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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

353 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 18

Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 13

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 ran until farther…

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Road Boyce's to Penhurst. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 21th July, 1804

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 4

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st instant, further respecting the necessity of granting a special sum for…

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Road from Kelly's Bruch Department of Public Work, Sydney, 24th July, 1894

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 4

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st instant, urging the necessity for repairs to the road from Kelly's Brush…

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Official Correspondence. Mr. A.J Gould M.P. has kindly handed us the following letters for publication:— Roads at Lower Belford Dept. of Public Works, Sydney, July 28th, 1894

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 4

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st instant, urging the need of effecting repairs to the roads at Lover Belford,…

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Labour M.P. and Railway Passes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 4

Speaking at Lambton on Thursday night Mr Hughes, the solidarity labor member for Lang Division, who helped Mr Burnett in his Singleton campaign,…

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An Artful Tramp

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 2

When the cook opened the door to the timid knock of the peripatetic without, she found him meekly waiting. "Good morning," he said. "Have you an…

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An Artful Tramp

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

When the cook opened the door to the timid knock of the peripatetic without, she found him meekly waiting. "Good morning," he said. "Have you an…

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The Railway Traffic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 15

In spending to a deputation which interviewed the Chief Railway (Commissioner at Armidale a few days ago, Mr. Eddy referred to the road traffic that was competing with the railway, and said that…

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PROUDFECT v. the Railway Commissioners. [By Telegraph.]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 5

THE hearing of the case Prondfoot versus the Railway Commissioners was continued to-day. During the examination of Mr Proudfoot, he said…

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Official Correspondence. Mr A.J. GOULD , M.P., has kindly handed us the following letters for publication:-Bulge, Bridge. Dept. of Public Works, Roads, Bridges and Sewerage Branch, Sydney, 28th July, 1894

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 3

Sir,—In response to your request contained in your letter of the 8th inst., I have to inform you that it has been decided to add kerbings to the…

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The Railways Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1894 · page 2

MESSES. EDDY, FEHON, AND OLIVER are to be heartily congratulated upon the condition of the great carrying business which they manage for the people of New South…

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Various Railway Signals

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 4

One pull of the bell-cord significs "stop." Two pulls mean "go ahead." Three pulls mean "back up." One whistle signifies "down brakes."…

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A Poet on its Tramp

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 7

William Alexander and Waiter Fisher were accustomed to borrowing a barrel organ from a Tottenham greengrocer. One day he declined to…

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Our Railways

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 6

A GREAT Deal of interesting, and on the whole satiiisory, information with regard t0 the working of the railway is furnished by the…

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Wool on the Railways

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 7

RETURNS prepared by the Railway Department show that there has been a satisfactory increase this year in the number of bales of wool carried by the…

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Scone-Belltrees Road

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1894 · page 2

FROM time to time, the opinion has been expressed in these columns that the road between Scone and Belltrces is not in as good a state of repair as…

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Level Bridge. Department of Public Works. Sydney, 10th August, 1894

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 3

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of a letter of the [?] inst presented by you from Mr A. Thomas. Glennic's Creek, respection erection of…

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Terrible Railway Accident. a Schoolmisur[?] Cut to Pieces. [By Telegraph. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Hamilton railway station this morning. A public school teacher at Stockton, named Miss Kenny, was hurrying…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Thursday afternoon. the Late Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1894 · page 3

The District Coroner held an enquiry yesterday into the circumstances of the death of Ellen Agnes Kenney, who was killed on the railway on Tuesday morning. The verdict was Accidental death, and a…

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Shocking Death. Mangled by a Train. a Young Lady's Fate

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 August 1894 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—A terrible accident occurred at the Hamilton Railway Station shortly before 9 o'clock this morning. A public school…

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