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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

353 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 18

Opening of the New Long Bridge. Proposed Public Demonstration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1894 · page 2

About thirty persons attended the public meeting in the Town Hall last evening, called for the purpose of devising means to commemorate the opening of the now bridge just completed by Mr. S…

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Accident on A. Bridge. a Horse Drowned. [By Telegraph.]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 2

A RATHEE singular occurred at the Globe Island Bridge this morning. The central portion of the structure had been closed to vehicular traffic in…

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On the Road to Wyalong. (Continued.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 4

Following are farther extracts from letters written by a Maitland resident, describing his trip to Wyalong, &c.: With "bluey" strapped on to my back, I…

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On the Road to Wyalong. (Continued.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 8

Following are further extracts from letters written by a Maitland resident, describing his trip to Wyalong, &c: With "bluey" strapped on to my back, I…

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The Bulga Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 10th April, 1893

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 4

Sir,—"With, reference to the letter, dated Sth ultimo, formarded by you from Mr John Hayes, oF Bulga, asking that the Ist section of the road…

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The Narrabri to Moree Railway Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 7

We gave recently the Herald's brief report of Mr. Brunker's speech on tins proposal, which is obviously one of the schemes which Mr. McMillan had in his mind when he charged the Works…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 15

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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The Railway Commissioners Quarterly Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 6

THE report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending March will, in the course of a few days, be forwarded to the minister for…

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Mount Vincent Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 4

We have received from Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.P. for East Maitland, the following official letter, which for public information we print:— Public Works Department…

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The long Bridge Demonstration Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 2

The committee appointed at the recent public meeting to take in hand the carrying one of the details in connection with the demonstration to be held in commemoration of the opening of the new…

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The Cokeyites. a Stolen Train. London, April 26

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 3

The United States troops sent out to prevent the depredations committed by the Coxeyites, the body of men which has been formed from the ranks…

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Electricity of Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 2

IN CONNECTION with the Railway Commissioners' experiment with electricity as a motive power for tramcars, it is said a Sydney policeman seeing the pattern car…

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Official Letters. Mount Vincent Roads

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 10

We have received from Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.P. for East Maitland, the following official letter, which for public information we print:— Public Works Department,…

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Repairs to Road. Public Worts Department, Sydney, April 27th, 1894

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 19th ultimo, enclosing a communication from Messrs Assimus and Brosi, of Goorangools, in regard to repairs required to the…

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G[?]-Carrow Brook Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, April 30th. 1891

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

Sir,—With referencs to your letter of the 31st ultimo, in which in reply to my letter of the 20th idem, you advise that the road from Goorangoola Road to Carrow…

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Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 15

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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The Narrabri to Moree Railway. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

WHEN the colony began, some 50 years age, to survey, construct and macadamise the great northern, western and southern roads of New South Wales, there was no…

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The New Railway Goods Tariff

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners, alluding to the new goods tariff which has come into force on the various lines, say that the public are not properly aware of the great reductions made within the past…

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The New Long Bridge. Opening Demonstration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 2

The Committee seized with the arranging of a demonstration on the occasion of the opening of the new Long Bridge met last evening in the Council Chamber, Town Hall. The Mayor (Mr. H. Crothers)…

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Meeting of Cabinet. Dora Dora Blacks and Bridge-street Burglars. No Decision Arrived at. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

THE Cabinet sat for nearly two hours to-day. Among the matters under cenaideration were the cases of the Dora Dora blacks and the…

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