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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1874

104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 6

The Clarence and New England Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1874 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, upon going into committee of supply, Mr. SUTHERLAND moved the omission of the £100,000 for a line from Clarence River to New England. We copy from the…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1874 · page 4

Live Stock.—Fat cattle are still scarce, and prices very firm, at late quotations, whilst stores are wanted in every part of the colony, at prices that leave but small margin for fattening; and the same may be…

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Subordinate Roads Under Trustees

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 2

Middle Harbour, to Pittwater Road, class 3, 5 miles, proposed expenditure £75 Manly Cove to Pittwater, class 3, 16 miles, £240 Newcastle to Lake Macquarie Heads, class 5,16 miles,…

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Schedule of Northern Roads. Classification and Proposed Distribution for 1874. (Subordinate Roads Under oFFICERS of Roads Department.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 2

Manly Cove to Balgowlah, class 2,2 miles, proposed expenditure £50 Wiseman's Ferry, via Shepherd's Gully, to St. Alban's, class 5, 12 miles, £84…

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The Show Next Week. the Train Arrangements

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 2

The train arrangements made by the railway authorities are to be commended for the liberality displayed, and the apparent desire to enable all who may desire to use the railway, as a means of visiting…

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Fatal Railway Accident. (From the Adelaide Observer, March 14.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 6

An accident, which is very much more serious than any which it has been our duty to record in connection with our railways for many years past, occurred on the Northern line, at a point about two miles…

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Mr. Jhon Bridge's Weekly Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 4

Live Stock.—Prices generally are unchanged. Fat cattle are scarce at £8 to £11 for bullocks, and £6 to £9 for cows, whilst stores are in great demand at extreme prices Sheep, fat and store, are very…

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Collision on the Castlemaine Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1874 · page 4

The Mount Alexander Mail of Tuesday gives the following account of the collision which occurred on the railway on Monday:— Considerable excitement was occasioned last…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 4

Wool.—At this week's sales buyers shewed an unwillingness to maintain late prices, and no great extent of business was done. Sheepskins too were perhaps a trifle easier, but full prices ruled…

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The Road From Muswellbrook to Dalkeith. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 6

SIR,—Just on my return from Bathurst I arrived in the town of Dalkeith or Cassilis, and took up my quarters for the night at Braggett's Royal Hotel. I left in the morning early, thinking to have an easy…

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Fatal Railway Accident. (From the Adelaide Observer, April 4.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1874 · page 3

Soon after 10 p.m. on Friday, March 27, a distressing accident occurred on the North line of railway at the level crossing of the North Adelaide Station. Just as the engine and one carriage, which formed…

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BREWARRINA. (From our Correspondent.) Public Bridge Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1874 · page 3

A large and influential meeting of the inhabitants of this town and district was held on the 9th inst., in Mr. Kelly's large room, to discuss matters relative to the erection of a bridge across the Cato Creek…

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Fatal Accident on the Cook's River Road. (From the Evening News of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1874 · page 2

About eight o'clock last night as Mr. L. Kavanagh the grocer, of Brickfield Hill, was on his way to Sydney from Cook's River, in company with a person named Cousins, he was unfortunately thrown from…

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A Daring Train Robbery. (From the New York Tribune.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1874 · page 3

A daring and successful robbery was committed on the Iron Mountain Railroad. As the train which left St. Louis on the evening of January 31 at a quarter to ten came in sight of Gadshill Station it was…

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Original Correspondence. to All Parties Intereseted in the Road Down the Right Bank of the Hunter From Denman to Jerry's Plains. (Per favor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1874 · page 6

GENTLEMEN.—As the question of our right to a road down the right bank of the Hunter to Jerry's Plains has now been decided and confirmed, the members of the deputation committee have thought…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 3

Stations and stock show no signs of decline in value, fat cattle being in steady demand at £7 to £10 per head, and stores a trifle easier according to situation; suitable lots, deliverable in the Southern…

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Mr. John Bridge's Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 4

Station Properties of all descriptions remain in excellent demand, and in view of the splendid season experienced for some time past, and fair prices for all sorts of stations produce, the present is a good…

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Public Meeting at Denman. Road Down the Right Bank of the Hunter From Denman to Jerry's Plains. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 2

On Friday afternoon a public meeting, convened by advertisement, was held at Mr. Everingham's Hotel, Denman, for the purpose of receiving "the report of the deputation committee appointed to…

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The Train Arrangements

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1874 · page 3

On the 25th the following special trains will run, and first class tickets will be issued at a single fare for the double journey, single tickets (second class) being issued at a penny per mile from all stations,…

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Parramatta, Stabbing Case on the Sydney Road. Monday, 1.12 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1874 · page 2

[Evening News.]—A man named Louis Von Scuter was dangerously stabbed by a man named Joshua Holloway last night, at Sanderson's public-house, on the Sydney Road, three miles from Parramatta…

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