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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1884

215 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 11

The Walgett-Narrabri Railway Connexion

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 13

A few figures and facts may be found useful to gentlemen who are engaged in thinking out what to say at the meeting on Monday night. The distance from Walgett to…

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Original Correspondence. Bad Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1884 · page 4

SIR,—Would you, by means of your valuable paper, kindly direct the attention of the Superintendent of Roads to the state of the main road from Wollombi to Wiseman's…

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Roads in the Wollombi Electorate. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1884 · page 4

SIR,—Please try and persuade the Superintendent of Roads for this district, or (better still, perhaps) the Hon. Minister for Public Works, to ride to Wiseman's Ferry…

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he Walgelt-Narrabri Railway. Connexion. Public Meeting at [?] MAITLAND

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1884 · page 8

Lastt evening a public meeting was held in the ball [?] he School of Arts, West Maitland, to take [?] [?] urge upon the Government the [?]; of an esrly construction of aline ot raliway to connect [?]…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 4

On Tuesday evening the committee appointed at the public meeting held at West Maitland on the previous night in furtherance of the construction of a railway from…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, July 17, 1884. the Walgett[?]narrabri Railway Connexion

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 4

THE Meeting at West Maitland, proceedings of which we reported in our last issue, was undoubtedly representative and enthusiastic. That the connexion advocated is the most…

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The Express Train to Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 16

From the sub-joined letter received by the Hon N. Brunker, M.L.A. for East Maitland, from Commissioner for Railways, it will be noticed [?] the member for the East has again been instrumen[?]…

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Original Correspondence. Impassable Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 16

SIR,—Knowing that your columns are always open for the publication of any correspondence that may benefit the inhabitants of the district, I beg leave to send you a line or…

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The Approaches to Luskintyre Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 7

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to direct the attention of the superintendent to the state of the approaches of this bridge as they are almost…

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The Walgett-Narrabri Railway Connection

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 4

A resident of our town has just received a letter bearing upon the subject of the railway to Walgett from Mr. D. M. Jones, who is now in Melbourne. The writer was for years…

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The Walgett-narrabri Railway Connexion. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mereury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 7

SIR,—The very important public meeting held recently in the hall of the School of Arts by influential and leading residents of Weat Maitland, to urge upon our paternal…

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The Moree-Nurrabri Railway Movement. (S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 3

A deputation consisting of Mr. W. R. Campbell and Mr. Henry Moses, Me.LA., and Messrs. A. Bowman, A. W. Bucknell, and B. J. Warner, had an interview with the…

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Official Correspondence. Mr. Gould, M.L.A., has kindly handed to us the following letter for publication:- Singleton-cooper's Flat Road

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 2

Department of Public Works, Roads under Trustees, Sydney, 5th July, 1884. —Sir,—In reply to your letter of the 16th instant, enclosing two…

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Railway Meeting at Grafton. (By eleraph to the Herald.) Grafton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1884 · page 4

A numerously attended railway meeting was held at the School of Arts this evening. The meeting was called by requisition of the citizens. The Mayor (Mr. S. See, J.P.,)…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway. the Walgett Delegates at Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 13

On Wednesday evening a large and enthusiastic meeting of the Maitland committee in connection with the above was held at the Council Chamber. The chair was occupied…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway. [By Electric Telegraph.] Public Meeting at Pilliga. Pilliga, Thursday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 4

A most unanimous and enthusiastic meeting was held here this (Thursday) afternoon in connection with the Narrabri-Walgett railway. The following resolutions were passed, viz.,—First: "That in the…

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The North-Western Railway Proposals

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 21

The Mudgee Western Post of Tuesday last has the following remarks with reference to railway communication in the North-Weet:— That the Government railway policy is…

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Railway—narrabri to Walgett. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 16

SIR,—Just now this is exciting a good deal of attention, and I venture to address a few lines, as I see you are endeavouring to assist the people of Walgett, and I do not consider…

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A Railway Agitation. (From our Correspondent.) West Maitland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 3

A very large and most successful meeting of the Borough Council was held last night to receive the railway delegates from Walgett, Many…

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[?]. Bridge's Weekly Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 5

Fat Cattle.—1861 yarded for the week, of which [?] were from Gladstone by boat. The market on both days was again exceedingly brisk. Good quality sold up to £15 4s, or 35s per 100 lbs.;…

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