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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 16

Jumped From the Train. a Prisoner killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 3

News was received in Singleton on Thursday evening that a prisoner named Green, while travelling under escort from Tamworth to Sydney,…

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Bad Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 7

SIR,—I beg to ask for a small space in your valuable columns for the purpose of drawing the attention of the proper authorities to the disgraceful state of that portion of the…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · 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 until further…

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Road Maintenance. New System Suggested

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 4

SPEAKING in the Legislative Assembly some time ago, the Minister for Works pointed out that as regarded parish as distinguished from main…

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The Railway Revenue. a Marked Improvement

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 1

THE railway revenue for the first week of the present month showed much improvement, and there was only a small decrease as compared with the…

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The Maintenance of Roads. (Herald)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 2

The Minister of Works has obtained from the Crown Solicitor an opinion to the effect that it is illegal for the Government to expend money on any but main roads, and that under the Parish Roads…

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Proposed Railway Lines. (Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 5

The Narrabri to Moree railway has been the subject of a good deal of comment lately. Pressure was recently brought upon the Minister to make trial surveys from Narrabri to a point near the township…

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A Train falls through a Bridge

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 4

A telegram from Springfield, Massachusetts, states that on August 31 part of the Western Express, one of the fastest and finest trains on the Boston and Albany Railway, fell through a bridge…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · 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 until further…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 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 Waterworks Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1893 · page 7

SIR,—A statement appears in your local news columns to-day calculated to mislead, wth reference to the resumption of a portion of M. and R. Scobie's land at Oakhampton,…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 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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The Railways

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1893 · page 5

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended September last was laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night. It stated that the revenue for the months…

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Road at Goorangoola. Dept. of Public Works, Sydney, Oct. 25th, 1893

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 3

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of a letter of the 19th inst. presented by you from Mr F. Asimus, Goorangoola, respecting road…

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Road from Kelman's Gate. Depart. of Public Works. Sydney, Oct. 19th, 1893

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 3

Sir,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of the petition presented by you From residents and other places in road from Kehman's Gate to…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 5

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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Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I, "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Saturday, October 28Th, 1893 Railway Commissioners Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 4

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended September 30th last was laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly on…

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Mishap to a Wool Train. a Draw-bolt Breaks

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 3

AT about 10 o'clock yesterday morning a railway accident, by which some considerable damage was done to rolling stock, happened about 200 yards on…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 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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A Serious Railway Accident

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

At about 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning an accident happened to a wool train on the northern line, by which considerable damage was done to the rolling stock. The train…

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