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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1889

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Locating the Last Span of the Hawkesbury Bridge. (S. M. Herald, March 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 6

Early on Friday morning the greatest engineering work in connection with bridges attempted in the Australasian colonies was advanced another and an important stage towards completion. This…

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The Hawkesbury Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 4

EARLY on Friday morning the greatest engineering work in connection with bridges attempted in the Australian colonies was advanced another and in…

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Tramway Returns

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 2

The tramway returns for the last quarter of 1888, as compared with the returns for the corresponding period in 1887, show revenue £62 408, as against £57 986;…

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The Railway Commissioners' Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 3

We have already given some figures from the first quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners. We now extract the principal details:- "As regards the railways, the revenue from all…

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The English Fast Train Record

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 1

During the recent railway racing to Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Northeastern Company made a change in their engines; the regular engines that had been on the Scotch…

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The Leasing of the Tramways and Alleged Bribery

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 8

The report of the commission upon the alleged attempted bribery of membera of Parliament in connection with the tramways was laid upon the table of the Aseembly on…

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The Amended Railway Time Table Sydney and Brisbane and Vice Versa

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 3

Every day in the week except Saturday, a through mail and passenger train will leave Sydney at 4.53 in the afternoon. It will leave Nowcastle at 10.50, East Maitland at 11.30, West Maitland…

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Tramps in Saxony

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 1

Writing from his consulate at Annaberg, Germany, Mr. George S. Goodwin, formerly a Maine journalist, gives the Saco Board of Trade some suggestions for the treatment of…

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Railway Ma[?]ent at Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 7

A deputation f[?] citizens of Newcastle, consisting of Mr. Buchanan (Mayor), Mr. H. E. Stokes, Mr. Wood, and Mr. W. Donnelly, waited upon [?]way Commissioners on…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, March 12, 1889. Railway Management

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 4

ATTENTION may profitably be cirected to the reply made by Mr. Eddy to the Newcastle deputation. It is the reply of a capable business man, who fully realises his duty and…

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The Amended Railway Time Table/ Sydney and Brisbane and Vice Versa

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 6

Every day in the week except Saturday, a through mail and passenger train will leave Sydney at 4.53 in the afternoon. It will leave Newcastle at 10.50, East Maitland at 11.36, West Maitland…

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Gowrue-street Bridge. Department of Public Works. Sidney, 1st March, 1889

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 3

Sir,—With reference to your communication, forwarded, on the 11th of December last, further respecting the condition of the bridge in Gowrie-street, South Singleton, on the Main…

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Found Dead on the Railway. Drink Again

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 4

ABOUT 7 o'clock on Sunday morning the body of a man named James Campbell, who resided with his wife and family at Hexham, was found lying between the double line of…

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Stewaet's Brook Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1889 · page 7

SIR,—In perusing your Mercury of the 28th February I noticed a report f rem the Commissioner and Engineer for Hoads to R. G. D. Fitz Gerald, Esq., M.P., referring to a petition from, I may say, the…

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The Amended Railway Time Table. Sydney and Bbi6bane and Vise Versa

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1889 · page 6

Every day in the week except Saturday, a through mail and passenger train will leave Sydney at 4.53 m the afternoon. It will leave Newcastle at 10.60, East Maitland at 11.36, West Maitland…

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The Amended Railway Time Table Sydney Amd Brisbane Ano Vice Versa

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 3

Every day in the week except Saturday, a through mail and passenger train will leave Sydney at 4.53 in the afternoon. It will leave Newcastle at 10.50, East Maitland at 11.36, West Maitland…

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The Railway Journey between Sydney and Brisbane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1889 · page 4

In the Queenslander of last Saturday we find the following article, which gives more information than has been published in this colony: The Minister of Railways has approved of the…

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The Railway Journey between Sydney and Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 3

IN the Queenslander of last Saturday we find the following article, which gives many information than has been published in this colony:…

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Our Railways—smart Work. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 3

SIR,—It is rumoured that some of the leading pastoralists in the district of Muswellbrook contemplate erecting a large slaughtering establish ment for the purpose of supplying the Sydney…

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The Amended Railway Time Table Sydney and Brisbane and Vice Versa

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 6

Every day in the week except Saturday, a through mail and passenger train will leave Sydney at 4.53 in the afternoon. It will leave Newcastle at 10.50, East Maitland at 11.36, West Maitland…

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