Accident on the Railway
A FATAL accident occurred on the Great Northern Railway at [?] on Sunday evening as the return [?] train from Gosford was proceeding to Newcastle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
351 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 18
Original Correspondence. the Walgett Railway Project. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—There is, as a rule, no more general way of replying to an opponent's arguments than by abuse when there is an utter dearth of room for reply on the one hand or a great want of capacity on the…
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The Railway Commissioner's report on the railways and tramways of the colony for last year was presented to Parliament on Wednesday. The total expenditure for railway construction up to that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Original Correspondence. Road Wore at Cassilis. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR.—I notice that your Cassills correspondent makes the following observation over date Cassills, Sept. [?] 1887— "Road work progressing rapidly" As a constant traveller on the Merriwa-Casslits road, I should like to, know where. The…
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SIR,—Being one of those eccentric individuals who believe in rendering unto Cawar those things belonging to Cenar. I beg humbly to rquest you will kindly allow me a small space in your valuable journal to make a few remarks concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook to Cassilis and Walgett Railway. Public Meeting at Denman. (From our Muswellbrook Correspondent.)
A public meeting, convened by advertisement, was held at the School of Arts, Denman, on Saturday afternoon last, in connection with the progress of the proposed railway from Muswellbrook to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Tramway Accident. (From the Herald.)
A shocking tramway accident occurred about half-past one o'clock on Friday afternoon, and resulted in the almost instantaneous death of the motor-driver, W. Kirby. The spot at which the…
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From Mr. R. G. D. Fitz Gerald, M.L.A. for the Upper Hunter, we have received the following copy of a letter from the Works Department, and we reprint same for public information:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Railway Accident in Scotland
On Aug. 15 a terrible accident occurred to a party of workmen who were repairing a railway viaduct near Airdrie. Three men were killed outright, two died shortly afterwards, and it is feared that two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I," "Be just, and fear not. The Singleton Argus. Wednesday. Septemberr 28Th, 1887. School Children and the Railways
THE question of the free carriage of school children on the State railways is becoming more and more "muddled." For ourselves we confess we cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Projected Singletoncassilis Railway. Meeting at Jerky's Plains
IN connection with the revived agitation for a railway from the Great Northern Line to Cassills, a meeting was held at the School of Arts, Jerry's Plains, on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Contracts—p52 Contract, Denman and Merriwa Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Your sub-leader of Tuesday's isssue concerning Boad Superintendent Wells' remarkable letter strikes me as being the only honest conclusion to be drawn from the correspondence; but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway to Walgett. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I notice in your issuo of the 17th instant a letter bearing the signature of James Francis Kerr, in which he describes the country from Coolah to Coonabarabran and thence to Come-by-Chance…
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Particulars of the terrible accident which occurred on the morning of the 11th inst. on the Toledo, Poona, and Western Bailway, near Piper City, Illinois, have boen received. The disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Original Correspondence. the Walgett Railway Matter. (To the Editor of the Matiland Mercury.)
SIR,—As I address you I am bowed down with grief; life has lost its sweetness, long-sleeves their attractions, and "unlimited" its insidious fascination. Why did she leave her Jerem—no, I…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Walgett Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Knowing the country well between Muswellbrook and Walgett wa Cassilis, and also between Narrabri and Walgett, I have carefully read the correspondence of the champions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Muswellbrook Cassilis Railway—mr. McELHONE. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Mr. McElhone has stated in a letter which I have seen to the effect that, as member of the Upper Hunter, he would present any petition in favour of the line, but when the vote came before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway and the Queensland Border. (Herald's Telegram.) Brisbane
Correspondence has been carried on for some time past between the Commissioner of the Queensland Railways and the Commissioner of the New South Wales railways, relative to the arrangements…
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[?] friend has placed at our disposal a volume of Tagg's Pocket Almanac for 1842, the closing pages of which are occupied by an "itinerary comprising the roads throughout New South Wales." We give…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. [From a Correspondent.] Jerry's Plains. Singleton-cassilis Railway
One of the most influential meetings ever held at Jerr's Plains took place in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, 24th instant, and was representative of both landed…
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