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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1897

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Letters to the Editor. the Narrabri and Walgett Railway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 4

SIR.—-As your columns will announce to the North-West people to-day, the first section of the above line has received Parliamentary recognition. The HOuse dealt gracefully with the Ministerial…

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Saturday, August 7, 1897. Railway Proposals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

As our report of parliamentary proceedings yesterday showed, the Minister of Works has submitted for consideration of the Public Works Committee a batch of railway…

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The Railway Connection with Coonamble. The following lively letter appears in the Warren Herald of last Saturday:—

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 4

SIR,—I, the undersigned, have lived long enough and had experience wide enough to know that railways are the safest things in the world to set two towns, two districts, two families, or two brothers…

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Narrabri to Pilliga Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

The Minister of Works moved in the Assembly on Thursday, as reported in the Herald—"That it be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works to consider and report on…

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Fatal Accidents on the Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 10

Two accidents occurred on a suburban railway on Saturday morning. At Sydnenham station, on Illawarra line, a junior porker named John Garnbam, aged 19, was run over by a train and had…

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Railway Break-down

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

Last Wednesday morning a goods train, through the accidental breaking of an axle of the tender, blocked the line above Werria Creek, thus retarding the progress…

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The Carriage of Racehorses by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1897 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Brown has received the premised reply to the representations recently made by a deputation os sportsman to the Railway Commissioners for a reduction in the carriage of racehorses…

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Peculiar Railway Accident at Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 2

A peculiar railway accident occurred at the Fitzroy-street level crossing, Tamworth, midway between the railway station and the goods shed, yesterday afternoon. A Baldwin goods engine, No…

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An Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 3

An accident occurred on the Hornsby line at an early hour this morning, which had the effect of completely demoralising the heavy passenger traffic on that line for several hours. It appears an engine…

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The Railways and Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have just issued their annual report of the working of the Railway and Tramway system, of which the main figures are the following: At the end of the half year…

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Our Railway System

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 2

APPLICATION of a familiar term to the yearly report of the Railway Commissioners is justifiable. It is a record report. For the first time since the New South Wales railway…

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Road Near Branxton Railway Station

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

Mr F. Rogers, of Branxton, has received a letter from the Public Works Department, stating, in reply to an application to have a further grant made to complete the…

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The Workworth Road

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

The Mayor of Singleton (Mr A. C. Robinson) has written to the Department of Public work's, drawing attention to the state of the Warkworth road, via Bulga…

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The Railways and Tramways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have just issued their annual report of the working of tho Railway and Tramway system, of which this main figures are the following: At the end of the half year…

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A Railway to Pilliga

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

The Minister of Works, Mr. J. H. Young, has submitted for consideration of the Public Works Committee a batch of railway pro-posals. One of these has a large interest for…

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Railway Accident at Tamworth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 10

A peculiar railway accident occurred at the Fitzory-street level crossing, Tamworth, midway between the railway station and the goods shed, on Monday afternoon. A Baidwin goods engine, No…

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Narrabri to Pilliga Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 9

The Minister of Works moved in the Assembly on the 5th inst., as reported in the Herald—" That it be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works to consider and report on…

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The Railway Connection with Coonamble

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 13

The following lively letterappeared in the Warren Herald:— Sir,—I, the undersigned, have lived long enough and had experience wide enough to know that railways…

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All Accident on the Railway. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 7

An accident occurred on the Horns by lino at an early hour this morning, which had the effect of completely demoralising the heavy passenger traffic on that line for several hours. It appears an engine…

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Road to Branxton Station. Department of Public Work. Sydney, 12th Aug., 1897

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 2

Sir,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th instant., re further repairs to the road to the Branxton Railway Station and…

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