The Redbournberry Bridge
THE recent spell of bad weather considerably checked operations in respect to the preliminary work at the site of the Redbournberry bridge, but the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
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Reduced Railway Rates
FOR a considerable time past the Railway Commissioners have had under their consideration a careful and exhaustive reversion of the merchandise…
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IT appears that the relations between the Railway Commissioners and the Railway and Tramway Employees Association are somewhat strained at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, July 29, 1890. the Differential Railway Rates
LAST Friday, the Goulburn Police Magistrate heard and dismissed the test case Meyer v. The Commissioners of Railways. But the Bench undertook to state a case for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ACCIDENT to a Timber Train. a Truck Palls Into Sea
AN accident occurred at Perth (W.A.) on Sunday evening to a train coming from the Torbay Sawmills, loaded with timber. The train, consisting of 20…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jerry's Plains Bridge. Department of Public Works,' Sydney, July 21st, 1890
Sir,—Referring to the question of the erection of a. bridge-over the Hunter River at Jerry's Plains, I am directed, to inform you that in view of the report of the Public…
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On Friday next, August 1, the new tariff of rates and charges for the carriage of goods and live stock on the New South Wales Government Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence. THE Hon. A. J. Gould has kindly handed us the following letters for publication:— Road Brandy Creek to Dry Greek. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 21st July, 1890
Sir,—In reply to the letter forwarded by you from Mr H. Archinal, of Goorangoola I am directed to inform you that the Secretary for Public Works has approved of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Proposed Dubbo-werris Creek Railway
At a meeting of the Narrabri Borough Council on July 22, the correspondence included—Letter from E. W. Turner, stating that a deputation had waited upon the Minister for Public Works, urging that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Goods' Rates
To-morrow will come into operation a new Beale of rates for the carriage of goods and live stock on the railways of New South Wales. We have received from the Commissioners a copy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muddy Roads
Mr. John Newell is prepared to vouch for the superior depth and richness of the mud out Westview way. Mr. Newell owns some oil lenses out there, and a week or two ago he sent out a boiler to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Report of the Commissioners for Railways
The following is the quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners which was presented to Parliament on Wednesday night:— In accordance with the provisions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Railway Accident
A horrible railway accident took place this morning at Petersham. A porter named Samuel M'Clintock, who had only been in the service of the Railway department tem…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence. The Hon."A. J. Gould has kindly banded us the following letter for publication:— Road Rix's Creek to DULWIcH. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 30th July, 1890
Sir,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of Mr Jackson's letter of the 18th instant, presented by you, on the subject of road from Rix's Creek to Dulwich, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road between Largs and Belmore Roads
We have been asked to publish the following correspondence:— Largs-Dunmore, via East Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Employees Disputes
The disputes which have occurred on the South Wales railways still continue. The railway men in the countries in the vicinity of South Wales are assisting the strikers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money for Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I notice that your Carence Town correspondent states in your issue of Tuesday last that "the member has also obtained £800 for Dungog road, and £100 for Limeburner's Creek road."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dalwood Bridge Question. Public Meeting at Branxton. (From our own Reporter.)
A large, representative gathering of residents of Branxton and district assembled in the School of Arts, Branxton, on Monday evening, for the purpose of taking steps to urge upon the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Roads. (To, the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—As an Editor is supposed to know nearly everything, perhaps you can tell me who is responsible for the disgraceful and dangerous state of the roads from Allandale to Cessnock and Pokolbin…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Camberwell and Goorangoola Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 4th August, 1890
Sir,-Referring to the letter forwarded by yon (from Mr E. Drake of Glennie's Creek, and Mr T. Jackson of Dulwich, respecting the state of the road from the Main North…
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