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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1897

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The Narrabri-Pilliga Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 11

The Public Works Committee eat again on Fri-day, when Mr. R. E. Jones, district engineer, roads branch, Department of Public Works, was examined with respect to the proposed line from Narrabri to…

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Railway Extension in Rhodesia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1897 · page 3

Mr. Cecil Rhodes states that arrangement's have been made to extend the railway which, was lately opened as far as Bulawayo, in Rhodesia, to Victoria Falls, on the Zambesi. The object sought to be…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 2

QUESTIONED about the inquiries made by the Victorian railway authorities [?]n England in regard to the control of the railway refreshment rooms the…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway. a Man Committed for Trial. Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 3

An accident took place at the Railway marshaling yards at Clyde last night, when an employ named John Haddie, aged about 50, met with his death, Haddie who was engaged examining trucks…

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Record Reign Celebrations a Lancer's Account of the Trip. No. 12. a Wonderful Bridge.—triumph of Engineering-some Scotch Scense Show.-how They Treat Their Herds There

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 5

WE are now at the Forth Bridge. This wonder of engineering skill stretches across the Frith or Forth between North and South…

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Railway v. Teams

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 10

A Tam worth paper states:—Mr. C. Began, one of our leading local storekeepers, has found that a considerate caving can be effected by having his merchandi[?] carried from Morpeth to Tamworth by…

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Narrabri-Pilliga Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 11

The Public Work Committee met last week, Mr. T. Ewing, M.L.A, presiding, and considered a number of matters. Mr. J. Harper, chief traffic manager of the railways, gave further evidence…

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The Seizure of Railway Sleepers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 3

Reference is made elsewhere to the seizare of 6000 railway sleepers by the Government belonging to the timber-cutters at Narrabri. Following are the facts from the men's point of view…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 3

An accident took place at the Railway marshalling yards at Clyde last night, when an employed , named John Haddie, aged about 50, met with his death. Haddie, who was engaged examining strucks…

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The Seizure of Railway Sleepers at Narrabri. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 11

With regard to the recent seizure of 6000 railway sleepers at Narrabri, the Forestry Department explain that the seizure was carried out entirely at the instance of the local ranger on the ground…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners. Loading Facilities at Goods—shed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 November 1897 · page 2

This afternoon Messrs. C. N. J. Oliver, W. M. Fehon, and D. Kirkealdie, Railway Commissioners, visited West Maitland, on their way to the Manning River, where they have gone to make an inspection…

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The Railway Commissioners. Visit to Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 2

Yesterday evening the Railway Commissioners, Messrs Oliver, Fehon, Kirkaldy, and the Traffic Manager, Mr Jno Harper, arrived in Dungog to…

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Road Roller Seating

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

An exhibition on a patent safety road skate was given in the principal streets of Sydney on Monday night by Mr Galloway. So far as the road-skating…

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The Cost of a Lady's Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 3

At the time when the first open Court of Law was established in Russia, a lady, dressed with the utmost elegance, was walking on the Moscow promenade, leaning upon her…

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North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 2

THE sensation of the week was the visit of the Railway Commissioners, who accompanied by Mr Harper, Traffic Manager, arrived in Dungog on…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 4

Upon the arrival of the Railway Commissioners at Dungog on Monday evening last, the Mayor formally welcomed them to the district. He was…

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A Train Derailed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 5

A train which was conveying a number of racehorses was derailed at Lufferham, near Stamford, to-day. One of the animals was killed, and several injured. Some of the horses in the train were…

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A Road Skate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 14

The road skate now in general use in London and some American cities by messenger boys has reached Sydney, and an exhibition of its qualities was given through the principal streets the other…

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Narrabri-Pilliga Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 13

The Public Works Committee, Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.L.A., presiding, gave further consideration last week to the proposal before them for constructing a line of railway from Narrabri to Pilliga. The…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners. Loading Facilities at Goods-shed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 12

On Monday, Messrs. C. N. J. Oliver, W. M. Fehon, and D. Kirkcaldie, Railway Commissioners, visited West Maitland, on their way to the Manning River, where they have gone to make an inspection…

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