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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
351 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 18
In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday Sir Henry Parkes moved "That it is expedient to bring in a bill to make better provision for the management of the Government railways and tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A collision between two goods trains took place this morning at Wentworth Fails. It is stated the accident occurred owing to the sinals on the line being left open, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owing to complaints that great loss is sustained by handling in the weighing of fruit by the railway officials, the Minister for Works has decided that in future fruit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From intelligence received on Tuesday morning, it appears, says the Echo, that a very serious accident occurred at Wentworth Falls, a station on the Western line, which, however, was fortunately not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The railway line to [?] River (being part of the [?] Waratan line) was opened to be Several Ministers and a large [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A REPORTED was circulated through Gundagai on Saturday to the effect that stones had been placed on the railway line near Gundagai and the signals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The latest phase in sensationalism comes not inaptly from America. A man recently started from Washington on a pedestrian expedition for which no parallel could be found. He is not, however, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the subject of the resumption of land for railway purposes, the Hon. Edward Flood, M.L.C., has written a letter to the Commissioner for Railways, Brisbane, from which we (Echo) extract…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We publish this week a two-page plate forming the first part of a series of detailed illustrations of the great bridge now in course of construction, and which will be erected in New South Wales over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space for a few lines concerning the bridge over the Namoi River. I have waited patiently for some abler penman than myself to take this matter up, but as no one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following letter has been addressed to the Minister of Works, by the member for West Maitland, Mr. R. W. Thompson. We heartily concur in Mr. Thompson's condemnation of the so-called…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"I WAS lately on a train," observed the timed passenger, that went so fast as it was dangrious to look out of the window as you were likely to have your eyesight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shocking railway accident occurred on Friday night at the Auburn Railway Station, the victim being a well-known resident and business man of Parramatta, Mr Albert Thomas Gilbert. As the 9.30…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THROUGH the courtsey of Mr. Dowling, stationmaster, We have been favoured with the railway time-table, which will come into effect on 1st May,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Your Bishop's Bridge correspondent must either be left in the Soudan or gone with Sir Patrick and Sir Robert to help spend the 2000 sovs. pocket money given them by our liberal but hard-up Government…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →We are indebted to the courteous thoughtfulness of Mr. Higgs, Traffic Manager on the Great Northern Railway, for an early copy of the new time-table, which will be observed on and after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In another column we give the principal features of the new time table for the Great Northern and North-western Railway, which comes into force on May 1. Respecting this matter, Mr. R. W…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mr. R. W. Thompson, M.L.A. for West Maitland, appears to have, in a fit of apparent patriotism and parsimony, addressed a letter to the Minister for Works suggesting that the contemplated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. B. Baker, one of the engineers of the Forth Bridge, Scotland, gave a lecture on the structure recently in Edinburgh. He said that in the case of the Forth Bridge, an infinite variety of problems…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Queensland Government refuses to entertain the proposal of the New South Wales Government with regrard to the break of railway guage being at Tenterfield…
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