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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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Letter to the Editor. Reductions in Road Grants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 2

SIR,—Believing that our present member (Mr. Stevenson) was elected to Principally on his pledge to have certain roads rescheduled to secure increased grants, and to guard the interests…

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Parramatta-singleton Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 4

" Much discussion is taking place' in Parramatta" (says a correspondent) " over the proposed railway to connect Parramatta and Singleton, and the general opinion is that the construction of the line…

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Road Tenders

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

The following are the lowest tenders received by the road superintendent at the Wollombi for the contracts specified, and which were opened last Saturday:—Road…

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Tenders for Road Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

The following are the lowest tenders received by the road superintendent at the Wollombi for the contracts specified, and which were opened last Saturday:—Road Wiseman's Perry to mouth of…

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Railway Arrangements on Holidays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

We were pleased to note at the railway station yesterday morning that the authorities had adopted the suggestion made by us in the Mercury columns last week to have both ticket windows opened in…

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Parramatta-Singleton Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

Much discussion is taking place in Parramatta over the proposed railway to connect Parramatta and Singleton, and the general opinion is that the construction of…

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Road Deviation Refused

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 2

The following letter, forwarded to Mr C. H. Dight, M.P., by the Public Works Department, has been kindly handed to us for publication :—"With reference to…

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Singleton to Parramatta—the Proposed Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 2

In reference to the proposal to construct a railway from Parramatta to connect with the Great Northern line at Singleton, a correspondent writes from Parramatta in the following strain:—…

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The Singleton-Parramatta Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 2

At a meeting of the Parramatta Progress Association on Tuesday evening a letter was read from the Singleton branch of the Singleton-Parramatta Railway League…

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Local News. Road to Liddell Platform

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

The member for Robertson, Mr R. G. D. Fitzgerald, has received a communication from the Department of Public Works, acknowledging the receipt of letter…

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Delivery of Produce on the Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

THE Railway authorities are pleased that the new arrangements for the delivery of produce in Sydney are working satisfactorily. On Tuesday last,…

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In a Tramcar

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 1
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

She wished she stood within his shoes, Because he had a seat; But since that was impossible, She stood upon his feet…

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The Story of the Railway Whistle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 1
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

I am told that on the railway line which I know best, the London and South-Western, the shriek of the railway whistle, so familiar to all of us, particularly at travelling times,…

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Singleton to Parramatta.— The Proposed Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 6

In reference to the proposal to construct a railway from Parramatta to connect with the Great Northern line at Singleton, a correspondent writes from Parramatta in the following strath:—…

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The Parramatta Singleton Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

At in meeting of the Bankham Hills branch of the Fruitgrowers' Union of New South Wales, hold on Tuesday evening, the chairman (Mr Cowell) referred to the…

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Killed by a Train. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

At the inquest on L Landener gardener to the German consul, who was killed by a train in Elizabeth st., on Saturday night, a verdict of…

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Sensation in a Train. Two Women Assaulted. Assailant Arrested at Singleton. How the Females Attracted Attention. An Adjoining Carriage Window Broken with a Boot. The Mail Train Stopped and the Man Secured. Was the Perpetrator a Mad Man ? Awkward Evidence Against Railway Officials

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

WHEN the Brisbane mail train arrived at Singleton yesterday morning the handing over of a man to the police named John Johnston Macihtosh, said…

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Sensation in a Railway Carriage. an Alleged Lunatic Runs Amuck, in the Company of Two Ladies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

At the Singleton Police Court this (Tuesday) morning before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M, John Johnstone McIntosh, 33 years, appeared, charged with indecently assaulting Mrs. Prince in a…

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