Accident on the Railway
A SOMEWHAT serious and painful accident Wd Mr. Geo. Coates, of Murrurundi, on Saturday afternoon last, near Werris Creek. From enquiries made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1890
458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 23
The Narrabri and Walgett Railway Extension. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—The above question is one that is so familiar to the public mind that it seems superfluous to detail its claims to earnest and patriotic support. But, convinced as I feel that truth and justice must conquer, and that the Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Tram Accident at Newcastle a Man Cut to Pieces
A MAN named Richard Herbert was ran over by a tram motor at Newcastle on Wednesday night. John Hooker, driver of the tram, stated that at 14 minutes past 9 on the night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Railway Accident. Two Sheep Trains Collide. One Driver Seriously Injured
A RAILWAY accident occurred on Wednesday morning at Barbera' Creck, four miles from Yasa station. One stock train was following another from Bowring, as when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Connecting the Western and Northern Railways. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—In Mr. W. E. Abbott's letter to the Minister for Works, a copy of which appeared in your issue of 13th inst., he advocates connection of the above lines from Muswellbrook to Dubbo, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Narrabri-Walgett Railway Project. (By Telegraph from our Correspondent.) Walgett
An enthusiastic public meeting was held at the Imperial Hotel last night for the purpose of taking into consideration the necessity of urging upon the Government the early construction of a railway to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redbournberry Bridge Approaches
OWING to the fact that the completion of the Redbournberry bridge could not be accomplished within the original contract time, the matter of the approaches was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Dangerous Road. Repairs Badly Needed
THE residents of Darlington, Dunolly etc., want to know when will something be done to the road loading to the river on the Dunolly side. A sum of money…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Accident
William Beckett, M.P. for Nottinghamshire, was killed to-day in a railway accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality on the Sydney Railway Liue. the Effects of Drink
The mangled body of a miner named Edward Short was picked upon Sunday morning on the Sydney Railway line, near Cardiff. The deceased, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton-Cassilis Railway
AT the Singleton Borough Council Chambers yesterday morning Mr R. T. Jones, of the Public Works Department, attended to hold a conference with such local residents as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Traffic. Breaking the Record
IN view of the complaints that have been received from various parts of the colony as to the want of trucks to convey wool and other goods into the city, a few particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Railway Accident in France
The express train from Calais which left that town at midnight ran off the line at about 4 o'clock yesterday morning between the stations at Aillysur-Noye and Faloiac…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cassilis Railway. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)
SIR,—Would you kindly correct some errors of your report that appeared in Saturday's issue of your paper, in reference to the Singleton-Cassilis railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Defaulting Railway Clerk
Another clerk at the Redforn railway station, named Albert Griffiths, aged 17, was charged to-day with stealing £5 the money of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Road Between East Maitland and Belmore Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I beg to state that I wrote to the Minister for Works on the 7th March, the 14th May, and 27th June, 1890, requesting him to inform me if any money was granted for the two miles of parish…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dubbo to Muswellbrook Railway Connection.—flo0d Prevention on the Lower Hunter, and Irrigation. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—The connection between the subjects named in the heading of this letter may notat first be apparent to your readers, and yet, I think a little thought will show that they are connected, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by a Train
The body of a man not yet identified was found this morning on the railway line at Guildford. The head was smashed and the man was evidently killed by a passing train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Wreek a Train. a Dastardly Act
An attempt was made on Tuesday night last to throw a train off the line near Wagga. One of the railway employes going home along the line,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Narrabrl-Walgett Railway Project. Meeting of the Maitland League
In view of circumstances which warranted prompt action, a meeting of the League which was formed at Maitland some three or four years since to urge the construction of the proposed railway between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →