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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
473 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 24
The Builder, in discussing the scheme for [?] structing a bridge across the English Channel, whkh was brought forward at the meeting in Paris" of the Iron and Steel Institute, says:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"On June 2, 1871, J. B. Johnson created a great sensation by diving from London Bridge, and the following day won the mile championship of England at the Welsh Harp, Hendon," says the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Wednesday the Tender Board opened the tenders received for the construction and erection of the Bridge over the Hunter River at Elderslie No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opposaum Skin Sale.—15,676 total offered, of which we offered and sold 9216 The market ruled active at last day's rates, buyers being anxious to operate at the low level of prices prevailing. We cleared our catalogue under brisk competition,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 22nd ultimo, further in regard to the election of a bridge at Miller's Crossing on the Goorangoola Road, I am directed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR JOSEPH SMITH, chairman of the south Australian Railway Board, was burnt in effigy at Port Pirie on Tuesday night. A crowd of 1000 men marched about the town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 8th ultimo, enclosing a communication from the Trustee, urging the classification o[?] and the special grant of a [?]um for expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tom Burns, who, it will be recollected has undertaken to walk from Liverpool to London and back and dive from a bridge at end of the journey, arrived in London on October 14. Burns began…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ending June 30 was laid on the table of the House on Wednesday. The mileage, open showed an increase for the year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A sum of £250 was granted for this road from urgent works' vote, £150 of which was for a bridge at Moran's Creek (this was the trustees' estimate), and £100 for improving Yambo Hill. After the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BETWEEN Cardiff and the tunnel north of Adamstown some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a fearful accident ocoured. As the goods…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheepskins.—We cleared a heavy catalogue of butchers' skins on Tuesday under excellent competition; the market ruled high. We obtained— 89d to 100d each for largest, 76d to 88d for very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheepskins.—We offered a splendid catalogue of 4317 butchers sheepskins, and 6½ tons station skins to-day. The attendance of buyers was very large, and the enquiry extensive. Values ruled high for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. R. Stevenson, M.L.A. for Wollombi, has received the following letter from the Works Department. As the subject referred to interests a large section of our readers, we print the information:-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A REMARKABLE circumstance is reported to have taken place to-day. Mr Gladstone, travelling with his wife to Hawarden by special train, had just crossed a bridge when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Referring to your letter of the 9th September last, further in regard to a grant for the Main North Road via Minimbah to Jerry's Plains, I am directed by the Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A frightful accident occurred on the afternoon of October 15 on an inclined street tramway, worked by steam cable traction, at Cincinnati. The scene of the accident was the Mount Auburn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheepskins.—We report this market in sympathy with the wool market, is extremely brisk at full rates. Wo cleared a heavy catalogue this morning at—for butchers' largest sheepskins, 83d to 97d;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant on the subject of clearing and opening road between Upper and Lower Belford, and to…
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