Railway Accident
The passenger train from Sydney on Wednesday last was three and a half hours late in arriving at Murrurundi, owing to the line being blocked by an accident near…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
637 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 32
The Recent Railway Dismissals
On Wednesday the Railway Commissioners had under consideration the case of the four railway officials who were recently dismissed for committing a breach of the…
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A new railway siding is being constructed at Minimbah, between Singleton and Branxton. It will be made available as a flag station for the residents in the…
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THE Railway Commissioners had under consideration on Wednesday the case of the four railway men who were dismissed for committing a breach of…
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Sir,—I am not going to answer Mr. Elkin's queries in last night's issue on the above subject, but I may inform him that upon application to the Department of Works he can get all the vouchers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. the Belmore Bridge
SIR,—I am almost asbamed to make through your coluns the following simple suggestion, because it is so obvions that one cannot but think that it must have occurred spontaneously to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Board Assessments of Railway Properties
The appeals of the Railway Commissioners against the assesment of their by the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board came on for hearing at the West maitland Police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Muswellbrook Letter. Tenders for Road Works in Muswell. Brook and Neigeibouring Districts
Tenders, in accordance with custom, were opened at the Court House yesterday, for the execution of various road works in Muawellbrook and neighbouring districts, under the supervision of this Resident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Carriage Seats. The Way the French Identify Them
QUITE lately a controversy arose as to the right of passengers in long-distance trains to pre-empt a seat by leaving some article of luggage upon…
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THE work of sinking for the new cylinders to be put down in connection with the repairs now being effected to the Denman Bridge is proceeding…
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THE following are the lowest tenders received for the road contracts which closed on Monday last:—G. N. Road, J. Lea[?]y, £84 6s 3d; do, J…
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The following are the lowest road tenders for road work advertised recently for the Wollombi district : — Road Wiseman's Ferry to Warkworth, L. Burgess, £39811s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Complaints about a Road
Mr John M'Cormack, who travels a good deal in these districts, forwards a letter complaining about a road near Broke, lie says he called at a selector's house, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Appeal Court. Promise Made by the Premier. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE Premier, in reply to a question in the Assembly to-day, promised to consider the important matter of amending the Railway Act, so as to provide…
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The Singleton Borough Council has received a letter from the residents of the district concerned, urging co-operation in a movement to vendor trafficable the road…
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The Borough Council has received a letter from the Department of Lands starting the sum of £11 12s 5d has been voted for the repair and maintenance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road, Mark, and Learn
Now is the time to buy cheap books and reading matter. The painters are at work painting LAMBERTS and ho is soiling a good bundle of magazines and papers for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Line Damaged
ON Wednesday a washaway occurred on the railway line between the signal box at the Wallsend junction and Sandgate. where the line is being…
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The Premier, in reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, promised to consider the important matter of amending the Railway Act so as to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Siberian Railway
Siberia is presented in the August Harper's in a rather novel light by Mr. Stephen Bonsal, whose visit was paid in summer, when, instead of a snow-covered Waste, he…
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