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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
63 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 4
Yesterday Mary Nichols, on remand, waa brought up at the West Maitland police court, on the charge of placing poison in a water cask, with intent to poison one Terenoe O'Brien and his family, at Bishop's Bridge, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following letter relative to the above subjects has been received by the West Maitland Municipal Council:— Department of Public Works,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Those who are accustomed to travel over that portion of this colony lying between Penrith and Bathurst need not be informed of the great engineering difficulties to be encountered in the construction of a line of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mary Nichols was again brought before the bench at West Maitland, on Thursday, on the charge of poisoning a cask of water at Bishop's Bridge. Mr. Mullen appeared for the prosecution, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A confiagration of a serious character, and which might have been attended with loss of life, broke out in the 4.20 train from Edinburgh on 1st October, between Cupar and Dairsie stations,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A panic was created in Tottenham Court Road Chapel on Sunday night, Oct. 7, under the following circumatances:—The Rev. J. W. Boulding was preaching to a congregation of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Friday evening, Nov. 2, an accident of a most appalling character occurred near Rowley, on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It appears that about seven o'clock on that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plans and books of reference showing the intended lines of proposed parish roads mentioned below have been deposited at the Surveyor-General's office, Sydney, and at the police offices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some months ago the Secretary for Lands, Mr. Wilson, instructed Mr. R. J. Campbell, of the Survey Department, to ride over and survey the country lying between Warren and the Warrego…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WE, have published elsewhere an extract from the Pastoral Times, showing how bold are the projects entertained by some of the promoters of the Deniliquin and Echuca railway scheme. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Very late on a dark wet night in June two persons entered together a pawnbroker's shop in Dublin. One was a low sized countryman, with A fox-like face, quick eyes, hanging brows, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting was held at Deniliquin lately, to take steps for the formation of a railway to connect Deniliquin with Echuca. The chair was taken by Mr. G. S. Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Toss it off my girl!" said he, "it'll keep the skin from crackin' on them dhry lips o' yours. Ye'll give us a snatch o' a song by-and-by."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The official opening of the Great Southern Railway between Picton and Mittagong took place on Thursday when a number of influential gentlemen proceeded from Sydney to Nattai by a special train which left the Redfern terminus at ten a.m., and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Traffic has again been resumed on the Potteries, Shrewsbury, and North Wales line of railways, Mr. Peele, the acting sheriff, having at length yielded to the solicitations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The widest bridge in the world—that which spans the Thames from Battersea to Pimliec— was opened on Dec. 20 for traffic. According to the plans of Sir Charles Fox, the new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A public meeting of the inhabitants of Singleton took place on Wednesday evening, at the Town Hall, for the purpose of deciding the steps to be adopted to induce the Government to establish the railway workshops at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For some time back, railway extension has been a subject of much interest in South Australia. Little has been done, it is true, but there has been much discussion; and it is right…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I was not a moment too soon, the slamming of doors, the quivering of the carriage, and the long-drawn note of the horn by which a French railway guard bids the driver "go on," were all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By some means an impression has got abroad that the removal of the railway workshops from Newcastle is proposed by the Government, or at least is under consideration; and, not…
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