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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1877

223 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 12

The Singleton Argus. "Sworn to No Master, of No Sect Am I." Be Just and Fear Not. Let All the Ends Thou Aim'st at Be Try Country's, Try God's, and Truth's." Wednesday, June 20, 1877. The Metropolitian Railway

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 2

THE residents of the suburban districts of Sydney, and a large number of their city neighbors, are making a very just claim for greater railway…

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MERRIWA. (From our own Correspondent.) M[?]rriwa, Wednesday. the Mudgee-muswellbrook Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1877 · page 5

At a well-attended meeting, hold last evening at the Merrina court-house, Joseph Cooper, Esq., J.P., in the chair, resolutions were unanimously paesed in favour of advocating the Muswellbrook-Mudg[?]…

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New Railway Arrangements in Victoria

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1877 · page 7

The Argus, of June 14, says:—The depot established by Mr. Jenes, when Commissioner of Railways, in Bourke-street, for the reception of parcels intended for transmission by rail, has…

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Lancaster Crekk Bridge

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 2

Department of Public Work, Office of Commissioner and Engineer for Roads, Sydney, June 18th, 1877…

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Boggy Flat Road

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 2

Department of Public Works, Ronds under Trustees, Sydney, June 18th, 1877. Sir,—In reference in a petition from the…

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The Proposed New Railway Station at Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 4

We (Newcattle Pilot) have been favoured with a view of the plan, covering 48 yards of tracing, of the New Railway Station at Newcastle, tenders for which [?]e new called. The plans do not we…

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Liddell Platform. Department of Public Works. Railway Branch. . Sydney, 19th June, 1877

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 2

Sir,—In further reference to the petition presented by [?] from the residents of Jerry's Plains, Camberwell &c., relative to the necessity for a platform at the village…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 5

Wool and Sheepskins.—No sales were held this week: but as prices ruled high at last sales, and consignments coming to hand sparingly since, I anticipate a firm market next week, especially if last news…

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Original Correspondence. Road From Nowendoc to Waters of the Hunter. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 7

SIR—In your issue of the 16th instant, I observed, amongst other items, a proposed expenditure of £2000 for the construction of a road from the Hunter waters to the tableland near…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, June 26, 1877. the Mudgee Railway Question

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 4

MR HOSKINS, as a Minister who, in deference to his colleagues, has surrandered his individual opinion, will be obliged to submit their views to the House in the matter of the proposed…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1877 · page 5

Wool was in active demand this week, and all I offered I cleared at very satisfactory prices. Quotations ar[?] as follows:—Scoured 13d to 21d, greasy 6d to 9½d…

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The Muswellbrook-Mudgee Railway Movement

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1877 · page 4

Last evening, a public meeting of the people of West Maitland, convened by the Mayor on requisition, was held in the hall of the School of Arts, to support the movement beg[?]n…

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Tolls on Public Roads and Bridges

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1877 · page 6

The following opinion of the Attorney-General as to abolition of tolls has been laid before the Legislative Assembly.—"With reference to the question whether it is necessary that an Act of…

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The Muswellbrook-Mudgee Railway Movement. Public Meeting at West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1877 · page 6

A public meeting of the people of Maitland convened by the Mayor in anawer to a requisi[?]ion, was held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Monday evening, for the purpose…

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Official Correspondence. Haines' Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 11

We are favoured by Mr. R. Wisdom, M.L.A. for Morpeth, with the following official correspondence, for public information:— Roads under Trustees, No. M.77,2[?]4…

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Official Correspondence. Road From Minmi. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1877 · page 4

SIR,—At the request of a deputation from Minmi, I wrote the application for one hundred and fifty pounds, to which the enclosed letter is a reply; you will oblige by publishing for…

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Celebration of the Railway Extension to Quirindi. (From a correspondent to the Murrurundi Times

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1877 · page 3

An influential meeting was held at the Bird[?] in-Hand Hotel on Friday last, for the purpose of considering the best means of celebrating the opening of the Northern Railway, which it is…

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Quirindi. Celebration of the Railway. Exetension. (From a Correspondent.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1877 · page 1

An influential meeting was held at the Birdin Hand Hotel on Friday last, for the purpose of considering the best means of celebrating the opening of the Northern…

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Improvement in Railway Carriage Axles

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1877 · page 3

One of the difficulties of railway engineers (says the Melbourne Argus of July 7), has been to provide carriages with wheels which will run smoothly round curves. The Americans never…

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The Extension of the Great Northern Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1877 · page 2

On Thursday evening, in the Assembly, in the course of debate upon the resolution for granting a sum of money for railway extension purposes, the following observations were made,…

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