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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
59 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 3
A weedy duck pond, inhabited by a family of invalid frogs, is scarcely as dull as our town is at present. Everyone and everything appears dull and stagnant. Even the weather…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WHEN the Northern Railway was extended to Murrurundi, the official speeches were, as before remarked by us, of comparatively little importance. Mr. Whitton being called away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intelligence arrived here to-day that the gold watch belonging to the late Simon Zieman was discovered in a hollow log, within a hundred yards of Beckett's house, the residence of the brother-in-law…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is difficult to look upon the project that has been started in South Australia to construct a railway across the continent from south to north,—from Port Augusta to Port Darwin,—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. A. Riedinger and his wife, residing a short distance below the railroad station at Williams-bridge were startled about 8.40 o'clock on Thursday, as the 8 p.m. Boston express train passed by on its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following letter has been forwarded to us for publication:— "Department of Public Works, "Sydney, 29th May, 1872…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This locality continues to excite a great deal of interest and the possibility of discovenng payable gold there is believed in by many persons, some fine specimens of gold-bearing quartz having undoubtedly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A small mob of valuable bulls posted here yesterday en route for Culgoa, the property of Mr. Adams of Bogandena. 1200 head of store cattle, the property of Messrs. Cochrane and Moore, passed down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On last Thursday night we had a fine shower of rain, but it has all cleared off again, and the weather is now as warm as usual. 1800 head of store cattle passed down the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following is a copy of the second petition with reference to Cessnock Road, presented by Mr. Burns to the Legislative Assembly on the 7th instant:— "To the Honorable Legislative Assembly of New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Through the courtesy of Mr. Brackenreg, stationmaster at West Maitland, we are in possession of a copy of the new Railway time-table, which will come into operation on Monday next,Juue 24 and continue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Western Railway was formally opened to Macquarie Plains, by his Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, yesterday. The first train which ran through was the special which conveyed his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—I enclose a letter from the Minister for Works to our member, who kindly forwarded the same to me for general information. I trust it will find a place in your columns, as I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, in the course of the debate on Mr. Macleay's motions respecting internal communication, in which the mover had urged the adoption of a less costly system of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. COMBES, in the resolutions which he asked the House to pass on Tuesday, affirmed three things:—First, that railway charges should be fixed by law; next, that the control and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I presume you have heard very little of either good or ill repute from this city of the sandhill during my absence at the Gulf of Cirpentaria, but now that I have returned I will do my best…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One track through the lonely forest. At the close of a winter's day, A young man rode on his strone black horse, And he looked both bright and gay:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—Instead of making charges against the department of which you have the control, to yourself directly, I do so through the press, as such complaints will then be public, and probably will not be laid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following letter, addressed to the hon. member representing the Northumberland electorate, has been handed to us for publication. We understand that the bridge referred to is in such a dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upon the publication in our last issue of the paragraph giving information of the result of the crushing of quarte from Blair Duguid, Bishops Bridge, an excitement was created in town, and as many as…
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