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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1895

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Cheap Railway Carriage for Country Producers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 13

To enable country producers to open a direct trade with Sydney consumers, the Railway Com-missioners have introduced a system of cheap car-riage for small parcels sent by rail. The new…

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Reduced Railway Rates

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 2

By advertisement in another column it will be seen that the Railway Commissioners announce what may be fairly termed sweeping reductions in the rates of…

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Fatal Railway Accident. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1895 · page 5

The East Coast Scotch express train was derailed near St. Noots, Huntingdonshire, to-day, one of the passengers, a lady, being killed, and seven injured. Mr. McGregor, of Ballarat, who was…

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Jerry's Plains Railway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 2

The Muswellbrook people do not take kindly to the notion of connecting Merriwa, Cassilis, and places beyond with the Grent Northern line via Jerry's Plains. They…

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A Costly Little Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1895 · page 2

A TOLERABLY good notion of the manner in which metropolitan influence can be exerted to the detriment of the railway revenue, can be gained from a return concerning the…

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The Sketcher. Curious Railway Incidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 5

As the railway station is the chief means of entrance to and exit from a town, the outgoings and incomings of all sorts and conditions of people are under…

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A Train Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 3

A man was arrested this morning by the Blayney police for robbing a commercial traveller named King in the train which left Cowra last night for Blayney. About £40 was the amount stolen…

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A Late Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 4

Owing to insufficient haulage power on the Queensland line, the mail train from Brisbane to Sydney was 40 minutes late in passing through Singleton on Wednesday…

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A Costly Little Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 4

A TOLERABLY good notion of the manner in which metropolitan influence can be exerted to the detriment of the railway revenue, can he gained from a return concerning the…

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Yankee Railway Racing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 7

A special train on the New York [?]tral Railroad left New York at 5h. Sept. 11th. It arrived at East [?]alo 12b. 3½min. 57sec. having…

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Illawarra Harbour and Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1895 · page 5

The Illawarra Harbour and Railway Corporation New South Wales, with a capital of £600,000, has been registered…

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The Morpeth Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1895 · page 2

A large meeting of residents of the district was held last evening in the Council Chambers, Morpeth, to consider the proposed site of the Morpeth Bridge. The meeting was called by the Mayor in answer to…

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Road from Rodbournberry Bridge via Clydesdale. Department of Public Works, Sydney, Nov. 14th. 1595

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, re formation of a road from Redbournberry Bridge,…

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The Dunolly Road

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

A meeting of residents on the Dunolly road and others was hold at the ford yesterday forenoon, when the following resolntions were unanimously agreed to:—…

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Main Northern Road at Greta. Department of Public Works, Sydney, Nov. 14th, 1805

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

Sir,—-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, with one from Mr A Pryor, of Greta, maintenance of…

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The Proposed Bridge at Morpeth. Deputation to the Minister of Works, Who Declines to Alter the Site

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 5

An important deputation interviewed the Minister of Works this afternoon with regard to a site for the proposed bridge at Morpeth. There were present:—The Hon. J. N. Brunker, Messrs. Gillies,…

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A Tramway, Accident. 20. Persons Drowned. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

A SERIOUS trianway accident has happened in the United States. While crossing a drawbridge at Cleveland, Ohio, an electric car struck a closed…

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To-days Telegrams. Sydney. Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 3

A man named William Graham, a labourer, aged 20, was run over and killed by a tram at Randwick at an early hour this morning. His head was smashed completely, and his feet nearly severed…

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Cheap Excursion Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 2

The special excursion train from the Queensland border to Sydney, which passed through Singleton on Thursday night at 10 o'clock, picked up 31 passengers here,…

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Proposed Bridge at Morpeth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 10

An important deputation interviewed the Minister of Works on Wednesday with regard to a site for the porposed bridge at Morpeth. There were present :—The Hon. J. N. Brunker, Messrs. Gillies,…

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