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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
473 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 24
OPENING of the Hawkesbury Bridge supplied among other opportunities one for the Prime Minister to show the length of posisible railway journeys in Australia. Although there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of petition forwarded by you from the residents of Scott's Flat, Glendon, etc., respecting the road from main North Road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A VERY serious railway accident occurred at a quarter to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon about seven miles from Narandera, on the Je[?]ilderie Extension. The No 1 down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheepskins.—I cleared every lot on an attractive catalogue to-day. The market was at its best, both export and trade buyers being large wanters. I obtained for butchers' early shorn skins 48½d each…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheepskins —I have to report a full attendance of buyers at my sale to-day. Export demand ruled very strong at to 48½d each for early shorn pells, 83d to 39d for medium sizes, and to 28[?]d for small. Woolled skins sold from 544 to 63d; dry…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr Bennett, Engineer-in-Chief for Roads and Bridges, is dangerously ill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE tenders sent in for the work necessary in connection with the building of the Redbournberry bridge were opened on Wednesday by the Tender Board,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I have visited most of the principal cities in the world—both in England, France, Spain, America, this country, and New Zealand—where tramways are in use, also the larger towns. And…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN reply to a question in the House, Mr M'Millan eait that £6,083,582 of the capital expended in railway construction, and now not paid off, bore interest at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Immediately after the 6.30 train from Singleton passed the up one at the railway crossing, Wickham, on Wednesday evening the gatekeeper was surprised to see an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRANXTON folks still chafe at the delay experienced in having the construction of the Elders is bridge put in hand. Enquiries recently made lead to the anticipation that,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sale.—For my fortnightly sale to-day I brought forward a catalogue of 68 bales to a large attendance of buyers. A firm market at late rates prevailed. By auction and privately, since last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Myles McRae, the member for Morpeth, is determined not to let the grass grow under his feet in the matter of railway extension. He is now urging upon the authorities the extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheepskins —A splendid attendance at my sale this morning The export enquiry continues to rule this market, I sold butchers'early shorn skins a[?] 49d each, small 34d, bare to 24d. Lamb skins at 31d. Station skins fold at 5½d to 6d per lb.;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE mail train from Brisbane ran off the line to-day at the Black Mountain, station. The Cause of the accident has not come to hand. The engine and two carriages rim off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FOR the information of the general public we publish list of trains arriving and departing from Singleton railway station which run as follows :—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I am quite ready to admit that the Railway Commissioners have already caused many and marked improvements in our railway system, but from the following I think you will agree with me…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I notice in your issue of the 11th inst. a person signing himself "Traveller," advocating for a tramway between East and West Maitland. I think myself that Maitland is not old onough,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR W. WALKER has taken up the mutter of the inconvenience of some of the now railway arrangements, and in one point has BEEN SUCCESSAL, AS THE SUBJOINED…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seventeen claims for compensation have been made on the Victorian Railway Department by the sufferers from the recent North Melbourne railway accident…
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