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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1882

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The Newest Thing in Railway Cars

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 2

WHEN Columbus returned to [?] after his discovery of America, certain would be sages [?] could have done as well; the country…

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The Electric Light at the Redfern Railway Station. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1882 · page 3

Every effort made in the colony to keep pace with the older communities of the world in those modern inventions, improvements, and adaptations which add to the convenience…

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Important Railway Meeting in Grafton. (Telegram to Echo.) Grafton, Tuesda[?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1882 · page 7

One of the largest public meetings ever held in Grafton assembled last evening in the Theatre Royal. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Lee and Whereat, delegates from…

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Opening of the Railway to Hay. {Abridged from the Herald's Telegram.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 5

The opening of the South-western railway to Hay took place on Tuesday, with a considerable amount of ceremony. An address was presented to His Excellency the…

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The Railway Extension to Boggabri. (Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1882 · page 6

The ceremony of opening the railway extension to Boggabri, on the North-western line of railway; on Tuesday next, will be performed by Sir John Robertson, who will leave Sydney…

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Railway Extension in the New England District. (By telegraph to Echo.) Inverell

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1882 · page 6

The largest, most influential, and unanimous meeeting ever held in Inverell, took place this afternoon, in the Masonic Hall, Mr. R. L. Murray, M.P., four delegates from…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, July 13, 1882. the Railway to Hay

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1882 · page 4

APART from the effect of the extension to Hay of the railway, in securing to this colony a portion of the Riverina trade, hitherto enjoyed by Victoria, there will be a political…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 2

SIR,—Your correspondent "Pro Bono Publico" is scarcely correct in his letter of 12th July, in stating that even with lights he got over Largs bridge with his boottops…

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A North-eastern Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 2

SIR,—As you have plainly shown in a late number of the Mercury, the public money could not be applied to a more wasteful purpose than the making of common roads in…

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Largs Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1882 · page 7

SIR,—I should not trouble replying to "Contractor's" letter with reference to the above matter but for the mistakes he makes— mistakes which show a want of attention…

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Official Correspondence. Bridge at [?] Department of public [?] [?]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 2

Sir.-With reference to your [?]…

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Opening of the Railway from [?] to Uralla

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1882 · page 2

The special train, carrying the Ministerial party arrived shortly before 4 O'clock on Wednesday, when an blage of about 1000 or 1300 awaited at…

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The Great Northern Railway. Opening of the Extension to Uralla. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1882 · page 6

On Wednesday the opening of a further extension of 51 miles of the Great Northern Railway, from Moonbi to Uralla, was accomplished. The Hon. Robert Wisdom, and a…

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The Deniliquin and Moama Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1882 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held on the 1st instant. The Pastoral Times gives the following statement:…

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Jerry's Plains. (From our Correspondent.) a Railway Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1882 · page 2

A VERY large and influential meeting took place, yesterday at York's Hotel, for the purpose of agitating for a railway from Singleton to here Via Boggy Flat and…

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The Proposed Singleton Jerry's Plains Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 August 1882 · page 2

SIR,—On visiting the Exchange one day last week, and turning over the file of the Mercury, I s[?]w by the correspondents from Jerry's Plains and Merriwa that they contemplate at last arousing from the…

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The Victorian Railway Returns. (From the Herald's Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1882 · page 3

The annual report of the Board of Land together a[?]ian Railways was [?]at two years ago Mr.Brow[?] and Works on [?]…

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