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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1878

244 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 13

The Projected Road from Devonshire— street to the Railway Goods-shed

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 4

At a meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council, held last evening, the Mayor stated that his attention had been called, on the previous day, to the fact that the Government had a large staff of…

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Thalaba Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 15

SIR,—Would you oblige me by inserting these few lines in your columns in respect of the Thalaba road, from the Dungog bridge through the Thalaba and up to the Dungog and Clarence…

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Proposed Extension of the Great Northern Railway via Mulgrave. (From the S. M. Herald's correspondent.) Windsor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 12

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, Mr. W. Walker, in compliance with the resolution of a preliminary meeting, was held in the School of Arts, on Saturday last, for the…

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The "Queenslander's" Railway Survey

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 16

The first Australian edition of the American journalist enterprise has just been started on its way, as our readers have learnt The New York Herald (we think) began the new form of…

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Mr. Hungerford on the Railway Project. (Abridged from the Newcastle Herald.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 2

MR. HUNGERFORD member for the County of Northumberland when addressing in meeting of his constituents at Plattsburg on Saturday last, spoke of…

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Extension of the Northern Railway via Mulgrave. (Abridged from the Echo.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting, convened by the Mayor, Mr. W. Walker, in compliance with the resolution of a preliminary meeting, was held in the School of Arts…

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A Pannier Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1878 · page 4

Our colonial readers have perhaps never seen a donkey travelling along, with a pannier basket slung on each side, filled with a wonderful weight for suoh a style of carrying it. But readers who…

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Mr. Hungerford on the Railway to Sydney

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1878 · page 1

IN his address to a number of constituents last Saturday, Mr. Hungerford, accoring to the Newcastle Herald, made the following observations on the proposed…

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The Pacific Train Robbed. the Robbers Captured. (San Francisco papers, June 6)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 14

Omaha, May 30th.—Last night about 10 o'clock the westward bouud Union Pacific passenger train which left Omaha Tuesday noon was boarded by four masked highwaymen when the train was pulling out…

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Wednesday, July 24, 1878. (Before Mr. A. Brodie, J.p.) Trespassing on the Railway Line

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1878 · page 1

John, Mooney was charged with trespassing on the railway line, George Dowling, station-master at Murrurundi had the man arrested for…

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The Naming of the Gostwyck Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1878 · page 4

Yesterday, the ceremony of naming the new timber bridge over the Paterson River at Gostwyck, waa performed by Mrs. Brown, the wife of Mr H. H. Brown, member for the Paterson…

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Sofala. Railway Line Bathurst to Mudgee

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1878 · page 5

A public meeting was convened at the Court House, Sofala, on Tuesday, 23rd instant, J B Suttor, Esq., in the chair. The Chairman dated the object of the meeting, viz: to…

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Public Opening and Naming of the Gostwyok Bridge. (From our own Reporier.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1878 · page 12

On Wednesday last, the ceremony of publicly opening and naming the new timber bridge over the Paterson River at Gostwyck, was performed by Mrs. Brown, wife of Mr. H. H. Brown,…

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The Railway Extension to wagga Wagga. (By telegraph from the Herald's correspondent.) Wagea Wagga

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1878 · page 6

A large and influentially attended meeting was held at the Court House to ntght. Wil-, [?]m Rand, J. P., was in the chair, in the absence of the Mayor, who was unable to attend…

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The Singleton Argus. Saturday, August 3, 1878. Newcastle and the Railway Project

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1878 · page 2

WE are glad to notice that the railway project lately brought forward by Singleton is not bring suffered to lie neglected by the Press. The SYDNEY…

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Original Correspondence. Gostwyck Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1878 · page 5

SIR,—The graphic and elaborate account given by reporter of the proceedings of Wedaeaday, re[?] correction in two points. the oranges scrambled were not from my orchard,…

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The Southern Trade with Sydney. Railway Rates to Wagga Wagga

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1878 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon (reports the Herald of Friday), a deputation, consisting of Mr. James Watson, M.L.A., Mr. D. Nichol, Mr. John Algor, Mr. W. G. Murray, Mr. S. A Joseph,…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, August 6, 1878. Railway Rates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1878 · page 4

ELSEWHERE we print the speeches made by a deputation from the Sydney Chamber of Cummerce to the Minister of Works, and his reply. The doputation wanted to obtain such an…

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The Railway to Sydney

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 2

THE trial surveys of the route of the proposed line of railway from Singleton to connect the Great Northern railway with the Metropolis is being pushed…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1878 · page 2

Fat Cattle were in great demand at improved prices, and as a very firm market is likely to rule for some time to come, 1 advise my friends to send forward their consignments without delay. I quote…

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