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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1889

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The Railways of New South Wales and Victoria

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 2

THE Melbourne Age of Wednesday, in commenting on the condition of the rolling stock on the Victorian railways, observes:—" The number of waggons for the carriage of…

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The Monaro Election. a Close Contest. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Road. 10.20 p.m

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 2

THE polling for the election of a representative to a seat in the Legislative Assembly for Monaro, rendered vacant by the death of Mr H. W. H. Stephen, commenced to-day…

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Another Serious Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 4

ANOTHER railway accident occurred on Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock to a woman named Mrs Johnson, residing in Islington, near Newcastle, and her child,…

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Railway Rates for Farm Produce. (Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1889 · page 3

The heavy rates of carnage under which agricultural produce have laboured for years past are now to undergo considerable amelioration in consequeuce of a step of considerable importance which has just…

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The Forth Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 2

It is announced that the new Forth Bridge will be opened by the Prince of Wales in March next…

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John Bridge and Co.'s Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 7

Sheepskins.—This market is at its best. We cleared a heavy catalogue of preservers', butchers', and station skins to-day'at extremely satisfactory rates, viz.: Butchers' largest full-fleeced skins at…

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On the Railways

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 December 1889 · page 2

The railway traffic is very heavy. Night after night the trains journeying towards the metropolis are packed to their utmost capacity. Special trains…

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Found Dead on the Road. Magisterial Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 2

AT Maguire's Railway View [?] yesterday, Mr W. Dudding, J.P [?] a magisterial inquiry into the d[?] John Smith, found dead the pre[?]…

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A Mail Train Derailed. Narrow Escope From a Big Smash

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 4

A SERIOUS railway happened about 2.30 on Wednesday morning, a little over a mile on the Sydney side of North Goulburn station, to the second division of the mail…

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Railway Accident near Goulburn

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 3

News was received in Sydney on Wednesday morning that a railway accident, with senous results, had happened on the Sydney side of North Goulburn For a time it was thought that the…

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Changes in the Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 7

The following improvements in the Northern Rallway time-table will come into operation on the 1st January. The express will leave Sydney at 9 a.m., and will arrive at Newcastle ten minutes…

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On the Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 2

The passenger traffic on the railway lines was very heavy.. Large numbers of people have passed the local station on their way to and from various places, and residents of this…

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New Railway Time-Table

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 4

THE following alterations, as concerning this district, have been made in the railway service, to take place from Wednesday next, the 1st January:—…

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