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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
473 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 24
SIR,—Allow me to draw your attention to the necessity of agitating for this railway. I mentioned the subject to a gentleman of this town a few days ago, and he remarked—O, they have a league…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A very interesting and successful trial (says the Herald) has been made by the Railway Department to test the practical value of a refrigerating car lately built for the carriage of meat from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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, Eas[?] Maitland at 11.36, West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The deputation succeeded in inducing the Commissioners to stay the sale of the Railway Reserve in Elgin-street. FULL PARTICULARS OF THE INTERVIEW…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An alarming accident occurred at half pant 11 o'clock at Brisbane on Sunday on what is known as the Valley railway, a short section now being constructed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—With reference to your personal enquiry relative to the erection of a crane at Whittingham on the Great Northern Railway, I am desired by the Commissioners to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOR the information of the public we publish list of trans arriving and departing from Singleton railway station. This list includes several which do not, appear in the public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several proposals for the construction of new railways (says the Herald) were under the consideration of the Cabinet on Friday afternoon The Government have decided without any loss of time…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—Latterly a good deal of interest has been aroused in the land known as the Railway Reserve, at Elgin-street, consequent upon its being put into the market for sale by the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Messrs Mather and Platt have just obtained the first contract for the introduction of electric train service into London, and deserve the congratulations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioners left today on a visit of inspection of the proposed line from Narrabri to Walgett…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some interesting [?] as to the engine power of different railways are given by a London correspondent. For instance, the London and North-Western…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There are indications that the year 1889 promises to the a notable one in connection with the development of the German railway system. Very considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a conversation with the reporter of the Newcastle Herald, the Railway Commissioners said it was intended to so alter the train arrangements between New South Wales and Queensland that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday forenoon Mr. Eddy, Chief Commissioner for Railways, and his colleagues, Messrs. Fehon and Oliver, paid a semi-official visit to West Maitland. The Commissioners reached Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From St. George, Ontario, is reported one of the most terrible disasters ever known in Canada. It occurred near that place at six o'clock on the evening of February 27. An express train broke…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE Railway Commissioners have had under their consideration ever since they took office the unsatisfactory state of the rolling-stock. The recent special…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Engineer-in-Chief for Railways has forwarded to the Minister of Works a return showing the amount of expenditure on railway construction from 1882…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →If you meet Edison this morning he has just found something, and if you meet him to-morrow he has added a new discovery to the realm of scientific invention. It is…
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