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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

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N. S. Wales Government Railways. Secretary's Office, Sydney, July 28th, 1892

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1892 · page 2

SIR,—I have the honor to acknowledges the receipt of your letter of the 26th instant, and to inform you that it will receive due consideration…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1892 · page 4

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 August 1…

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The Railway Shooting Affair

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1892 · page 2

THE trial of Mr. Thomas Walker, M.L.A, for having, on June 4 last at Redfern, by a negligent act (to wit, the negligent discharge of a pistol)…

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Original Correspondence. the Proposed Railway to Cessnock— a Warning to the Silkstone Company. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1892 · page 3

SIR,—I beg, with your kind permission, to offer a few observations on the subject of the proposed line of railway to the little village of Cessnock. That the so-called railway league, composed of a…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 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 towns are timed to run from August 1…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 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 August 1…

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Forest Hill Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, August 11,1892

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 7

Sir,—With reference to your representations in regard to the state of the Forest Hill Road, I am directed by the Secretary for Public Works to inform you that there…

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Original Correspondence. Cessnock Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 4

SIR,—I beg that you will be good enough to allow me sufficient space to reply to a letter, signed "Fair Play," which appeared in the columns of your journal of the 9th in[?]t. The writer must…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 8

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 August 1…

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A Tramway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 4

A SHOCKING tramway accident occurred at the intersection of Elizabeth and Park streets, Sydney, on Wednesday evening, resulting in the death…

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Arrest of Ben Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 2

YESTERDAY (Monday) afternoon Senior-Sergeant Coady received a wire from headquarters announcing the arrest of that notorious character who has been…

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The Railways of New South Walas. (Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 6

For some time past the non-paying railway lines have exercised the attention of railway authorities in both Victoria and New South Wales. Interesting, information respecting this subject has been…

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The Smallest Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 3

The smallest railway in the world is probably that from Ravenglass to Boot, in Cumberland. The one in question is like a large toy. The gauge is three feet, the engine an absurd little…

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Capture of Ben Bridge. Caught in Queensland. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 2

BENJAMIN BRIDGE, who was sentenced to 12 years' penal sorvitude and who escaped two days later from Murmrundi Gaol, has been recaptured at…

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The Paterson-Gresford Road. Department of Lands, Sydney, 13th August, 1892

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 2

Sir.—I am directed by the Secretary for Lands to inform you that the application of A. W. Blaxland, Thss, Brooker, R. Brooker, of Mirannie, and others, residents…

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Block on the Railway Line a Goods Engine Breaks Down

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 3

ON Saturday night laft a block on the line occurred just beyond Baroona on the Now Frough hill. It appears that, through a defect in an engine, a…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 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 towns are timed to run from August 1…

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Original Correspondence. the Proposed Railway to Cessnock, —A Further Warning to the Silkstone Company. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 4

SIR,—I notice that my letter on the above subject has brought forth a rejoinder from a Mr. Bouffier. His second-hand twaddle hardly deserves notice; but in order that the Silkstone Company…

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Original Correspondence. the Narrabri and Walgett Railway Extension. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 4

SIR,—Judging from the telegraphic news, the people of Walgett and its district are again agitating for railway connection. But the tone of the meeting seems to have swung…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 5

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 August 1…

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