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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

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Thursday, July 23, 1896. the Narrabri—walgett Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1896 · page 2

REPETITION of the many sound arguments in favour of connection Walgett by railway with Narrabri, so the preserving the trade in the natural channel, was the note of the meeting…

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The Narrabri-walgett Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 4

REPETITION of the many sound arguments in favour of connecting Walgett by railway with Narrabri, so the preserving the trade in the natural channel, was the note of the meeting…

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Narrabri-Walgett Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 7

On Tuesday evening an open-air, meeting was held in Newcastle for tho purpose of advocating the construction of a railway from Narrabri to Walgett, a proposal that has been advocated in the Northern…

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The Extension of the North-western Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 3

SIR,—To be forewarned is to be forearmed.— Mudgee is again agitating for the extension of the railway line from Mudgee to Walgett, and is taking advantage of the slumber of the Northern…

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A Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 5

A disastrous rail way. collision has occurred near Delhi, India, in which thirty passengers wore killled and twenty injured…

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The Old Lady and the Tramp

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 4

A demure, harmless-looking old lady, aged sixty or thereabout, was sitting down at her mending and sewing one afternoon, when a beggar came to the door. She was quite alone…

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Railway Collision. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 3

A DISASTROUS railway collision bag taken place near Delhi, India. Thirty passengers were killed and 20 injured…

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The Railway Station

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 2

Some alterations and additions are being carried out at the railway station. An addition is to be made to the ongine-shod, and a carriage-shed is to be built for the…

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The Morpeth Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 2

We are able to print the gratifying intelligence that the Minister has accepted a tender for the Morpeth Bridge. The following letter wa to-day received from the Hon. J. N. Brunker by the Mayor…

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A Railway in Corea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 5

The Corean Government has granted an American syndicate permission to construct a railway from Secul to Chemulpo…

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Railway in Corea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 3

The Corean Government has conceded to a party of Frenchmen the right to construct and maintain a line of railway from [?] to Seoul. The Government of Corea has also granted to Russians…

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Friday, August 7, 1896. the Condobolin—broken Hill Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 2

WHETHER the Public Works Committee will recommend the construction of a work so very much in the as the proposed Condobolin—Broken Hill railway remains to be seen. But…

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Boarding a Train in Motion a Narrow Escape. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 2

AT the police Court to-day a young girl named Charlotte Davies residing at Newtown was proceeded against by the Railway Commissioners for having…

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The Railways Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 2

ON Thursday Mr. Reid laid on the table of the Assembly, the Railway Commissio[?]nors report for the year ended June 30. The chief figures of tho document are as follows. The…

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Killed by a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1896 · page 3

On Saturday night a man named Denis O'Brien was run over between Binalong and Browning stations by a down goods train, cut cut to pieces…

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Nervousness of Motormen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2

Neurologists are watching with great interest a new expression of nervous malady which has appeared since the introduction of the Broadway cable cars and the Brooklyn…

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The Uganda Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 5

The bill for the construction of a railway from Mombasa, on the coast of British East Africa, to Uganda, has been read the second time by the House of Lords. Lord Salisbury, in speaking on…

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Fatal Tramway Accident at Newcastle. a Man Run Over. (By Telegraph.) Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2

AN accident which terminated fatally occurred on the tramline at the intersection of Hunter and Perkia streets early this morning. When the tram…

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Railway Extefsion in the City

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 3

A largely attended deputation, comprising members of the City Railway Extension Alliance, the Mayor of Sydney, and the mayors and alderman of the different municipalities and other…

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