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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

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Redbournberry Bridge. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 3rd June, 1890

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 4

Sir,—In reply to the letter forwarded by you from the Municipal Council of Singleton, respecting the delay in commencing the erection of the bridge at Redbournberry…

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The Tea Tree Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 5th June,1890

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 2

Sir,—In reply to the letter forwarded by you from Mr W. Robinson of Singleton urging repairs to the Tea Tree road through Reedy Creek, Coopers Flat, and Tea Tree…

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The Tea Tree Road. Department of Public Works, Sidney, 5th June, 1690

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 4

Sir,—In reply to the letter forwarded by you from Mr W. Robinson of Singleton, urging repairs to the Tea Tree road through Reedy Creek, Cooper's Flat, and Tea Tree…

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Main North Road Via Rix's Creek. Department Of Public Works, Sydney, 3rd June,1890

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 2

Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 30th April last enclosing a communication from Mr J. Noble of Glennie's Creek respecting repairs required to the road from the…

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Main North Road Via Rix's Oreek. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 3rd June, 1800

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 30th April last enclosing a communicationss from Mr J. Noble of Glennie's Creck respecting repairs required to the road from the…

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Grant of 10O for Upper and Lower Belford Road. Department Of Public Works, Sydney, 4th June, 1890

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 2

Sir,—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 31st May, on the subject of repairs required to roads at Belford and early expenditure of grant of £100 for…

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Grant of [?]100 for Upper and Lower Belford Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 4th June, 1890

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 4

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the, receipt of your letter of the 31st May on the subject of repair required to roads at Belford and early expenditure of grant of £100 for…

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Official Correspondence. The Hon. A. J. Gould has kindly handed n the following letters for publication :— Repairs to Glendon Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 4th June

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 2

Sir,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 31st May on the subject of repaire required to Crossing at Shearer's on the Glendon road near…

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The Railways

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 3

While on their visit to B[?]urke (says the Herald), from whence they returned late last Friday night, Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, the Railway Commissioners, decided to repair and strengthen…

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Train Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 2

A despatch from New York states that a train has been wrecked by a gang of highwaymen in Arkansas. The radians afterwards robbed the passengers of all their…

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Serious Railway Collision. Train Smashed.-7 Men Killrd

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—A railway accident of a very serious nature is reported from America. Two trains on the W[?] Railway, in the state of Missouri, came…

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Railway and Tramway Service. Widows and Orphans

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 2

MR M'MILLAN says that the scale under which allowances or gratuities are granted to widows and orphans of men killed in the Railway and Tramway service is computed as…

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Road From Upper to Lower Belfors. Department of Public Works. Sydney, June. 1890

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of a letter-Daniel Slattery,Low [?] Belford,presented by you on the subject of expenditure of money voted for the road from…

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Railway Mismanagement. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 3

SIR,—As a traveller over the New Zealand, Victorian, and New bouth Wales railways, I beg now to bring before your notice the most gross piece of mismanagement that has yet come under my notice It is this: A passenger train leaves…

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Injured by a Tram

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 2

A Collision occurred this morning between a cart and the motor of an Enmore tram. A boy maned Alfred Cainc[?], who was riding in the cart with his father, was thrown out…

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The Farley Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Wednesday,before His Honor Judge Stephen, John Farnham and John Thomas Buchanan surrendered to their bail to answer an…

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Electric Light on the Railways. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1890 · page 7

Not only in the construction of improved carriages, but by introducing increased conveniences, are the Railway Commissioners endeavouring to popularise travelling in New South Wales. Their…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, June 17, 1890. the Farley Railway Casualty

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1890 · page 4

Now that two juries have given a verdict upon the unhappy Farley casualty, and there is no trial pending, we are free to make some observations on the occurrence. It may be…

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Tram Accidents

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 4

RRAM accidents are scemingly becoming quite a common thing. On Saturday evening, a young girl attempted to alight while the tram was running into the Redfern…

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Original Correspondence. Bad Roads and Road Supers. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1890 · page 8

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me to publicly call the attention of the proper authorities to the absolutely dangerous condition of the Mount View-Millfield road. For a considerable time past this…

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