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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1866

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Legislative Assembly. Minor Roads Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1866 · page 2

On the motion of Mr. Wilson, the order of the day for the second reading of the Minor Roads Bill, which lapsed on Monday through the counting out of the house, was restored to the…

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Legislative Assembly. Dunmore Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1866 · page 4

Mr. Hannell asked the Secretary for Public Works,—"1. How long has the Dunmore bridge been open for public traffic? 2. What amount of revenue has been derived from the said bridge…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, December 20, 1866. the Report on Railways

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1866 · page 2

AMONGST a batch of Parliamentary papers we received yesterday was the Report of the Commissioner for Railways, for 1865. It takes apparently nine months to prepare these…

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Wool Charges by Railway. To the Editor of the Herald

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1866 · page 4

SIR.—In this day's Herald, the following report appears:— "RAILWAY CHARGES. "Mr. Lee asked the Secretary for Public Works,…

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