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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
59 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3
The examination of the prisoners supposed to have been connected with the murder of Mr. Simeon Zieman terminated yesterday, and resalted in the acquittal of them all, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I have been witnessing here the performance of one of Thomson's road steamers, one that has done its work quietly and well for some eighteen months. It is nominally of 12-horse power, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR[?]In your issue of last Thursday I observe an extract from the Newcastle Pilot, referring to the state of the road at Ironbark Bridge[?] the sentiments contained in which I fully…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Friday last the congregation of St. Andrew's, Bishop's Bridge, celebrated the anniversary of the colony, by giving a treat to the children attending the day and Sunday schools…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have bad a glorious New Year's gift in the shape of four days and nights of unceasing rain. The bush was transformed into one vast lake, and, in [?]act, over many places boat could…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pursuant to notice, a public meeting was held at the Royal Hotel, Murrurundi, to take steps to have a demonstration to celebrate the opening of the railway to this town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Burns also addressed a meeting at Bishop's Bridge, on Monday evening, at which about seventy electors were present. Mr. George Norrie occupied the chair. The candidate's explanations appeared to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the request of Mr. J. B. R.Robertson, we have pleasure in publishing the following letter to him from the Minister for Lands:— [71-1907 Roads.]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A collision occurred on the Government Railway line at Sunbury yesterday, causing considerable annoyance and delay to a large party of excursionists, but fortunately inflicting no serious injury to life or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—Thnrsday, the 4th April, having been announced by the Government as the day on which the railway extension to Murrurundi will be officially opened, I would respectfully suggest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Editor of the Mercury would much oblige by publishing for the information of the public the following letter:— [Copy of a letter received from the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday evening his Excellency Sir Alfred Stephen the Hon. John Robertson, the Hon. James Byrnes, Mr. Whitton, a party of ladies, and a number of gentltmen, left Sydney to take part in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are in receipt of a copy of the new time table for the Great Northern Railway, which will come into force on Friday (to-morrow), and will continue in operation until further notice. There are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A further section of the Great Northern Railway was opened for traffic on Thursday, and with this new addition to the length of line upon which the "iron horse" is to run, the interior of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Great Northern Railway has advanced another step—to Murrurundi,—and, as in duty bound, we congratulate our readers upon the fact. There have been times when it appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. BYRNES, and those who concurred with him, the other day, in advocating the stoppage of any farther extension of the Northern Railway, chose, as it appears to us, a singularly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern line has been so far completed as to allow of its being opened to Murrurundi, to which point contracts have been let. The surveys have been proceeded with towards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—With reference to your letter of the 1st inst., enclosing one from several residents in your district, asking that the hour for the departure of the train from Murrurundi may be not earlier than 6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—Many months have passed since there appeared in the columns of the Mercury an able and exhaustive report on the roadways of the colony from the pen of Mr. Bennett, the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—I beg to enclose for publication a letter received by me to-day from the Minister for Public Works. As the departure of passenger trains from this town has caused much…
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