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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1884

215 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 11

[?]. 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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Proposal for Railway between Brewarrina and Byerock. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 4

A deputation, consisting of residents of the district of Brewarrina, and accompanied by Sir Patrick Jennings and Messrs. Loughnan, Lyne, Slattery, Barton, Fergusson, Cass,…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway. Meeting at Newcastle. (Abriged fron the Newcastle Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 2

At the City Hall, on Friday night, a public meeting was held for the purpose of urging upon the Government the advisability of immediately extending the line of railway…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 3

SIR,—Knowing your valuable journal is ever ready to show forth the wants and the grievances of the northern district, I beg leave to encroach on your liberality for the…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway Connexion. (By Telegraph Erom Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 5

The delegates and others interested in the Walgett and Narrabri extension, met at Aaron's Hotel this morning. There was a large and influential attendance, and a formal meeting was held, at which Mr…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1884 · page 4

Last evening a meeting of the local committee in connexion with the above wan held in the Council Chamber, West Maitland, under the presidency of the Mayor (Mr. Robert Hyndes, J.P.) There were…

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Proposed Narrabri-Walgett Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1884 · page 4

The Executive Committee appointed by the General Committee in connection with the movement for the extension of the North-Western Railway from Narrabri to…

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Narrabri-walgett Railway Connexion. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1884 · page 3

SIR,—At the large and influential public meeting held at the School of Arts, West Maitland, re Narrabri-Walgett proposed railway extension, the following resolution was…

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Railway Meeting at Coonamble. (By telegraph to the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 12

One of the largest, most enthusiastic, and reprepresentative meetings that has ever been held in Coonamble, took place on Tuesday evening in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, to advocate the…

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The Narrabri-Walge[?]t Railway Movement

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 4

Yesterday forenoon the Maitland Executive Committee in connection with the above met at the Council Chamber, West Maitland. The chair was occupied by the Mayor (Mr…

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The Walgett-narrabri, Moree, and Coonamble Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 3

SIR,—In the issue of the Newcastle Herald of to-day I was pleased to see Mr. Poulton's letter re Narrabri and Walgett extension. It will be the commencement of that desired…

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The Proposed Railway from Narrabri to Walgett

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 4

The Executive Committee in connection with the movement for the extension of the North-western railway from Narrabri to Walgett, met again yesterday forenoon. The…

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The Proposed Narrabri-Walgett Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 3

The Executive Committee of the movement for obtaining an extension of the North[?] western railway from Narrabri to Walgett, met in the Council Chambers, West…

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North-Western and Western Railway Extension

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 6

Writing on the agitation at present in operation with respect to railway extension the S. M. Herald says:— The principal excitement has been in the…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway Movement. [By Electric Telegraph.] Walgett, Tuesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 5

A meeting of the Narrabri-Walgett Railway league was held at the Imperial Hotel, on Monday to receive the report of the delegates, Mr. C. N. Vaughan J.P., was in the chair. The Secretary read the…

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Liddell Road. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 2

SIR,—With reference to a paragraph appearing in your paper last week, re Liddell road, certain portion of which are misstatements: The road from Liddell to Jerry's Plains…

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The Narrabri-Walgett Railway Movement. Mr. Dibbs' Visit to Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 4

Yesterday forenoon a meeting of the gentlemen forming the Executive Committee at Maitland in connexion with theNarrabri-Walgettrailway was held at the Council Chamber, West Maitland. The Mayor…

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" Sworn in no Master, of no Seet am I." " Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. SATURDAY, 16th AUGUST, 1884. The Walgett Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 2

PERHAPS it was only an overnight on the part of an over-works, Secretary, of evertheless it seems strange that Singleton has not been officially asked…

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The Walgett Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 1

WE are in receipt from the Narrabri and Walgett Railway League of a copy of the Walgett railway petition, which we have much pleasure in publishing…

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The Opening of the Glen Innes Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 1

ON Tuesday Glen Innes will be en fete in honor of the official opening of the extension of the G.N. Railway to that town. Special trains are to be run for…

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