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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 19

The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 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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The Railway Commissioners a Tribute of High Esteem. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 3

MR EDDY, Chief Commissioner for Railways and his colleagues were today presented with an illuminated address by a nnmber of the principal…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 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 December 1…

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Sandy Creek Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 7

SIR,—Please allow me a small space in your valuable paper to draw attention to the damage done by the frequent freshes to the bridge over the Sandy Creek near the poat office, Mount Vincent, on…

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A Bold Train Robber. He Escapes on an Engine, but only to be Captured by a Sheriff's Posse

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 2

A DARLING attempt to rob the express car of a train on the New York Central Railroad, known as the American Express Company's Special,…

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The Railway Time Table

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

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 Extension. a Deputation from Manilla. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 3

A DEPUTATION, representing the district of Manilla, was introduced to the Minister for Works to-day, and asked that an investigation might be…

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A Novel Excursion Train

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 4

An excursion train, unique of its kind, started from Havre recently for a tour of one hundred and fourteen days through Europe, conveying about fifty Americans, who, on landing at Havre from…

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Roads and Bridges Works in 1891

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 4

Mr. Hickson, the Engineer-in-Chief for Roads and Bridges, has forwarded to the Minister of Works a series of reports from the principal assistant engineers of his department with regard to the…

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The Dartbrook Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 2

The following letter has been hand d 'o us for publication by Mr. R. G. D. Fitz-Gerald, M.L.A. :— Public Works D partin nt,…

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The Opening of the Elderslie Bridge

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

In circumstances that gave many folks a pleasant day's outing, on Tuesday the Elderslie Bridge, which will afford much convenience to travellers' was opened with some ceremony by Miss Burns'…

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On a Sicilian Railway

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 1

I will not say that a Sicilian express ever travels at a less speed than fifteen miles an hour, and I cannot honestly say that it always travels at a greater…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 6

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane aud 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 · Saturday 16 April 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 December 1…

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Accident on the Zigzag Railway. Several Cattle- Killed. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

A CATTLE-TRAIN from Bourke at midnight on Wednesday met with a serious accident on top of the Zig Zag. The train was going slowly along the…

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They Met on the Train

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 3

A plain, middle-aged woman had been sitting in the passenger coach at my left hand for the last thirty miles, when a man about 50 years of age and plainly dressed got on at a small station. He had…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 3

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 Silkstone Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 5

On Saturday last the Glasgow representative of the Silkstone Eailway and Colliery Company (Mr. Anderson), accompanied by Messrs. Foster-Brown, E. Tilden-Smith, George Brown, and J. Gillies,…

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The Attempt to Rob a Train The Accused Committed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 3

At the Albury Police Court to-day the man Wilson, who was found secreted in a mail van on Sunday, and suspected of an attempt to rob the mail, was…

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Fatalities on the Railway Three Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred on the railway line near Cardiff last Saturday evening. The driver of the 3.40 goods train from Newcastle to Sydney…

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