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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
201 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 11
A public meeting of the inhabitants, convened at a very short notice by a requisition to the Mayor, was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last, to consider the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool, at this week's sales, was well competed for, in view of the news lately received. I sold scoured at 17d, fleece at l6d, and greasy at 8d to 10d; but the lots offered were unimportant, and would not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The return match between these two clubs was played on Monday last, and again resulted in a victory for Bishop's Bridge, by 36 runs. We shall not particularize the play, but merely say one and all did…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FEW persons in the country will be satisfied, upon reflection, with the conduct of business in the Assembly. The forms of the HOUSE have been repeatedly abused to an unprecedented…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fat Cattle at this week's sales were as dea[?] ever, viz., £7 to £9 for inferior and up to £13 for fair quality, or 28s to 33s per 100 lbs. Sheep were quite as dear also, viz., 30 to 40 lbs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool and Skins.—No salea were held this week, and, judging from the news received per Suez Mail, I think will be easier at next sales. Tallow comes to hand sparingly, and all lots…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of inhabitants was held at Walter's Hotel, on Saturday, June 24th, for the purpose of considering the advisability of requeating the Government to adopt the suggostious contained…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THERE seems to be some likelihood that the Assembly will commit itself, without sufficient consideration, to railway proposals which have not been fully thought out by those whose duty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The good folk of this retired little towns[?] joyed an unusu[?]ll[?] pleasant evening on Thursday last. In response to an invitation from the congregation of St. Andrew's Church of England, Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"One night about four years ago, and just about this month," the engineer continued, "I was coming down this hill with (considering the season) a pretty heavy train. At Wilkesbarre,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. P. G. King, Mayor of Tamworth; Mr. T. M. Newman, solicitor of Tamworth; and Mr. Cohen, Mr. Wisdom, Mr. T. G. Dangar, Mr. Jacob, Mr. W. C. Browne, Mr. M'Elhone,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway from Deniliquin to Moama was formally opened to-day. The weather was fine and the whole affair passed off with great success. Special trains left Melbourne yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The ship Lightning, with 406 emigrants, went ashere at-Trowbridge, three miles nearer shore than where the Iron King was wrecked. The accident happened in broad daylight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When the mail train from Murrurundi was reaohing the foot of Warland's range on Wednesday night, says the Singleton Argus of July 8, it surprised a party of four navvies…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Now that we have, thanks to Mr. Scholey, a copy of the evidence taken by the select committee on the supply of coal for railway purposes, we are in a position to form an opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fat Cattle, at this week's sales, were freely taken at 3d to 3½d per lb. For Fat Sheep prices ranged from 10s to 20s per head…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,—I have just read your leading article on the supply of coal for the G. N. Railway, and I think your comments on the evidence taken before the Select Committee to be unfair to those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The April number of the Edinburgh Review contains, in an article entitled "Railway Profits and Railway Losses," a formal challenge of the entire policy of the E[?]glish railway companies,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool.—Without information as to the London market but little can be said. Sheepskins are in ver[?] fair request, at 4d to 6½d for fair to good parcels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South AUSTRALIA, though she has departed from the harmony, unity, and it may be audacity of Mr. Bo[?]caut's railway policy, is yet able to teach a lesson to our Governments on this…
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