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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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A Federal Delegate's Opinions. Mr Lyne's Ideas on the Railway Question. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

MR LYNE returned to Sydney to-day. He said yesterday's debate in the Convention on the railway question was one of the warmest controversial…

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Tenders for Railway Sleepers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners recently received tenders for the supply of 30,000 sleepers 9th in length, required for the Northern line. There were 63 tenders…

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Railway Car Obscenity. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 6

SIR,—A few days ago I, in company with four or five others, travelled in the midday train from Singleton to Maitland in carriage A-5 418. On…

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Road Trustee

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

The Hon. A. J. Gould, M.P., has received the following letter from the Department of-Public Works, Sydney :—Sir,—l am directed to inform you that in accordauce…

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The Railways Settlement in the Convention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

All is well that ends well. Australians will read with a great deal of pleasure to-day (says the Argus of Friday) the news that, on putting their heads together, Mr. Reid and Sir George Tunder…

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Railways in China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

The German Ambassador at Pekin insists upon the employment of Gorman engineers and the use of German material in the construction of the projected line of railway from Tientsin to Chin Kiang…

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North Coast Railway. the Inquiry Commenced

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

Last Tuesday afternoon, in Sydney, the Public Works Committee started the inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday. March 1st, 1898. the Railway Difficulty

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

THE Federal Convention encountered a knotty problem when it faced the railway difficulty. It decided, however, after a long discussion, that…

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Bogan Gate to Condobolin Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 4

The following is the official description of the new railway from, Bogan Gale to Condobolin, which is to be opened about Marcht [?]:—.The railway…

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Selling Railway Tickets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 5

Richard Francis, aged 24, described as a laborer, pleaded guilty at the Court to-day to a charge of having offered for sale two railway ticket, not being duly authorised by the Railway…

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Railway Bridge Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1898 · page 2

In reference to the accident at the railway bridge, reported in our last issue, by which an aboriginal named Toun Phillips lost a horse, it may be interesting to know…

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Selling Railway Tickets [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1898 · page 2

RICHARD FRANCIS, described as a laborer, pleaded guilty at the Court today to a charge of having for sale two railway tickets, not being duly…

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The Proposed Railway from Maitland to Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

Further consideration was given yesterday by the Public Works Committee of the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Maitland to Taree. Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.L.A., presided. Mr…

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The Maitland-Taree Railway. an Estimate of Probable Traffic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

The Public Works Committee are engaged in further considering the expediency of constructing a railway from Maitland to Taree…

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A Tramcar Tragedy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 5

They had mutual friends, and that fact emboldened him to speak without the ceremony of an introduction. "Sloppy, isn't it?" he remarked, persuasively, "Rather," she replied…

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Pitnacree Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 3

SIR,—I was unable to attend the meeting at East Maitland called to consider the matter of raising the above road, but was astonished to find by your report that the proposal met with almost unanimous…

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The Railways Settlement in the Convention

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

All is well that ends well. Australians will read with a Read deal of pleasure to-day (says the Argus of Friday) the news that, on putting their heads together, Mr. Reid .and Sir George Turner…

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Maitland to Taree Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

Evidence has been given before the 'Works Committee with regard to the proposed railway from Maitland to Taree, by Mr. H.M'Lachlan(SHcretary to' Railway Commissioners), Mr. W. Hall Government…

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The Cross-country Railway Singleton – Parramatta Connection Advocated

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 6

SIR,—At a meeting of the Baulkham Hills Railway League held on Saturday, February 26th, the following resolution was passed: "That the…

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Parramatta to Singleton Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

The Baulkham Hills Progress Association, improving upon the scheme to construct a line from Parramatta to Dural, now propose agitating for a railway from…

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