Mr. J. Bridge's Produce Report
Wool and Skins at this week's sales were in great request, and for the small lots submitted prices showed an advance on the rates that have ruled during the last twelve or eighteen months…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1875
144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 8
Railway Accident on the Great Northern Line
Yesterday morning the passenger train from Singleton, when near New Freugh, ran over and killed a line grey horse which had strayed on the line. The passengers felt an extraordinary and uncomfortable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence. the Mail From Moree to Warialda.— Survey of Road From Narrabri to Walgett
The following official correspondence has been forwarded to us by Mr. T. G. G. Dangar, the member for the Gwydir, for publication:- "Legislative Assembly Chamber,…
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Wool.—No auction sales were held this week, but the news to hand respecting the termination of the June sales shows every sign of a firm market. Tallow.—Shipping parcels of beef are now in fair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Public Gates. a Bill to Repeal "Thk Public Gates Act of 1873 " and to Authorise the Erection of Public Gates Across Certain Roads
Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the erection of public gates by the occupants of inclosed lands through which any unfenced public road may pass Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most…
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Wool.—For the small quantities now offering is active competition for all descriptions, and in view of the present condition of the London market, there is every reason to hope that recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Extension of Rail-way Communication to Mudgee. (From the Echo, July 2.)
This forenoon there waited upon the Hon. Mr Lackey, Minister for Works, a deputation on the subject of the extension of railway communication to Mudgee, and of its advantages to the surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge over the Hunter River at Maison Dieu. Meeting at Jerry's Plains. (From the Singleton Argus.)
About fifty gentlemen met at Mr. York's Horse and Jockey Hotel, Jerry's Plains, on Monday, at two o'clock, to take steps to secure the erection of a bridge over the Hunter at Maison Dieu…
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Wool and Skins.—No public sales of these were held this week. Tallow is in better favour for shipping parcels, and an advance of 10s to 15s per ton can be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt to Upset a Railway Train
Owing to the engine-drivers having several times lately complained of meeting with obstructions on the Newport and Hereford line, near St. Devereux, a railway policeman was…
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THE Maitland District Council, with the courage almost of despair, considering how little attention has been paid to previous demands, is about to aBk for a special grant for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Goorangoola Road. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)
SIR-Before any more of the public money is thrown away, in the vain attempt to make a good road along M.Dongall's Flat, do you not think, it would be better, to have the road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Railway—morpeth Branch. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—I beg to call the attention of the Commissioner of Railways to the great inconvenience that exists under the present time-table regulating the branch line from East Maitland to Morpeth. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The N. S. W. and Victorian Railway Management Compared
We take the following from the Ballarat Courier of Friday last :âMr. Martin, secretary of the Railway Reform League, has laid some statistics before us which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Intelligence. Sydney Markets. Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Report
Wool and Skins.—No sales were held this week, but prices lost quoted are likely to be fully maintained for some time to come. The market is firm, and parcels to offer at next sales are likely to be…
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Wool.—The usual fortnightly sales held this week passed off very well, scoured parcels bringing full values, viz.: first 18d to 19d, second 16d to 17½d, third, 13½ to l5d. Quotations for odd lots of greasy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Back to Murrurundi by the Coach Road
As a matter of taste in scenery, the mail-coach road downwards from Tamworth to Murrurundi has much to render it preferable to the other route, by way of Quirindi and Currabubula. But as a road, the former…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Railways. the Great Northern Line, From Newcastle to the Interior. the Extension to Tamworth. [By Our Special Reporter.]
Every extension of railways has in this colony been of special importance. It is not favored, like other lands, with large navigable streams: it is a comparatively waterless country; and the cost of road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge at Dight's Crossing
SIR- I observed in your last issue, under the heading "Warkworth corresponding, "that the enthusiasm respecting the bridge [?] Dight's Cormine has almost expired [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. John Bridge's Wool and Produce Report
Wool and Skins at this week's sales were eagerly competed for, and prices for all descriptions showed a very firm market. Tallow remains in active demand for both shipping…
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