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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and north-western towns are timed to run from December 1…

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Original Correspondence. the Railway Route to Walgett. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 7

SIR,—As the officer appointed to examine the different railway lines projected in New South Wales has now sent in his report, and that report is public property, I would ask space to review…

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Cessnock-allandale Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of the 2nd inst., I see that the bridge asked for by our member, Mr. Scobie, is to Stand over for the present. This bridge, I presume, is over the watercourse at Mr. Pinchen's…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, January 5, 1892. Victorian Railway Management

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 4

ViCTORIA, having led the way in Australia in placing the State railways under non-political management, has also proved the pioneer in a partial return to the old system. The…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 6

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and northwestern towns are timed to run from December 1…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 6

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and northwestern towns are timed to run from December 1…

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Electric Railways

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 5

Steam, according to Mr. Edison, is altogether to be supplanted by electricity. Full speed on the new electric railways will be about two hundred miles an hour, but Mr. Edison proposes that only half…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 3

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and north-western towns are timed to run from December 1…

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Original Correspondence. North-western Railway Extension. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 3

SIR,—I am sorry to see that Mr. Hungerford persists in advocating his forlorn hope, the Cassilis to Walgett railway extension. I am sure if he were to fight for a line to Caasilis and through the…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 7

Below are the hoars at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and north-western towns are timed to run from December 1…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 7

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and north-western towna are timed to run from December 1…

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Approaches to Bridge. Public Works Department, Sydney, Jan. 8th, 1802. Public Works Department, Sydney, Jan. 8th, 1892

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 5

Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 23rd November last drawing attention to the necessity for fencing the approaches to the Bridge over…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 4

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and north-western towns are timed to run from December 1…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 7

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and northwestern towns are timed to run from December 1…

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Electric Echoes. Crushed, by a Train. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

A MAN whose name is at present unknown, was run over by a train near West[?]ead platform this morning and killed. His head was terribly smashed…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 7

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and northwestern towns are timed to run from December 1…

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Dubbo-werris Creek and Coonabarabran Railways. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 8

SIR,—In consideration of Mr. Jones' report on the above line, and in further reply to Mr. Hungerford's criticism thereof, I desire to advance a few remarks. This line will cause a saving in the…

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Traffic at the Railway Station. Necessary Improvements

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 2

THERE has been an unusual stir at the goods department of the local railway station during the past week. On Wednesday and Thursday last…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 7

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and northwestern towns are timed to run from December 1…

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Railway Accident. {Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 4

A railway accident, similar in character to that which nearly had the effect of wrecking the Sydney express at Culcairn a few months ago, happened on Saturday night at Yerong…

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