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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 19

The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 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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In the Wrong Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 4

A lad named Frederick Parish, of Tottenham, on his way to and from school, was in the habit of travelling from Seven sisters station to Stoke…

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The Late Railway Accident

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 2

THE inquest on the bodies of those killed in the late disastrous accident near Tarana, report in last issue, was concluded late last Friday, when the…

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"Sworn to Me Master of No Sect Am I "Be Just and Fear Not." The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, May 4th, 1892. Notes and Notions a drop of ink Falling upon a thought makes thousands Maybe millions think. Railway Risks

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 2

A statement made by the Chief Railway Commissioner relative to the terrible fatal railway accident which occurred at Taraun on the western…

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The Tarana Railway Accident. The Result of the Inquest

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 3

The coroner's inquiry relative to the fatalities which occurred in connection with the recent railway accident at Tarana, took place on Friday last…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 6

Below are the hours at which rhe 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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Bridge at Melville Ford

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

Mr. R. SCOBIE, member for the Hunter, then introduced a deputation of residents of the locality who wished to ask the Minister to construct a bridge at Molville…

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Bridge over Creek near Moran's. Department of Public Works. Sydney, 29th April, 1892

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledges the receipt of your letter of 26th inst. respecting state of Bridge over Creek near Moran's on the road from Singleton to Boyee's at…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 4

Below ate 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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Silkstone Railway Line and Its Probable Extension to Cessnock. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 4

SIR,—I was very sorry, not having notice in time of the meeting taking place on the 16th of April last, that I was unfortunately away in Sydney, having left at four o'clock…

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ENGLISH & Foreign News. From English files to hand dated March 26, we take the following :— Fight with Robbers in a Railway Car

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 2

A desperate fight with rovolvers took place on March 18th in a railway carriage of the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia railway, not far from…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 7

Below are the hours at which the through trains betweea 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 Outrage in a Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 4

At Stafford Assizes, on March 26, J. Goodall, local preacher, was tried for having assaulted Mrs .Mary Ann Siddalls, on January 14, in a Midland…

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Killed by a Train. a Sad End

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 4

EARLY on Thursday morning last, the shocking discovery was made that of man named Andrew Munn, who had been living in Muswellbrook for a…

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The Railways and Tramways Quarterly Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 4

The following is the report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended 31st March: — STATE OF THE TRAFFIC. Railways. — Miles open quarter ending 31st…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 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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Original Correspondence. the Inverell Railway. (To the Editor of the Ma[?]land Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 2

SIR,—In tbe final voting on this question by the Works Committee there is something very significant which it ia well that settlers in the Northern part of New South. Wales…

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Anarchists Still at Work. a Tramcar Blown Up. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 3

AN explosion of dynamite has taken lace under a tramear at Buda Pesth, the capital of Hungary. None of the [?]assengers were killed, though several…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 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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American Railway Notes

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 2

The Manhattan Elevated Railroad of New York carries more passengers than any other railroad in the world. The average number carried is 525,000 per day, or 191,625,000 per year…

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