Railway Station Destroyed
A di[?]trous fire broke out on Tuesday Dec. 16 at the Bedford Leigh Station of the London and North-Western Railway Company. The fire is supposed to have originated…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1891
324 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 17
John Bridge and Co.'s Report
To-day, Thursday, 23,000 sheep penned; market showed more animation; tops made 11s 3d, 56lb. wethers 8s 6d to 9s. We sold 134 wethers for John Noonan, Esq., Milthorpe, at 8s 2d to 8s 3d, and 63…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE G. N. ROAD. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 28th Jan., 1891
Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th instant on the subject of tenders for gravelling on Great Northern Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners. Opening of Victoria-street
On Thursday afternoon the Railway Commissioners visited West Maitland, in compliance with a request of the Borough Council to meet a deputation with respect to the long-talked-of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook-walgett or Dubbowerris Creek Railway Proposals. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—My remarks upon obsolete politicians were called forth by way of retort upon Mr. Hungerford for referring to the Dubbo-Werris Creek proposal as my pet line, and endeavouring to show that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, February 11Th, 1891. Reduction of Railway Freights
IN previous issues of this journal, attention has been called to the many facilities that have been offered of late to agriculturalists and the mercantile…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Markets. John Bridge and CO.'s REPORT
Sheepskins.—A splendid market prevails for all descriptions; the export enquiry continues active for sound qualities at late full rates. We cleared two splendid catalogues of station and butchers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Grievances and the Railways
Whatever may be said of the internal working of the Railway Department, it is evident that the Commissioners are fully determined to make everything connected with the management of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. in Answer to Mr. Cameron Re Dubbowerris Creek Via Muswellbrook and Cassilis Railways. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—It is a well-known fact that when a person has no sound arguments to offer in opposition to his opponent's views, he geneially resorts to abuse or ridicule, and in referring to my letter in your issue…
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It was mentioned in our issue of Tuesday that the Railway Commissioners had had prepared a comparative statement of the railway rates of the various Australian colonies for the carriage of…
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Wool.—We offered 3648 balea for our thirteenth sale on Tuesday, being the largest catalogue of the day, and as such waa the subject of evident great interest amonget the various buyers who were present in large numbers, lincladine English,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegrams. {From Greville's Telegram Co.} SYDNEY, Friday. Killed by a Tram
The body of a man named Salbot was found on the Botany tram line late last night. It is sumised that he jumped off the tram whilst in motion, and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Munbah Platform. Government Railways. Secretary's Office, Sydney, Feb. 7
Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 5th inst., forwarding potition from the inhabitants of Munbah, Blackball, Dulwich and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Markets. John Bridge and Co.'s Report
32,591 sheep penned to-day, Thursday. Market opened brisk at last day's rates, but fell 1s as sales progressed. 56lb. wethers made 8s 6d. We sold— 560 wethers for Thomas Keenan, Esq., Amaroo, at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Staff System
Under the English "staff system" when one train is too closely following another the official in charge of the staff will give a ticket to the first engineer, which cannot be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Employees and Drink
A DEPUTATION from the Melbourne Women's Christian Temperance Union asked Mr Shields, Victorian Minister for Railways, on Saturday that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. Dunmore Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland, Mercury.)
SIR,—Allow me through the columns of your valuable paper to draw the attention of the proper authorities, whoever they may be, to the dangerous practice now in existence at the Dunmore bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Travelling over Brooklyn Bridge
A New York paper says:—The traffic over the Brooklyn bridge is greater than that over any other bridge in the world, and that, too, in spite of the fact that the be[?]t patronized bridges on the other…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How to Make a Road
We condense the following hints from a circular issued by the Roads Improvement Association of London, England, an organisation formed to distribute matter for the education of local highway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Strange Train Load
A special train of three cars arrived in the Union Pacific depot at Walla Walla, Washington, with a ghastly cargo, consisting of the entire contents…
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