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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1880

216 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 11

Singleton Police Court. Saturday January 31, 1880. (Before Messrs. W. Dudding and Geo. Jarman, J.'s P.) a Cheap Railway Ride

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1880 · page 2

Patrick Miney was charged with travelling by railway from .Murrurundi to Singleton without having previously paid his fare…

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Railway from Sydney to Newcastle

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 1

THE Mayor of Newcastle has convened a public meeting to consider the propriety of petitioning the Government to cause the junction of the proposed…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 4

SIR,—I shall feel obliged if you will allow me space in your valuable paper to call the attention of the Inspector of Bridges, if there is such an official, to the dangerous state of…

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John Bridge's Weekly Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 7

Fat Cattle.—Some improvement was noticable at the first sales of the week but was hardly maintained on Thursday, when 11s to 13s was highest value. Fat Sheep were offered in great numbers on…

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Determined Suicide on the Railway Line. (From the Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1880 · page 3

On Saturday morning, as the passenger train from Parramatta, due at Sydney at 5.40 a.m., was approaching the Macdonald Town station, a man was observed going on the line,…

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Connexion of the Great Northern Railway with Sydney. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1880 · page 3

A deputation waited on the Minister for Works on Friday, for the purpose of presenting a petition from a meeting held at Ryde recently, in favour of the projected…

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Fatal Accident on the Northern Railway Works. (Abridged from the Tamworth News.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1880 · page 7

On the 10th of February a magisterial enquiry was held by John O'Daly, J.P., at Curley's Hotel, Tamworth, on the body of a man named Michael Cummerford who was…

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The Connecting Railway

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1880 · page 1

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. Lindsly (Mayor), Messrs. L. Wicks, Blaxland, Hicks, Terry, Curwood (from Ryde), and Mr. George Donald (of…

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The Connecting Railway

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1880 · page 2

OUR Newcastle friends are becoming very energetic in the matter of the connecting railway. When it was first propsed by Singleton they, were almost…

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The Dreadful Tay-Bridge Disaster. (From the London Times, Jan. 2.) Dundee, Dec. 29

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1880 · page 2

On Sunday a heavy gale swept over Dundee, and a portion of the Tay-bridge was blown down while the train from Edinburgh, due at 7.15 was passing. The train was duly…

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The Late Suicide on the Railway. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1880 · page 6

The City Coroner held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms, on Monday morning, on the body of a man name unknown, who had been found dead on the Railway line, near…

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John Bridge's Weekly Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 16

Fat Cattle.—At both sales this week prices ran firm, 8s to 11s per 100 lbs., the latter for choice pens only. Fat sheep were forward in large numbers, for both…

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John Bridge's Weekly Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 7

Fat Cattle.—At both sales this week prices ran firm, 8s to 11s per 100 lbs., the latter for choice pens only. Fat sheep were forward in large numbers, for both…

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Singleton to Cooper's Flat. Department of Public Works, Roads under Trustees, Sydney, 18th Feb., 1880

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to inform you, that in accordance with your recommendation of the 20th ultimo, the Secretary for Public Works has approved of the appointment of Messrs…

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The New Road Through Redbournberry. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 17th Feb., 1880

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 2

Sir,—In reference to your letters of the 12th November last, and 1st instant, on the subject of the state of the road leading to the Singleton Common, I am directed to inform…

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Railway Ferry for the English Channel

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 15

Plans have been completed for a monster boat that is to bridge the dreaded English Channel and abolish sea-sickness on the journey between England and the Continent. The…

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Railway Ferry for the English Channel

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 6

Plans have been completed for a monster boat that is to bridge the dreaded English Channel and abolish sea-sickness on the journey between England and the Continent. The…

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The Connection Railway

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 3

A deputation waited on the Minister for Works to-day to ask that a trial survey should be made for a line to connect the Great Northern railway with Sydney, having…

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Connection of the Great Northern Railway with Sydney. (From Saturday's S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1880 · page 3

Yesterday morning a deputation consisting of Mr. W. C. Browne, Mr. S. Gray, Mr. J. B. Thompson, and Mr. H. S. Terry—all members of the Legislative Assembly—…

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Tramways to Hanging Rock and Gunnedah

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 1

THE idea given to the public recently by the Sydney Evening News, of opening up parts of the rural districts by means of tramways to be connected with and Used…

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