John Bridge's Weekly Report
Wool.—This week's sales were remarkable for their dullness, and very few lots of any importance were offered. Skins were fairly competed for, but recent prices…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1876
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Sydney Markets. John Bridge's Stock Report
Fat Stock: At this week's sales both cattle and sheep of good quality were dearer, whilst poor and rough lots sold at last week's prices.—Lambs sold at 7s to 14s, according to quality.—Calves were again…
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Fat Stock.—At this week's sales both cattle and sheep of good quality were dearer, whilst poor and rough lots sold at last week's prices. Lambs sold at 7s to 14s, according to quality…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Illawarra Railway Proposal. Public Meeting at West Maitland
Last evening a public meeting, convened at the instance of the West Maitland Borough Council, was held in the hall of the Maitland School of Arts, to take into consideration the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The maitland mercury. Thursday, March 30, 1876. Morpeth Railway Traffic
The return supplied to the Assembly on the motion of Mr. Wisdom, giving particulars of the goods traffic on the Great Northern Railway to Morpeth and to Newcastle, classifies the goods…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Markets. Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Circular
Station Properties: Under this heading there is but little to report that would interest my constituents, unless indeed that rain appears to have fallen to a fair extent in many districts, from which we may…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Illawarra Railway Proposal. Public Meeting at West Maitland
On Wednesday evening a public meeting, convened at the instance of the West Maitland Borough Council, was held in the hall of the [?]land School of Arts, to take into…
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The erection of this bridge, which may almost be called a national work (says the Riverine Herald), is fast progressing in the hands of the contractors, Messrs. Halliday and Walker…
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Wool and Sheepskins.—No sales were held this week, but a rather firmer market may be expected during the winter months, and indeed there is no real reason to anticipate so serious a decline in value…
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SIR,—Several of our inhabitants have requested us to express their great surprise at the step Mr. T. G Dangar, the member for the Gwydir, has taken in our roads. Who is this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Railway to Illawarra. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—In reporting the few words uttered by me at the public meeting, held on Wednesday evening last, in connection with this matter, your reporter has omitted the gist of my…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Original Correspondence. the Morpeth Railway Traffic. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—The approximate return which I supplied, and which was printed in your issue of the 30th December, correctly showed the proportion of goods traffic between the railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opening of the Railway to Bathurst. (By electric telegraph to the Evening News.)
The opening of the Great Western Railway from the Metropolis to Bathurst, by the extension from Kelso to that place, was inaugurated here to day in a most successful way, and with…
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Station Properties and Store Stock.—No business is likely to be done in those lines just at present, and prices are quite uncertain.—Land and Houses are in rather less favour than for some time past.—Fat…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Opening of the Railway to Bathurst. (By telegraph to Herald.)
Great preparations were made for the celebration of the opening of the railway to Bathurst. The day was observed as a close holiday, and crowds of visitors have come from…
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The Herald's special reporter gives a full aocount [?]ursday's paper, of the opening of the mile ex[?]on of the Great Western Railway into Bathurst. An extract from Governor Macquarie's despatch,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exciting Railway Travelling in Tasmania. (Melbourne Australasian.)
The attraction of a new excitement has been added this year to the allurements of a visit to Tasmania in the tourist season. The excellent road from Launceston to Hobart Town and the good…
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Wool and sheepskins at Wednesday's sales were actively competed for, and prices ruled higher, especially for odd lots, than for months past; but very few lots of importance were offered that would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, April 13, 1876. the Governor on Our Railway Progress
READING his Excellency's speech at Bathurst last week, we are inclined to wish that he could descend from his position of merely contemplating most public movements, into the arena…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Intelligence. Sydney Markets. Mr. John Bridge's Stock, Staion, Wool and Produce Report
Stations and Store Stock—Not much to report, unless that there seems new some sign of a termination in the drought. I have some buyers for stock in the south…
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