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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1883

147 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 8

Railways and Tramways in America. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 3

Mr. William Scott, the Locomotive Engineer, has returned from his visit to America and Europe. Mr. Scott has made the best use of his time, it appears. He left here on…

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Shocking Railway Accident. (From the Herald's correspondent.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 6

A shocking accident happened on the railway near Longwood station, on the North-Eastern line, this evening. The afternoon train from Melbourne had got within about half-a-mile of Longwood when…

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Expenses on a Scottish Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 4

The half-yearly report of the directors of the Great North of Scotland Railway Company shows that the maintenance of way and works cost 9[?]16d per train mile or 15 04 per…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1883 · page 8

SIR.—Being quite aware that I have no excuse to ask a favor at your hands, still this being a matter of concern to the public, I have no hesitation in asking you to publish the following, hoping it may be…

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The New Tramways Act

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1883 · page 6

Following is a copy of the Tramways Declaratory Act, as finally passed by the Legislature on Friday night, and assented to on Saturday by his Excellency the Governor:…

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The New York Brooklyn Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1883 · page 3

Following is a description from the Herald's New York correspondent, of the great suspension bridge connecting New York with Brooklyn. It was on this bridge that as the…

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Railway Courting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1883 · page 3

At a station a few miles east of this city, on the Lake Shore Road, a tall, gaunt, agricultural-looking man boarded a west-bound train for Cleveland. Every seat in the car was…

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THE [?] the Junction of the Railway Lines. [?] Albury, Thursday night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 2

THE proceeding in connection with the junction of the lines proved a great [?] Lord [?] [?], He was met by the [?]…

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Opening of the Railway Junction of N. S. W. and Victoria. (By telegraph from the Herald's reporter.) Albury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 6

This great event, which may be looked upon as the first step towards the federation of the two colonies, will take place to-day, and the importance of the occasion has been…

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Railway Meeting at Glen Innes. (By telegraph to the S. M. Herald.) Glen Innes

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 3

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held this afternoon in the Music Hall. It was most representative in character, being attended by pastoralists, farmers, and…

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Progress of the Canadian Pacific Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 3

At the end of the past year (1881) the Canadian Pacific Railway track had been laid on the main line to a point 585 miles west of Winnipeg, and notwithstanding the severity of the winter, the work was…

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New South Wales and Victorian Railways. the Albuby-wodonga Junction. (By telegraph from the Herald's Reporters.) Albury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 6

Two excursion trains arrived from Sydney at 2 a.m. and 11 a.m. to-day, and materially served to swell the tide of visitors. The Victorian ordinary and excursion train also…

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Presentation to Mr. G. F. Rushforth at Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1883 · page 4

For some two years and a quarter Mr. G. F. Rushforth, catechist at St. Paul's, West Maitland, has paid a weekly visit to Bishop's Bridge, to conduct the choir practice and to…

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Dungog and Clarence Town Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1883 · page 5

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me through the columns of your journal to call attention to the scandalous manner in which work is carried out on the above road. There are…

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Original Correspondence. Expenditure of Money by Road Superintendents. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 8

SIR,—I wish through the medium of your journal, to make known to you and the public at large, some of the evile that exist in regard to the way that the money granted by Government for the…

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The Government v. the Pyrmont Bridge Co. (From the Herald.) Supreme Court.—monday, June 25. In Equity.—(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Fawcett.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 3

Mr. Gordon, Q C., and Mr. A. H. Simpson (Mr. Stephen, Q C., with them) for the plaintiff; Mr. Owen, Q. C., and Mr. Manning (Mr. Darley, Q.C., with them) for the…

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An Important Tramway Case. (Echo)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 3

At the Metropolitan District Court on Tuesday morning, before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson, the following case was heard:…

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The East Maitland Branch of the Northern Junction Railway to Sydney. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 2

SIR,—In considering a subject in which the whole of the Northern districts are so deeply interested as this railway route, the utmost vigilance and care is required by all who are in any way inter[?]sted, not…

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