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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 16

Opening of the Aberdeen Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1893 · page 2

ARRANGEMENTS foe the official opening of the Aberdeen bridge to-morrow are now, we believe, pretty well complete. The central committee met…

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Contented Railway Employes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1893 · page 2

A DEPUTATION of 20 enginemen at Eveleigh waited upon the Railway Commissioners on Monday. They totally denied the existence of…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1893 · page 2

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 until further…

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At the Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 2

The crowd next made for the new and grand iron structure that spans the Hunter. Several drove, across, presumably to "try it," when a serious…

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Opening of the Aberdeen Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 7

Part of the ceremony of the demonstration at Aberdeen on Wednesday, as briefly noticed in our telegraphic columns on Thursday, was the opening of the new iron bridge across the Hunter. The…

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Road Trustees. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 2

SIR,—Kindly favour me with a space in the columns of your valuable journal to pass a few remarks regarding the unjust management of public money placed in the hands of certain road trustees…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1893 · 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 until further…

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A Tramway Suicide

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 1

A MAN, who was not at the time identified, but whoso name is supposed to be Thomas M'Ilwraith,was run over and killed by a tram in…

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American Railway Panic

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

OWING to the Erie Railroad Company having been placed in the hands of official receivers, a panic has occurred on the New York Stoch Exchange…

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Railway Returns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have issued their report for the quarter ended June 30. The revenue amounted to £591,524, as compared with…

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[COPY.] (The Editor Daily Telegraph, Sydney) Fitz-gerald Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 2

Sir.—Referring to the long rigmarole under "Notes of the Day" in your issue of tho 28th instant, just brought under my notice, you will…

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The Morpeth Railway Service

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have decided to do away with the train service between East Maitland and Morpeth, and to substitute an efficient tram service. The motor and car that are to be utilised…

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A Fatal Railway Accident. (Herald.) Penrith

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

An accident, attended with fatal results, befell a railway guard named Edward Edwards on Friday night at Blackheath. Edwards, at the time, was relieving another guard on the goods train which…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · 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 until further…

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Myall Creek Road. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 20th July, 1893

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th inst., enclosing letter from Mr J. F. Arthur, of Myall Creek, Gresford,…

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Railway Free Passes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 2

IN Melbourne the libel action Speight v. Syme entered on Monday morning upon the 28th day of hearing. A witness named Thomas Patterson, clerk…

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Aberdeen Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 3

SIR,—As I have already, by your kind permission, pretty plainly indicated through your columns my opinion upon this "magnificent structure," I need only say that my…

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The Aberdeen Bridge. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 3

Sir,—Certain comments having appeared in the Sydney Daily Telegraph of 28th instant insinuating that the amount expended on the Aberdeen Bridge had been granted by the…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 2

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 until further…

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The Morpeth Tram Service

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 7

The new tram service, which has taken the place of the train on the branch railway line between East Maitland and Morpeth, began on Tuesday, and judging by the various trials…

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