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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
351 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 18
The following official letters have been handed to us by Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.P. for East Maitland, which we publish for the information of parties interested:—…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A meeting of the Dungog Committee was held in the School of Arts on Monday afternoon last, Mr. John Wade in the chair. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Purves concluded his address to the jury at the inquest on the Windsor railway accident to-day. The question whether an electrical ground bell should not have been placed on the curves where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Legislate e Assembly on Thursday, as already announced by telegraph, Sir Henry Parkes moved the second reading of the Government Railways Bill. The Premier, in the course of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—With reference to your letters of [?] April last, I have new the honor to [?] you that the Secretary for Public We[?] approved of a sum of £100 being grent[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,âWith reference to your letter of [?] 30th April last, I have now the honor [?] form you that the Secretary for Public W[?] has approved of a sum of £100 being gr[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 9th instant, Sir Henry Parkes, Colonial Secretary, moved the second reading of the lately-introduced Government Railways Bill. The measure is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Seeing in your valuable paper from time to time complaints made by the public with regard to.[?] state of the roads, I think, perhaps, a few remarks on the same subject would not be out of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—In your issue of the 16th instant in the report of the Morpeth Council, rather severe strictures are made on the conduct of the Improvement Committee for their neglect of the Main North road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR.—I read a letter in your issue of last Thursday 16th instant entitled a "Growl about Roads" and signed by a "Sufferer." In the first place I must disagree with your…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a terrible railway accident yesterday afternoon at Peat's Ferry. An excursion train, with two hundred and fifty passengers, was wreeked. Six persons, including T. Wilson, engine-driver,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A TERRIBLE railway accident happened yesterday afternoon at Peates' Ferry. An excursion train with 250 passengers was wrecked, and six persons including…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—With reference to your letter of the 6th instant, complaining that advertisements inviting teaders for the crection of Bridge over Jump Up Creek, and alterations to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Excuses published in your issue of the 21st instant by the Morpeth Council Improvement Committee, Messrs. Brookes, Wingrave, and Sim, for not carrying out the work entrusted to them on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →An inquest upon the body of George Haukin, one of those who died of injuries received at the Hawkesbury on 21st instant, was commenced this morning by the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiel, at the Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →ALL the sufferers in the recent railway accident are progressing favourably. Eliza Hunter is still in a very low and critical condition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During Monday and Tuesday (Jubilee days) no lees than five hundred and thirteen thousand five hundred (513,500) person travelled on the tram cars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The jury empanelled for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of the recent dusaster at the Hawkesbury River visited the locality on Friday. The Coroner, Mr. Shiel, met the members of the jury at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When being carried comfortably and securely in well appointed, heated and lighted cars, at a speed of fifty or sixty miles an hour we seldom think of the immense amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 13th instant respecting the re-erection of bridge across the Hunter at Elderstic, I have to inform you that Mr Gordon, at Maitland,…
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