Shocking Railway Accident. a Singletonian Injured
ON Wednesday evening a shocking accident occurred at East Maitland which nearly terminated fatally. Henry O'Brien, whose father resides at the railway gates on the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
473 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 24
Railway Rates for Shows
A BY-LAW has been adopted by the Railway Commissioners, providing for the following rates to be charged for the carriage of implements and machinery to agricultural…
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Oposaum Skins.—The market is active. The low leve reached in prices has caused several additional purchasers to step in, and these at our sale on Wednesday competed vigorously, and bought large lines. A slight advance in values…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Singleton to Brandy Creek (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)
Sir,âHaving called by advertisement for a public meeting of the inhabitants of this district who are interested in the welfare of the road Singleton to Brandy Creek. I wish to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mystery of Uxbridge Road; Or, a Modern Mephistopheles. Told by an Ec Drtective Part I.
At an early hour one morning I was hurried off to Uxbridge road, where a most mysterious affair had occurred. On arriving there I found quite a crowd of people…
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ON Wednesday afternoon Mr Alfred Vindin, J.P. coroner, resumed the inquiry, at his office, High-street, West Maitland, into the circumstances attending the death of the…
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ON Wednesday morning the body of a man was found on the railway line near Teralba. The body was much mutilated, and was evidently that of a man who had been run over…
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The Hon. Bruce Smith (Minister of Works) has been considering, amongst the things connected with the more efficient organisation of his department, the question of a more equitable classification…
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It will be remembered (says the Herald) that some months ago the Railway Commissioners intimated that one of the projects they had in view for improving the employes and benefitting the…
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THE Minister for Works has had under consideration among other things connected with the reorganisation of his department the introduction of a more…
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THE body of a child, which it is impossible to say was murdered or not yet, was found on Friday near the Johnston-street Bridge, which spans the Yarra at the foot of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Sworn to no Master, of no Seat am "Be just and fear not," The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, October 30Th, 1889. District Roads
THE meeting to be held at Bridgman to-day to discuss the question of making representations to the Public Works Department in reference to the state of…
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"MIXED" which arrives from Newcastle at 10.50 a.m. leaves for north at 11.40. To Newcastle at 3.15 p.m. daily' joining train at Newcastle and arriving in Sydney at…
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Kangaroo Skins.—This market is brisk at last day's rates; supplies arc diminishing, which may cause values to advance still. We offered 10,837, being the best catalogue of the day; total offerings…
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Opeseum Skins.—We are much pleased to be able to confirm tenor of our last remarks. The low level that has been reached has created n decided reaction in the districts that have been so largely consigning, and at the present moment stocks…
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A MEETING was held at Mr G. L. Leth bridge's residence at Bridgman on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of taking steps to make representations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camrerwell and Goorangoola Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 21st October, 1889
SIR,â Referring to the letter presented by you on the 16th instant from Mr R. R. Doyle, of Glennie's Creek, in regard to the issues of the votes to the trustees of the road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goorangoola Road to Bowman's Creek. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 24th October 1889
Sir,âReferring to the letter dated the 6th ultime, presented by you from Mr J. A. Bower, of Goorangoola, on behalf of the Trustees, requesting that a special grant may…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death in a Railway Train. (Newcastle Herald of yesterday.)
On the arrival of,the Sydney train at Newcastle at a quarter past noon on Saturday one of the porters was horrified to find the body of a dead woman in a second-class railway carriage. He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sudden Death in a Railway Carriage. a Singletonian Expires in a Train
ON the arrival of the Sydney train at Newcastle at a quarter past noon on Saturday, one of the porters was horrified to find the body of a dead…
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