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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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Late News by Cable. London, July 20. the Brooklyn Tramway Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 3

The tramway strikers at Brooklyn (U.S.A.) attempted to destroy the elevated railway with dynamite. The explosions broke a number of the pillars. Seeing that the strikers were about to…

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Improved Road-Making

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 4

THE local Municipal Council may find a profitable hint from a more advanced method of road making than obtains here. It is generally recognised that…

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Parramante-Singleton Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

Our Parramatta correspondent writes:"A good deal of correspondence has been passing during the last week respecting the proposed deputation to Government in…

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The Paper Train Again

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 July 1899 · page 2

APPLICATION will we presume be made to the Railway Commissioners by some one presently, for the concession of means to carry for early delivery in this district one Sydney…

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A Road Vote Incresced

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

Recently the B[?] Association — an institution while [?] by the way, frequently justified its existence— made application to the Roads Department…

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Bishop's Bridge Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 4

Almost all the members of the Bishop's Bridge Cricket Club ware present at its annual meeting on Tuesday night last Mr, J. Spinney (Vice president) in the chair the business being chiefly…

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A Combined Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 3

The Standard says England and Italy have arranged to construct a railway from Kassala and Kerin to Massowah…

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The Tramway Strikes in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 3

The tramway strikes in Cleveland, Ohio, continue. Another tramcar has been destroyed by dynamite. An ex-convict was arrested with 751b of dynamite in his pesecssion. He is believed to be the chief…

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Road Repairs Required

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

From the Department of Works, Mr Dight, M.P., has received the following official letter:- "I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th…

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The Tramway Strikes in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 3

The tramway strikes Cleveland, Ohio, continue Another tramcar has been destroyed by dynamite An ex-convict was arrested with 751b. of dynamite in his possession. He is believed to be…

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Tramway, Strikes in America. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

The tramway strikes in Cloveland, Ohie, continus. Another tramway has been destroyed by dynamite. An unconvict was arrested with 75lb. of…

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Railway Deputations

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

The deputation which is to see the Minister for Works on August 10, to ask that a trial survey of the proposed Singleton. Parramatta railwayline be granted, will…

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Railway Deputation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 2

UNDER the above heading the Singleton Argus, after referring to the deputation which is to wait on the Minister for Works on the 10th…

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Muswellbrook-Cassilis Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 4

SPEAKING on the Addreas-in-Reply to the Governor's speech, in the Assembly on Wednesday night last, Mr. J. C, L. Fitzpatrick, the member for…

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Parramatta-Singleton Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 2

The preposed singlton-[?] railway was before the p[?] council at its last meaning. when the secretary of the [?] progress association…

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Singleton-Jerry's Plains Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 2

In the Assembly on Tuesday, the Minister for Works, in answer to Mr Digit said he could make no definite promise to submit to the Public works Committes…

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Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 3

The large driving wheel of the Manchester I express, while passing Greetland at full speed, by some means caught the travelling station master's office, and detached it from the platform. The…

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Another Soudan Railway Kassala to Massowala

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

LONDON, July 28, 4 p.m.—The Standard states that the English and Italian Governments have arranged to construct a railway from Kassala, via…

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Sensational Train Incident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

An incident of a somewhat sensational character, we learn, occurred at the Murrurnndi railway station on Wednesday morning. Just before the train arrived a…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

THE local Bicycle Touring Club has arranged a road race for trophies, to take place on Saturday, 12th inst. It was originally intended that the race…

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