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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1875

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

The Morpeth Railway Matter. Public Meeting at Morpeth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1875 · page 2

A public meeting was held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Tuesday evening. It had been called by the Mayor in response to a requistion, received by him on the previous evening, signed by eleven of…

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Sydney Markets. Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1875 · page 3

Stations and Store Stock—In these lines business is still restricted owing to the continued drought. Fat Cattle were well competed for this week; prices ranging from 18s to 21s per cwt…

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[?] Train Arrangements

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1875 · page 2

special trains will be run during New Year's Day: —One leaving Newcastle at six o'clock in the evening, Honeysuckle Point at eight minutes past six, Waratah at eighteen minutes past six, Hexham at…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, December 30, 1875. the Morpeth Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1875 · page 2

TWELVE months ago in November last, Mr. Hurley, th[?] member for Central Cumberland, caused the Legislative Assembly to make an order that there be [?]d upon the table of the…

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