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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

669 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 34

A Proposed Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

Germany has guaranteed a railway from the coast to Lake Tanganyiki thus facilitating the bankers agreement with Cecil Rhodes, who has acceded to the scheme…

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A Railway for the Soudan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

The Government is studying a proposal for a railway to connect Khartoum Kassain and Suakim…

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A Tram Collision

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

A somewhat sensational tramway collision occurred in Sydney on Saturday afternoon last, fortunately unattended with loss of life. It appears that a tram for Coogee was…

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Railway Picnic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The annual picnic of the combined branches of the railway employees on the Singleton—Tamworth—More Section is to be held on the Murrurundi Showground on…

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The Tramp's Kiss

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 4

A wot, boisterous night in November. Along a rain-soddened country road man, with lus hat-brim pulled forward over his eyes, slowly plodded…

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Tram Collision in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 12

A tramway accident of a very serious character occurred just after half-past 12 o'clock on Saturday at the stopping place in front of the Zoological Society's grounds, Moore Park. A tram bound to…

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Typhoid and Railway Camps

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

Several cases of typhoid and dysentery bave broken out in the railway camps at Chain of Ponds and Ravemsworth some It miles from Singleton. The camps are near…

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The Cape-cairo Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 3

The Emperor William intends to ask the Reichstag to guarantee the cost of the construction of the German section of the Cape Cairo railway, as well as the cost of a line from Dares-salanm, on the…

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The Uganda Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 3

Two hundred and seventy-nine miles of the Uganda railway have been constructed…

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The New Zealand Midland Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 3

The Westminster Gazette regrets the precipitancy of holders New Zealand Midland Railway stock, and advises the Shock Exchange to be cautious in regard to the shares…

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Latest Cable News. the New Zealand Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 3

Mr. W. P. Reeves, in a letter to The Times, says he believes the Stock Exchange will perpetuate a grave injustice by intervening in the Midland railway matter, while an appeal is pending…

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Proposed Scone-Gundy Road Deviation. Mr. Jones' Report. "Depart. of Public Works, Muswellbrook, Feb. 28, 1899

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

The road from Scone to Gunds—11 miles—is part of that classified as Scone to Moonan Brook—36 miles—with a vote for current year of £700…

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Railway Picnic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

We would remind cur leaders that the annual picnic of the railway employees on the Singleton—Tamworth—Moree section of the Great Northern…

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Metropolitan Notes. City Railway

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 4

The report of Mr. Renneck on Hie city railway bas at last been published. He confirms, as has generally been expected, the reports made from time to time by his brother…

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Fearful Railway Smash. a Hideous Tale of Death and Mutilation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 3

One of the most appalling railway catastrophes it has ever been my lot to chronicle (writes a London correspondent) occurred shortly after 8…

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The Racehorse Tramp

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

It is reported that, the local racehorse Tramp has been sold to as Indian buyer for £350, providing he passes a veterinary, examination. It is also stated that Arthur…

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An Aerial Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 3

A COMPANY has been formed, the capital secured, and the privileges obtained, to construct a species of aerial cable railroad across the very…

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Railway Extension to Walgett

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 4

SIR,—At a recent public meeting of the people of Walgett and its important district, the proposed extension of the Narrabri railway along the north side of the Namoi—known as the "Narrabri-Euri…

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Railway Picnic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 2

THE annual picnic of railway employees from Singleton to Tamworth and Moree took place on the Murruruudi Show Ground on Saturday…

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Letter to the Editor. the Narrabri Wee Waa, Pilliga, and Walgett Railway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 4

SIR,—It wilt be seen by the annexed telegram Appearing in this day's Sydney Morning Herald how public feeling is declaring itself along this route…

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