Railway Refreshment Booms
The following is the successful tenderer for the railway refre-hment rooms on the Northern Line at Gesford, Singleton, Murrurundi Werris Creek, Armidale :âMr J. P…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 23
The Railway Servants Pension Scheme
The following circular was issued on Monday by the Railway Commissioners to each of the railway and tramway employes, by way of explaining the working and objects of the provident and pension…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road From Glennie's to Goorangoola Road. [?] (Department of Public Works, Sydney, 21st August, 1890
Sir,—Referring to the letter forwarded by yon from Mr T. E. Noble, of Middle Falbrook, orging the classification of the road from Glennie'a via Chilcott's Flat to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horrible Railway Accident. a Man Mutilated
A FLATTER named Barnett, a native of Bathurst, was killed on Thursday by No. 14 up stock train between Spring Hill and Millthorpe, near Orange. The deceased and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mishap to a Goods Train
ON Saturday afternoon an accident happend on the line which caused a delay of three hours to the passenger train which is timed to leave Sydney at 1.25 p.m, and reach New…
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A PECULIAR accident happened to a heavy mixed train at East Maitland, shortly after five o'clock on Monday afternoon. It was steaming past the station in the direction of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accommodation for Railway Employes
The Railway Commissioners are having a number of new buildings erected at the principal railway centres far the accommodation of men employed on the line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Race Between a Train and a Cyclone
THE recent devastating cyclone appears to have affected the brains of the Yankee reporters. One of the marvellously "thrilling incidents" of the disasters was the race with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Money for Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of 28th August, Mr. Gordon, late Road Superintendent, has a very long letter in reply to my laat re the above. He saya my visit on 13th May was to report on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Money Is Expended on Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I often read of complaints of how money is wasted on public roads, but I think we have had an expenditure that takes the cake. The Coun[?]llori[?] charge of the road at West Gresford has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Collision. Guard Fireman and Driver Injured
A SERIOUS railway collision occurred at Ringwood (the Melbourne Argus says) between 6 and 6 p.m. on Monday night. The accident was occasioned by the breaking…
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A MEETING of residents and others interested in the road from Singleton to Brandy Creek was convened by advertisement in the local papers for Saturday last, to be held at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employees Picnic
The show ground of the Northern Agricultural Association, at Singleton, was on Monday the scene of a pleasurable gathering, the occasion being the holding of their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Money Is Expended on Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of the 13th Sept. I noticed a letter undar the above heading, evidently written by some self-opinionated and all-important individual, whose scattered thoughts, which have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Future of the Electric Motor
Joseph Wetzler, in his article in Scribner's on the "Electric Railway of to-day," concludes by making the following, prediction: "With the advantages of the electric railway so clearly pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal for the Railways
The present supply of coal at the various [?] for the use of the railways is sufficient [?] for fully a month. The Commisners are, however, abtaining some coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Recent Railway Accident
At the terrible railway accident which happened near Philadelhia on Saturday through three trains colliding, 21 persons were killed and 30 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Proposed Goulburn River Bridge
Our Muswellbrook correspondent sends the following report of the Public Works Examiners (Messrs. Alexander and Gilliat) on the proposed bridge over the Goulburn River, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Paterson Punt to Vacy
We have been asked to print the following correapondence:— Public Works Department, Sydney, 20th Sept., 1800…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Our Roads Are Made. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—As a traveller, I take the liberty to venture a few remarks on the crossing-place that has just been made at Mr. Fitzroy's, on the Reedy Creek and Teatree Road. Not knowing who is responsible…
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