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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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The New Land Bill. Exact Nature of Its Provisions. (Continued.) Roads and Watercourses

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 3

Clause 13 is practically a copy of section 14 of 51 Vic., No. 7. But the clause in that Act is limited to conditional purchases and conditional leases. It…

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Letter to the Editor. the Lochinvar Railway Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 6

SIR,—Seeing in the Mercury, that tenders are called for a new Station. Master's residence at Lochinvar, and having been repeatedly requested to urge the shifting of the station to the Lochinvar…

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Now Railway Time Table

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 2

The regular trains running on the northern line are now guided by a now time-table, which comes into operation to-day. so far as Singleton is…

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Railways in China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 3

The German Minister at Pekin, Baron de Heyking, proposes that the Powers should seize the railway to Shanghai-kwan, in the Gulf of Pe-chi-li, unless the Chinese troops who are menacing the…

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The Budget Speech a Surplus for the Year. Next Year's Revenue and Expenditure Additional Roads and Bridge Vote. Deficit Expected This Year. Tax on Tea to be Re-imposed. Other Duties to be Restored. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 3

THE Colonial Treasurer, Mr G. H. Reid, made his financial statement this evening. He estimated the revenue of last year to be £9,246.000,…

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Scone-Gundy Road. Next Tuesday's Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 3

We hope it is not necessary to remind all interested of the importance of the meeting to be held in Scone next Tuesday evening in reference to the…

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Warkworth-Boggy Flat Road Department of Public Works, Sydney, Oct.26, 1898

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

Sir,I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of letter of the 18th inst., and another re road Warkworth via Gouldsville and Boggie Flat, and to…

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Official Correspondence. Mr C. H. DIGHT, M.P., has kindly handed us the following letters for publication:— Now Loading Platform at Singleton Office of the Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 1st November, 1898

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

SIR,—With reference to your communication of the 13th September last relative to the loading accommodation at Singleton Railway Station, I…

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Railway Sleepers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners use annually a largo number of railway sleepers for renewals, sidings, etc. Recently tenders were received from all parts of the country…

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North Shore Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 3

Last week, in the Assembly, Mr. J. C. Neild's proposition to refer the question of the construction of a North Shore Bridge to a Select…

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The Glendon Bridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

The contractors for the construction of the Glondon Bridge (Messrs Sheldon Bros.) have already commenced work, and in a short time operations will be in full swing…

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Road Goorangoola to Bowman's Creak

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

Mr C. H. Dight, M.P., has received the following letter from the Department of Public Works, Sydney, dated November 3rd:—"Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge…

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Scone Gundy Road. a Successful Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

THE meeting convened by the Mayor, in response to a requisition, for the purpose of taking into consideration the matter of the Scone Gundy road, was held this…

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Cattle Straying on the Railways

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have had a good deal of trouble recently in connection with cattle straying on the railways. It is unfortunately common, particularly…

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Pony Killed on the Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

Last Sunday afternoon, about 5 o'clock a pony was run over by a ballast train and killed, opposite Mrs Williams' paddock near the local railway station. The horse…

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A New Zealander at Ca[?]bridge University

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 3

Richard C. MacLaurin, a New Zealander, has obtained a fellowship at Saint Job[?] Cambridge…

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Refunds an Railway Tickets

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 2

So as to exterminate the ticket-sealper. the Railway Commissioners have not only got an Executive endorsement of their bylaw, but have sustained their case in the…

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Scone-Gundy Road. Successful Public Meeting at Scone. a Deviation Urged

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 2

AN important public meeting, convened by the Mayor, in response to an influentially-signed requisition, was held at the School of Arts on…

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Closing of Unnecessary Road

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

It if notified in the Government Gazette of the 8th instant, that in pursuance of the 19th Section of the Public Roads Act of 1897. that part of the Walhallow to Trin[?]ey Road…

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Concessions to Railway Travellers

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

The Railway commissioners issued a notification-in the Government Gazette of the 8th instant, to the effect that from the commencement of the current month, in bona…

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