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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
223 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 12
SIR,—Referring to your letter of the 17th ultimo, making application for a sum of £300 to repair the road from Lewinsbrook, via Comprie and Toryburn to Gresford and Paterson Road, near Bucknell's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Referring to your letter of the 17th ultimo, requesting that the road from Penshurst to the Allyn River might be placed on the schedule of minor roads as a 3rd class road or £15 per mile, I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Referring to your letter of 29th [?] respecting the erection of a bridge over the creck at Goodyer's [?] Ban, Namoi River, l am directed to inform you…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I h«t»e the honor to auknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19[?] applying on behalf of the inhabitants of Quipolly and surrounding district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At a meeting held by Mr. M'Elhone on Thursday evening last, at Mnswellbrook, he is reported by the Mercury to have delivered himself as follows on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—It is somewhat amusing to observe the tactics of gentlemen, candidates for parliamentary honors, and especially at Newcastle, staunch advocates of free-trade principles; and still it is remarkably…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The length of the Great Southern line which is being opened for traffic to-day by the Hon. John La[?]k[?]y (Minister of Justice), acting for the Hon. Edward Combes (Minister of Works),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Darley, instructed by Mr Driver, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Simpson, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, for the defendant. David Flemming sued the Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the arrival of the special excursion train at the Cootamundra station the visitors alighted, and the Hon. John Lackey having declared the line open for traffic, he and the gentlemen with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the De[?] in connection with the above, the Hon, John Lackey, [?][?] to the last of the M[?] and answering a statement in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two railway accidents occurred this morning, neither of which, fortunately, had any very serious results. The first took place within a short distance of the Redfern terminus and arose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir—I am one of those who consider that we residents on the Northern Railway have not anything like the consideration shown [?] in the matter of train accommodation we ought to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool.—At my sale this week again the demand was strong, and buyers representing English, Continental, and American interests attended in full numbers, and from the number of southern clips…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is tolerably plain that Singleton is by no means alive to its own interests, otherwise the mere mention of the possibility of securing railway communication…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dangar Bridge Demonstration, on the Prince of Wales Birthday, was very successful Mrs. Dangar named the bridge There was the greatest enthusiasm prevalent throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fat Cattle were in short supply this week, and prices higher 26s to 30s per 100 lbs. Fat Sheep were plentiful, and the quality fair. Prices ran thus: wethers, shorn, 10s to 15s; ewes, 8s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool.—For well-conditioned lots, this week, the demand was very strong, whilst heavy and otherwise inferior lots were plentiful, and were as a rule, in less request…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The above ceremony was performed, as announced, on Friday, the 9th instant, being the anniversary of the birthday of his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales. The weather was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held on the 12th instant on the bodies of William and Amelia Howard, who were killed by the 10 a.m. special mail train from Wodonga to Melbourne on Sunday, the 11th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yesterday afternoon a public meeting of storekeepers, produce merchants, farmers, and others, was held at Mr. M. Moore's auction room, West Maitland, to consider the inefficient accommodation…
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