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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 23
A very narrow escape from a terrible accident occurred at the High-street Railway Station on Friday night. The 10.10 p.m. passenger train had arrived from Newcastle, and was starting to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Although the construction of the above line is indirectly nearly as important to the business people of your own town, and also to those of Newcastle, Muswellbrook, and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special' precautions woro takon by the railway authorities to guard againat accident, Qanp of men were stationed nt the weak nointe, while a train load of etbno was in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy raia fell on tho Hawkcebary anil tho riror waa 7ft orer tho Windeor bridge on Sunday night. Tho water backed up South Creek during the day and floodod the road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheepskins.—We offered a fairly-sized catalogue of butchers' and station skins to-day to a full muster of buyers. Market if anything a shade firmer, supplies being very limited. Butchers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Your recent remarks concerning certain statements made by the Public Works Board anent certain bridges has acted like a powerful stimulant on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—As your colnmns appear to be ever open for the statement of any grievance, I crave space for the publication of the following:- Some fourteen or fifteen years ago the bridge at Bowman's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—I wish to draw the attention of the surrounding districts and likewise those that havestook travelling to market I notice they are agitating for a bridge over the Dartbrook, on the road from Soone to Merriwa. I think the crossing over the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In reterenoe to recent complaints about this road, I should like to say a few words. Mr. Vanderkoik, of Wangat, to my recollection is the only person who has for some time past drawn my attention to the bad state of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Commissionere for Railways have bad under their notice recently the question of the pay allowed to gatekeepers at railway crossings. At many stations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With reference to the letter dated the 3rd December last, promoted by you from Mr W. W.Robinson, of Singleton, in regard to the state of the Myall Creek Road from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 7 o'clock last evening, an engine, driving before it a truck belonging to Neil M'Neil, contractor on the Penshurst and Koroit line of railway, came into collision with a bullock train which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE residents of Jerry's Plainse have taken a proper step to appoint witnesses to give evidence before the Public Works Commmittee as to the necessity for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Will you allow me through your columns to point out that there is a railway route which has not yet received much, if any, attention, by which the heavy cost of carrying goods over the Zigzag…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales.—For our usual fortnightly sale we submitted, a catalogue of 276 bales to a full attendance of buyers. For fair to good greasy demand was very strong, lower qualities selling at about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AT the meeting of the public Works Committee on Tuesday, Mr A.J. Gould, M.P., Minister for Justice, wrote enclosing the opinions of several residents of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN accident of a somewhat serious nature occurred on the branch line to Richmond on Wednesday. The down train from the Blacktown junction connects with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—I observe a letter in your issue of 25th February, signed Fred. W. Failes, on the old vexed question, Narrabri-Cassilis to Walgett via Coonabarabran railway, and while I must say it gives me…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A WELL-ATTENDED public meeting was held in the Branxton School of Arts on Friday evening last to advocate the reerection of the Dalwood Bridge. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday morning a Sectional Committee of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, visited Singleton for the purpose of enquiring into the adviseableness…
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