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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1888

350 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 18

[?]Riginal Correspondence. [?]Te Buggy Accident Near Dunmore Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.) In last Saturday's issue "S.A.H." writes

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 3

[?]—In last Saturday's issue "S.A.H." writes [?] correct what he says are false statements in [?]ection with the buggy accident, which hap[?]ed to me and my daughter some time since on…

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The North-coast Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 8

SIR,—On behalf of the residents of the "little hamlet of Stroud," I beg through your columns to crave the pardon of the autocratic city of Dungog, for the liberty the "little hamlet" people took, in…

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Official Correspondence Mr A. J. GOULD, M.P., has kindly handed as the following letter for publication:— Road Glennie's Creek to Camberwell & GOORANGOOLA. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 15th June, 1888

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 2

Sir,- With reference to your personal representatious respecting the road from Glennie's Creek via Chillcott's Plains to the Camberwell and Goorangoola road, I am…

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Quirindi—yarraman Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 3

Sir,—Your columns have lately contained letters on this subject, one of which, at least, requires supplementing with something more decided and emphatic. Mr. O'Byrne distinctly asserts that in…

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The Amended Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 3

Comparing this table with that which it replaces we find a multitude of small alterations, the disappearance of some trains and the addition of others. Persons who intend to travel with…

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Railway Rates and Fares. (Newcastle Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 3

On the 13th inst., in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Creer drew attention to the unjust manner in which railway rates had been fixed for the Newcastle-Sydney section of the Northern railway. The…

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The Board of Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 3

Sir Henry Parkes laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday evening, the papers relating to the engagement of Mr. E. M. G. Eddy to the position of Chairman of the Board of…

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The North-coast Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 3

Sir,—Hoping you will find space for these few lines, and that an abler pen than mine will take this matter up, I, in justice to the inhabitants of Stroud and the surrounding district, think it only…

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Canvas Water-bags at Railway Stations. (To the Editor of the Mailand Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 3

SIR,—I forward you herewith a letter received by me from the Commissioner for Railways, in reference to a large worm which I handed to him, and which was taken out of a water tank on the…

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A Dialogue. Railway Journey to Tamworth and Back to Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 2

TAMWORTH: You are a Singleton gentleman. I believe. Singleton: I hail from that place, Sir, Tamworth: You live in a most delightful…

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TALE. The Priest's Bridge. a Legend of Mexico

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 4

THERE can be little doubt the holiest priest, the saintliest man, who ever lived in Mexico, was Juan de Nava. Indeed, it would be hard to find, in any clime or generation, under…

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Telegrams. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney. Muswellbrook Cassilis Railway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1888 · page 2

IN the Assembly this afternoon, the Minister for Works, in reply to a question from Mr M'Elhone, stated that the plans for the railway from…

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The City Railway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1888 · page 3

THE Premier says that the city railway Will not be included in the railway proposals to be submitted by the Government to Parliament this session. Before…

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The Amended Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1888 · page 6

Comparing this table with that which it replaces we find a multitude of small alterations, the disappearance of some trains and the addition of others. Persons who intend to travel will…

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Fatal Accident at Armidale Railway Station. (Express of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1888 · page 3

A fatal and most melancholy accident occurred on Saturday evening lost at about 7 o'clock at the Armidale Railway Station, by which Mr. Peter B. Gleeson, a clerk in the parcels office at the station,…

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PERSONALITIES. The Late Russian Railway King

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 4

The Jewish Chronicle contains a biography of Samuel Poliakoff, the Russian railway king, whose death has already been announced. Proprietor of fire great railway…

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The Dog and the Railway Train

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 7

The following story is told of the Auckland Railways. A man was travelling by a suburban line, and had taken his dog into the carriage with him. Just before starting, the guard informed him…

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The Amended Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 3

Comparing this table with that which it replaces we find a multitude of small alterations, the disappearance of some trains and the addition of others. Peraona who intend to travel will…

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Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 3

There was a great railway smash half-amile from Gunning this morning. An express was travelling at the rate of thirty miles, an hour, when the axle of the truck…

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The Railway Commissioner

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 2

The appointment of Mr Eddy as First Commissioner under the new Railways Act has given rise to a deal of adverse criticism in Parliament, but, as might be expected, it…

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