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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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[Press Telegraph Association.] a Bridge Dama-ged. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

Heavy raine Rot in .about 6. p. m. on Saturday, continued heavily all night and for the greater part of Sunday, and up to 8 o'clock on Monday six and a half inches were recorded. The river rose rapidly…

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Letter to the Editor. the Luskintyre—windermere Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 3

Sir,—In tho Daily Mercury of the 7th iust., "Fair Play" accuces me of writing false statements re the above road. Now, I myself was the first person to cross the bridge after the water receded…

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Chean Excursion Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

THE Railway Department announces that a special cheap excursion train will leave Muswellbrook at 10.35 a.m. on the 24th instant,…

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Flood at Bungendore. a Phenomenal Rainfall. Two Men Drowned. Narrow Escape of a Woman. the Railway Line Torn Up. a Train's B[?]gendore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 5

The most disastrous [?] occurred last night. At half-past nine o'clock a terri[?]e thunderstorm came on, and about four inches of rain fell. The lower end…

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The Hunter in Flood. 31 Feet at Belmore Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

On Tuesday last, owing to heavy rains in the Hunter valley, the river at Belmore Bridge had risen 31 Feet All the low-lying flats at East…

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The Tram Accident at East Maitland. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the little boy, Richard Ernest Rose, killed by the Morpeth tram on Wednesday afternoon, was conducted yesterday afternoon before Mr. G. F. Scott,…

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The Denman Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

FROM the Sydney papers we learn that Mr. Nutman, an officer of the Works Department, has been sent up to make the necessary repairs to…

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A Bridge Damaged. Murrurundi

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

Heavy raina set in about 6 p.m. on Saturday, Continued heavily all night and for the greater part of Sunday, and up to 9 o'clock on Monday six and a half inches were recorded. The river rose rapidly…

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To Train the Sheep Dog

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

The best sheep dogs arc trained from early puppyhood (says Cable) ahd it is a difficult matter to begin with a full-grown dog and make him serviceable. In Scotland, where…

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Ditastrous Flood at Bungendore. Two Men Drowned. Narrow Escape of a Woman. the Railway Line Torn Up. a Train's Escape. Bungendore

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 10

The most disastrous flood ever known here occurred last night. At half-past nine o'clock a terrific thunderstorm came on, and about four inches of rain fell. The lower end…

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Teams v. Railways

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

The team traffic along the northern line continues to bo carried on in a spirited way. Those which recently carried wool down to Morpoth, are now returning to the…

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Railways in China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 5

Mr.Curzon,Under-Foreign secretary,replying to a suggestion in favour of the immediate survay of the proposed railway line from Burmah to the frontier prior to deciding was unable to confirm the…

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Railway By-laws

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 4

A RECENT Government Gazette contains a number of new by laws for the management of the railways. One clause which the often inconvenienced…

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Newfoundland Railways and Telegraphs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 5

The Newfoundland Government has agreed to transfer its railway and telegraph systems to Mr. Read, a contractor. Mr. Read receives two thousand five hundred acres of land for each mile of railway, and…

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Dalwood Ford to Greta Road

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 February 1898 · page 2

Sydney, 21st Feb., 1898. Date of letter: under reply: 8th ultimo, presented by you from the Municipal Council of Greta…

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The North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1898 · page 2

The Public Works Committee has started the inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Maitland to Taree. This is the first section of the North Coast railway to Grafton…

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Friday, February 25, 1898. Federation and the Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 2

PROLONGED discussion has taken place over the question of railway rates under federation, the contention of the New South Wales delegates being that we should not in the…

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Road Trustees

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

The Member for the District, Hon A. J. Gould, has received an official letter from the Public Works Department, asking him to nominate two gentleman to act as…

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"Reserved Seats" in Railway Carriages

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

COMPLAINTS are sometimes made by travellers of the annoyahcc occasioned them by persons "Jumping" their seats when they leave a carriage for…

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North Coast Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

The Public Works Committee has started the inquiry into the expediency of constructing a of railway from Maitland to Taree. This is the first section of the North Coast railway to Grafton…

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