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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
324 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 17
SIR,—With reference to the petition from the residents of Parkville and Dry Creek, presented by you, requesting the erection of a loading stage at Parkville, I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Henry Tyler, chairman of the Grand Trunk Railway, who has been making a tour of inspection over the company's many lines, is about to complete his official duties in Canada by formally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THERE is a falling off of £3000 a weck in the railway receipts for this year as comp0ared with those of 1890…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extraordinary attempt to wreek a train is reported from France near a town called St Julian a girl placed two large stones on the railway line. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Will you kindly allow, me a small space in the next issue of the Advocate in order to call attention to what appears to me to be unnecessary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE council of the Railway Institute, whose headquarters are at Redfern, has issued its report of the progress made during the last six months. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Herald thus summarises the quarterly report. In accordance with the provisions of the Railway Art the Railway Commissioners have forwarded to Mr. John See, the Colonial Treasurer, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—With reference to the petition presented by yon from MESSRS. J. Noble A. Thomas and other residents [?] Glennie's Creek urging that ausua…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 7th of August last, urging improvements to the road leading from the Jerry's Plains and Sydney road to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have received the following from Captain Francis Pictet:— In July last I summarised the New South Wales returns for 1890, contrasting the results, both as to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The days of low level wooden bridges have passed, or at least, if they have not they should be right away in the tail end of the receding procession. A couple of decades ago there was no bridge spanning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—Would you be good enough to allow me space in your valuable paper to call attention to what I consider is a scandalous shame. The other day I was at Branxton station when the Mail Train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT has transpired that there is no truth in the report that the Railway Commissioners of the various colonies had federated themselves together to reduce the pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The results from this year's working of the railways of New South Wales will exceed expectations. From a revenue standpoint last year was regarded as an exceptionally good one, and in estimating…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY EASTON, aged 22, whilst acting as night officer at Carlingford nailway station, was handing some papers to the enginedriver when he fell between the train and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—With reference to the letter presented by you from Mr F. Asimus, of Goorangoola, urging the opening of a road from the Goorangoola and Foy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—With reference to the letter presented by you from Mr F. Jones, of Glendonbrook, drawing attention to the state of the road loading from the church…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A number of brigands stopped a railway train near Mocow and boarded it. They ransacked the mails, killed the postman, and stole £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At three o'clock this morning a collision between two trains occurred at Kerr's Creek platform, 20 miles west of Orange. A live stock train (No. 8), which was going up, was taking water on the main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,- I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th instant further on the subject of bridge over the Hunter Rivet near Jerry's…
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