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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1875

144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 8

Original Correspondence Railway From Newcastle to Sydney. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 6

Sir—Seeing that the ex-Governmett of Mr. Parkes had resolved to burke a proposition that I submitted to the Secretary of Works (Mr. Sutherland) to bring the railway train from Newcastle to Sydney, by…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 9, 1875. Before Messrs,. J. Browne and G.L. Leth- Bridge, J.p.'s. Furious Kiding

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 2

Walter M. Dongall at the master of senior sergeant Dr. Vernet was charged with fasions riding in John street Singleton. Dependent pleased gailty…

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Fall of a Railroad Bridge

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 4

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Mr. J. Bridge's Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 4

Wool.—This week's sales passed off quietly. Scoured parcels were inquired after, but no improvement in prices c[?] yet be given. Quotations of last week may be taken here…

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Railway to Illawarra

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1875 · page 4

A DEPUTATION numbering over thirty of the most influential residents of Sydney and deputies from the Illawarra and Metropolitan Railway Committee…

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Sandy Creek Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 3

The following official correspondence respecling the erection of this bridge, Quarrobolong Road, has been handed to us by Mr. S. Scholey, M.L.A. for East Maitland…

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The Illawarra Railway Project

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 8

In an article published the other day in a Sydney newspaper, there was a querulous complaint in these words: "A mere handful of people at Maitland have three railway stations…

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Fatal Railway Accident in Victoria. Two Lives Lost

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1875 · page 2

A shocking accident (the Argus reports) resulting in the death of a man and a boy, and in serious injury to another man, occurred on the North Eastern Railway line near Violet Town, on the night of…

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Sad Accident on the Wallsend Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2

We gave a few particulars in a telegram in our last issue, of the painful accident upon the Railway line at Wallsend by which two children were the sufferers. The following are the details: Catherine…

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Saturday April 3,1875. The Proposed Illawarra Railway

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2

AMONG the numerous schemes which, the obliging Minister for Public Works has graciously promised his favourable consideration, there is scarcely one which…

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Mr. J. Bridge's Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1875 · page 4

Wool was again in better favor this week, the latest news by telegraph having imparted a degre[?] of confidence not felt for months. Skins, too, are well competed for at 2½d to 4d for…

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Subordinate Roads under Trustees. Classification and Proposed Distribution for 1875

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1875 · page 4

The amonut per mile proposed to be expended on each class of roads is as under:—1st class, £50 per mile; 2nd class, £25 per mile; 3rd class, £15 per mile; 4th class, £10 per mile; 5th class, £7 per mile; 6th class, £5 per mile…

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Railway Management in Victoria. (From the Melbourne Argus, April 5.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 7

The evidence given at the inquest held at Benalla on the bodies ot Joseph Rule and Stephen Wallace, and at that held at the Alfred Hospital on the body of Thomas Donbgbue, all three of whom were…

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Mr. J. Bridge's Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1875 · page 4

Wool and skins were saleable this week at last week's prices, the attendance of buyers being, however, limited, owing no doubt to the attractions of the Exhibition…

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Crossing the Niagara River on an Ice Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1875 · page 4

An Oswego paper publishes the following extract from a private letter from Niagara, dated the 15th January:- The river above the Falls freezes over generally…

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Singular Railway Accident. (From the Ovens and Murray Advertiser. April 8.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1875 · page 2

We have often heard of hair-breadth escapes from death, but it is seldom that a more remarkable one has come under our notice than that of the driver and passengers of the Wangaratta and Eldorado…

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Railway Extension to Mudgee. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1875 · page 2

On Monday morning, a deputation, consisting of the Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., Mr. C. C. Cox, Mr. S. Goold, M.L.A., Messrs. R. Lowe, C. Lowe, J. G. O'Connor, P. A. Jennings, G. Rouse, R. Rouse,…

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Bridge over Bowman's Creek

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday, Mr. W. BROWNE asked the Secretary ior Public Works,— 1. 1s he aware that the bridge over Bowman's Creek, on the Great Northern Road, between Camberwell…

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A Second Embankment on the Oakhampton Road

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 2

A meeting of persons interested was held at Mrs. Risby's Falls Hotel, on Thursday evening, to consider the advisability of erecting an embankment from Hall's Creek to Bryant's, on the Oakhampton…

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Fatal Railway Accident in Tasmania. (From the Hobart Town Mercury, April 14.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 6

Yesterday morning another fatal accident ocourred on the Main line Railway, resulting in the death of Mr. Daniel Booker, inspector of the permanent way, and the slight injury of the…

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