A Rash Young lady. Jump From a Bridge
A YOUNG girl named Elizabeth Johnston, a resident of Brighton, while walking over the Port Melbourne railway pier on Sunday evening, quarrelled with her…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
473 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 24
The Goorangoola Road
IN reference to the statement made in a recent issue that the matter of building a bridge over Miller's Crossing or making a deviation in the road was under…
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THE Minister for Works has authorised the issue of an amount of money for the minor roads in the colony under trustees, to be taken from the sum voted on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Over Cockfighter Creek Department of Public Works, Office of Com. and Eng. for Roads, Sydney, 10th June, 1889
SIR,—In reply to your letter of the 1st instant, I have to inform you that a detailed report has this day been received from the local Officer respecting damage done to the…
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Opossum Skins.—I report 83,364 opossum skins offered on Wednesday, of which we offered and sold 45,980, leaving 37,384 offered by the other sellers combined. Market advanced ¼d all round and 1d…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Darlington Road. Repairs Badly Needed
YESTERDAY, by request, a member of our staff travelled over the Darlington Road, and is enabled to confirm the complaints made about its bad condition. Entering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road From Camberwell to Goorangoola Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 7th June, 1889
Sir,âI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of letter forwarded by you, requesting a grant of £100 for repair of damage caused by late rains to the road from Camberwell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Vienna Tramway Strike
Order has been restored in Vienna, and the tramway company, yielding to the pressure of public opinion, has consented to reduce the working hours of the men to twelve per diem, and to allow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Railway Accident in Canada
A terrible accident occurred on April 28 on the Grand Trunk Railway near Hamilton, Ontario. The passengers and officials in the ill-fated train numbered 115. About thirty passengers were in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Accident. Pointsman Asleep
A SERIOUS accident occurred to the mail train to Sydney at Penrith station on Wednesday morning. It appears the pointsman was asleep, as when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Accident near Muswellbrook. Official Report
The Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate the cause of the railway accident near Muswellbrook— consisting of Mr W.V. Reads, secretary for railways, and Mr J. Angus,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Railway Accident at Sandy Creek. Official Report
The Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate the cause of the railway accident near Muswellbrook—consisting of Mr. W. V. Read, secretary for railways, and Mr. J. Angus, consulting engineer to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence. The Hon. A. J. Gould, M.P., has kindly handed us the following letter for publication:— Goorangoola to Westbrook. Road. Department of Lands, Sydney, l4th June 1880
SIR,—With reference to your letter of the 29th April last, relative to the road from the Goorangoola to the Westbrook road, I am directed by the Minister for Lands to inform…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Bridge Over the Goulburn River. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I feel compelled from the nature or my position as the responsible officer of a committee formed some two years ago, to draw the attention of your numerous readers in this and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Out to Pieces by a Train
A SHOCKING accident took place on Tuesday evening on the Ballarat railway line, Footscray. It appears that a lady named Mrs Smellie, wife of Mr J. Smellie, tea…
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Opossum Skin Sale.—Report very scant supplies, considering the extensive demand. We offered as usual the best catalogue of the day, viz., 31,265, selling out at an average of 1s 4d each over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bulga Bridge. Department of Public Works. Sydney 15th June, 1889
Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst., urging erection of an additional span to the Bulga Bridge, and to inform you that the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads Damaged by Floods. Additional Vote Granted, (By Telegraph.) Sydney
IN the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Minister for Works (Mr Bruce Smith) announced that in order to effect repairs to country roads damaged by the recent heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Repairs. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 15th June, 1889
Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, enclosing letter from Mr W. Collins, of Vere, respecting the road from Great Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New Railway Time-Tables
FOR the information of the general public we publish list of trains arriving and departing from Singleton railway station which run as follows:—…
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