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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1882

111 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 6

The Railway Collision at the Bathurst Station. (Bathurst Times of Saturday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1882 · page 9

This morning, the town was startled to hear that an accident occurred at the railway station, and that several persons had been injured. From inquiry we learned that as…

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B[?] Railway Collision at Bathurst

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 November 1882 · page 3

DATHU[?]ST, Saturday- At [?] this morning a [?] [?] [?]…

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RAILWAYPHOBIA. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1882 · page 3

SIR,—In your i[?]sue of the 7th of November, and under the heading of "The Railway Extension to Narrabri Mungindi, and Walgett," appears a letter signed "G. W. R.," which (with your permission)…

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RAILWAYPHOBIA. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1882 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 7th of November, and under the handing of "The Railway Extension to Narrabri Mungindi, and Walgett," appears a letter signed "G. W. R.," which (with your permission)…

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The Railway Collision at Bathurst. (S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1882 · page 2

With reference to the inquiry recently held into the causes of the railway collision at Bathurst last week, we learn that a report has been prepared for the Minister in which the injuries sustained by the…

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School Girls on A Tramp

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1882 · page 4

Laurinburg, N. C., Aug. 26.—This morning the people of this place were astonished at seeing a party of six young and pretty girls arrive with stout staffs, and carrying substantial knapsacks…

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Terrible Railway Disaster in Hungary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1882 · page 2

The inundations of the River Drave, which have caused enormous damage in the Tyrol and Carinthia, last week reached Crotia and Hungary. The trunks of trees carried down…

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Terrible and Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 7

A dreadful railway accident occurred [?]burg, in Germany, a short time since, b[?] seventy-one persons lost their lives, and [?]er one hundred were seriously injured. The train to which this sad…

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Mercury. [?]Mber 16, 1882. [?]Cidents and Railway [?]Management

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 4

[?]errible accident at Hawthorn, in [?] has set people seriously thinking. [?]fects tracing causes, they say that the [?]ion between two railway trains, which…

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Another Great Bridge for London

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 7

It has been mentioned in the London papers, more than once, that a scheme was afoot to build another great bridge across the Thames, the present bridge and other…

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The Hawthorn Railway Accident. (By Telegr[?]ph to Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 4

The inquest on the body of Thomas, who died from injuries received in the Hawthorn railway collision, was concluded to-day. Mr. C. A. Smythe, addressing the jury on behalf of the Crown, referred at…

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