Road From the Singleton and Gresford Road, Near Wattle Ponds. " Department of Mi[?] "Sydney, 3rd Feb., 1886
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1886 · page 2
"SIR,-With reference to your letter of the 8th ultimo, inquiring when notice of confirmation will appear in the Government Gazette of the road from the…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1886 · page 2
WE received the following wire yesterday from our Sydney correspondent:- "In response to the representations of Mr Gonld, the Minister for Works has…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1886 · page 4
Mr. Stephens, of Narrabri, has sent us a copy of the Narrabri Northern News, which contains a report of the public meeting held at Narrabri on Feb. 9, to discuss the proposed deviation of the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1886 · page 7
The following letter has been received from the Bailway Department by Mr. A. J. Gould, M.L.A. for Patrick's Plains, and we publish same for the information of our readers:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Bishop's Bridge
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 16
According to last Saturday's Mercury, we of Bishop's Bridge are a very quiet-going lot of people, and that is the only reason I can assign for its not being mentioned more often in the Mercury…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2
Referring to the recent serious accident sustained by Keziah Teece, step daughter of the Darlingstreet gate-keeper, Tamworth, the Tamworth News says:—Hovering, as the poor girl is between life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Griffiths' Motor
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1886 · page 7
Motors of small power have formed the subject of the research of a great many inventors, but it can hardly be said that their efforts have been crowned with any particular success. It may,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Melbourne Tramway Trust Loan
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 15
In this financial operation the colony of Victoria has scored another marked success. Yesterday, February 4, tenders for £500,000 4½ per cent. debentures of the Melbourne Tramways Trust were…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 12
Mr. R. W. Thompson, M.P. for West Maitland, has handed us the following official letters for publication:- Department of Railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Connexion between Adelaide and Melbourne. (Argus, March 9.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 6
The South Australian section of the intercolonial railway which is to connect Melbourne and Adelaide will be completed as far as Serviceton, and opened for traffic early next month. The Victorian…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2
THE Barbed wire subject which served as a heavy handicap to the present Colonial Secretary, Mr G. R. Dibbs, at tbe last general election, still crops up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bus and Tramcar Collision
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 6
Shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday evening Queen-street, between Albert and George streets, was (the Brisbane Courier states) the scene of great excitement, and scores of persons, among whom was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. Albion C.C. v. Railway Clerical C.C.
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 2
The above teams met on the Albion Ground on Saturday last, when the Albions secured an easy victory by 104 runs, with the loss of 7 wickets. Onus played a fine free innings for 64, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Enterprise in Western Australia
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 4
A correspondent sends the S. M. Herald the following with respect to the Midland Railway of Western Australia, the first sod of which was turned by his Excellency the Governor, Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of the Manilla Bridge
Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 1
THE ceremony in connection with the above event took place on Wednesday, March 17, and passed off with great eclat. The special train which convered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramcars Worked by Electricity
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 13
The Electrician states that further letters and newspapers received from its correspondent in Berlin gives full accounts of the trials and progress of Reckenzaun's electrically propelled traincar, which…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Strategic Railway
Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2
"RUSSIA is building a strategic railway to the Austrian Frontier cottier." You know what a strategic railway is, don't you? Buys its right of ways from the farmers for an annual pass, then…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrow Escape of a Railway Train
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 6
The fresh in Waimakariri caused, says the Christchurch (New Zealand) Press of the 16th instant, a serious scour in the southern approach of the railway bridge at Stewart's Gully, and but for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Railway Accident at West Maitland
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 4
Yesterday evening a shocking occurrence took place on the railway at Church-street, West Maitland, in circumstances which have occasioned profound regret. John George Baker, a porter…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 1
ON Monday evening a shocking occurrence took place on the railway at Church-street, West Maitland, in circumstances which have occasioned…
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