German Railway Proposals
The Standard says the German negotiations for railway concessions at Shantung are completed, and will shortly be published…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1898
637 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 32
The Denman Bridge
WE are informed by Mr. R. E. Jones, District Engineer, of the Publie Works Department, that the Denman Bridge may now be used for light…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Natural Bridge of To-day
The Natural Bridge in 215 foot iu height, 100 feet in width, with a span of 90 feet. Under tho arch might be placed tho Washington monument at Baltimore. Cedar Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Danger at Singleton Railway Bridge
SIR,—I was much gratified to notice in the Daily Mercury under the heading "Our Singleton Letter" a few days ago, an urgent appeal for a signalman at the Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bridge Danger
The pross correspondence which has taken place in respect to the necessity of establishing a signal-man at the railway bridge, to warn travellers of approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carriage of Wool on Railways
The deliveries of wool by train are now much reduced, and it is possible to institutes a comparison between the present and the past seasons. The advantage, as may be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. Raising Pitnacree Road
SIR.—In your issue of Saturday last, your cor-respondent, X, expresses his great astonishment that, at a meeting of ratepayers in the Mechanies' Institute, a resolution was almost unanimously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Proposed Northern Railway
The Public Works Committee, under the presi-dency of Mr. T. T. Ewing, M. L. A., has opened an inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Woolabra to Collarendabri, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Canadian-pacific Railway
The Canadian-Pacific Railway Company has reduced the fare across the Continent to £5…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Proposed Railway from Maitland to Taree
Further consideration has been given 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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioners at Newcastle
The Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Oliver, Fehon, aud Kircaldie) on Friday paid a visit to Newcastle. The first deputation received was from the Newcastle Borough Council in reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Tenders
In our issue to-day will be found a list of contracts advertised, for road work in the Wollombi district, to which we direct the attention of those who carry out such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Road to Klondike
A Sydney gentleman writing to friends here from Skagway, Alaska, gives an interesting description of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway From British Burmah
At a conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce held to-day it was solved to urge upon the Government to press China, with a view of obtaining permission to construct a railway from a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton-Parramatta Railway
By advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that a public meeting of ratepayers and electors of the district is called for tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Singleton Letter. District Court. (Before Judge Murray.) the Action Against the Railway Commissioners
The following evidence was yesterday taken in the case brought by Thomas Joseph Falkiner against the Railway Commissioners in addition to that published in our last issue.—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Singleton Letter. a Railway Wanted
The Mayor of Singleton presided over an atten-dance of about 20 persons at the Council Chambers last evening, when a meeting was held to support a proposal made to costruct a loop-line of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Change
We notice by the Singleton Argus that Mr. A. Lovett, who has been station master at singleton for the past two years has been appointed to a similar position at Penrith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Proposed Northern Railway
The Public Works Committee, under the presidency of Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.L.A., has opened an inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Woolabra to Collareudabri. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Unfortunate Tramp
All who have had experience of tramps have heard the old yarn of no work to be got, and have had their compassion worked upon by the tale of "nothing to eat all day yesterday". and "perhaps I'll have to sleep…
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