

The following letter, received by Mr. John Lee, of West Maitland, has been handed to us for publication:— "Sydney, 15th Dec., 1863. "My dear Sir—I know that you will be pleased to…

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Highway Robberies on the Great Northern Road

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1863 · page 3

No little degree of excitement was caused in Maitland, yesterday morning, by rumours tortured into every shape relative to a number of highway robberies, which had early that morning been committed within a short distance of town. Residents…

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Riverina and Railway Construction

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1863 · page 2

The S. M. Herald of the 18th has the following remarks, supported by a portion of the letter published by Mr. Gideon S. Lang in that journal, and also in our own columns. They have a bearing not only upon the…

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Maitland District Council and Road Trust

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1863 · page 2

A meeting of the Maitland Road Trust was held on Tuesday morning, in the council room of the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland. Present—Mr. J. B. R. Robertson (Warden), and Messrs. Brunker, M'Loughlin,…

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