Some Railway Items
Under the careful management of the Railway Commissioners the traffic revenue has risen from £2,208,297 in 1887 to £3,091[?]687 in 1891, an increase of 40 per…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 19
The Redbournberry Bridge
THERE appears to be great difference of opinion as to whether the exeavation made alongside some of the approach work of the Redbournberry Bridge is…
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WHEREFORE the delay in the acceptance of a tender for- the erection of the Jerry's Plains bridge?" is a question which we have frequently heard…
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A mysterious occurrence on the Great Eastern Railway was the Subject of a coroner's inquest at Thetfort on Jan. 5. On Jan. 2 Abraham Lake,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Exciting Railway Robbery. a Conductor Murdered. [By Cable] London
A TRAIN robber named Perry boarded a train at Rochester, near the Niagara Falls, in America, and proceeded to rob the goods in the train. The conductor…
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Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and north[?] weatern towns are timed to run from December 1…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Expenditure on Rolling Stock, Etc. Important Statement by the Commissioners. (Herald.)
The Commissioners have noticed in the proceedings of Parliament considerable misstatements made in regard to the amount of money that has been spent by them in connection with rolling…
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Following are the handicaps allotted by Mr. J. Reilly, for the bicycle road race, which is to take place to-morrow. The distance is from the West…
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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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bicycle Road Race. a Smart Run
THE competition which took place between members of thE local Bicycle Club last Thursday afternoon, for a trophy presented by Mr W. Manly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Escape of the Prisoner Bridge. Gets Over the Gaol Wall
Some excitement was occasioned on Thursday night as the news spread about the town that the prisone. bridge had escaped from the gaol, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Bridge Escaped. (Murrurundi Times.)
On Thursday evening, about half-past 5 o'clock, some excitement was caused in Murrurundi by a report that a prisoner had escaped from the local gaol and the hurrying of the foot and mounted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Original Correspondence. the Melville Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—By a paragraph which appeared in last Saturday's locals we are again reminded of a very great want which is felt by a large number of farmers and others who occupy…
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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 bridge over the Cockfighter Creek at Warkworth is just now in a condition which is not at all creditable to those who are responsible for its…
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THE Government have offered a reward of £50 for the capture of the mail Bridge, sentenced to 10 years' for horse stealing, and who escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Escape From the Murrurundi Gaol. Benjamin Bridge in Trouble
THE Murrurundi Times of Satureday last says:—"On Thursday evening, about half-past 5 o'clock. some excitement was caused in Murrurundi by a…
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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 ran from December 1…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road from Kelman's Gate to Glendon Road. Dept. of Public Work, Sydney, 9th March, 1892
SIR,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst., forwarding petition from residents of Kirkton, Belford, etc., further…
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SIR,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ult., on the subject of increasing the classification of, or giving a special…
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