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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

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The Victoria Bridge. Deputation to the Minister of Works. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

At a quarter past two this afternoon a deputation representing West Maitland, East Maitland, and Morpeth, waited upon the Minister of Works, urging the expediency of…

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Letters to the Editor. the Victoria Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 4

SIR,—The writer of the article re Victoria Bridge over Wallis Creek, though a newcomer in the district, evidently knows from experience that to build a bridge as suggested by him is not an…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 15

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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Utilising Railwaye Enclosurs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Thursday afternoon, Mr See was asked by Mr Collins whether he would, in view of the fact that the railways of the…

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Road Repairs. Department of Public Works. Sydney. 23rd January. 1894

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 2

Sir,—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the inst. further re repairs to road leading from Cooper's Flat b[?]d. opposite Burgmann's…

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Official Correspondence. Road From Back Creek to Rouchel

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 3

THE following letters have been handed to us for publication by Mr. T. H. Williams, M.L.A. :— Public Works Department,…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 16

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 of N. S. WALES Quarterly Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

The report of the Railway Commissioncrs for the quarter ending 31st December last was laid upon the table of the Legislative Council on…

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Railway Rates for Goods

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners have altered the rates for goods, etc., on the Forbes, Temora, and Cooma railways. On the Temora line the maximum rate…

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Railway Carriage of Stock

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 7

A DEPUTATION of fat stock salesmen waited upon the Railway Commissioners on Tuesday to ask that a reduction should be made in the railway…

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The Bridge-street Affray. Murderous Onslaught on the Police. Complete Details of the Occurrence

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

THE sensational and murderous onslaught on the polic[?] the northern part of the city on Friday morning, briefly referred to in our telegrams that…

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A Madwoman in a Train Bites & Man

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 2

A vew days ago a resident of George's Plains travelled by train to Bathurst in a carriage occupied by two females and a constable. There was nothing in the…

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The North Coast Railway. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 3

In the Assembly this afternoon, the Minister of Works said in view of the short time the present Parliament would last it would be impossible to submit for consideration to the Public Works…

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Middle Falbrook Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 4

Dept. of Public Works, Sydney, Feb. 7th, 1894. Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1894 · 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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Correspondence. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate). the Roads Around Scone

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 2

SIR,—The answer given by the Under-Secretary for Works to Mr. Quigley, of Merriwa, when that gentleman applied for a mo[?] sum to be…

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Bridges for the District. Iron Bridge Over Wallis' Creek. a Bridge at Melville. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

Mr. John Gillies, Member for West Maitland, again interviewed the Minister of Works yesterday and this morning, and urged the necessity for the erection of a bridge at Melville Crossing, and an…

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The Bridge-street Burglary

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 5

The two men for the Bridge-street burglary were again before the court this morning, and were Further remanded for a week, as two of the…

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Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

At the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, last evening, the certificates gained by the members of the Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps in that town were distributed to the successful members…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 11

Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney Maitland, and northern and north[?] are timed to run until further…

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