The Railway Rates
REPLYING to the deputation from the Hunter about the new railway tariff of rates which differentiates in favour of Sydney and to the detriment of Newcastle and Morpeth, the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
569 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 29
The Transvaal War. Capicre of Boers. Twelve Hundred More Surrender. a Supply Train Derailed. Kruger Tries to Rally the Boers. the Hospitals. Boers Anxious to Submit. the Cost of the War. London
Lord Roberts reports that 1200 mors Borts have surrendered to General Hunter, who [?] that his total will be 4000. The [?] include Comm[?]…
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An influential deputation from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce intervied the Railway Commissioners on Thursday, with respect to the new by-law, which the Commissioners propose to bring…
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With reference to the deputation which wanted upon the Railway Commission on Thursday from the Newcastle district relative to a by-law recently introduced in regard to the sales for Roads in…
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The enemy removed the rails near Frederickstad. A supply train was in consequence derailed, and the driver and 12 of the Shropshire…
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At the Council Chambers, on Saturday afternoon, a public meeting was hold for the purpose of considering the great importance of a bridge being construted to connect Long…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Beira Railway
The B[?] railway, which is now attracting public attention, was the outcome of an agreement made between Great Britain and Portugal on June 11, 1891, mainly for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Singleton to Broke
Mr Dight. M.P. has received the following [?] from the Department of [?]…
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The Boera derailed and burnt s train at Honingspruit, though flying the Stars and Stripes, as the American Consal-General was passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Bridge Wanted. Representative Public Meeting. Deputation to Present the Potition
A PUBLIC meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon to adveeste the erection of a bridge over the Hunter River in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letter to the Editor. Northern Railway Rates and the Deputation
SIR, -I do not quite understand the position taken up by the deputation from Newcastle and Maitland which waited on the Commissioner for Railways lasst week. They objected to goos being…
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The Premier is strongly in favor of building railway lines to develop the country, irrespective of whether they will pay from the start…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"He Was a Railway Porter."
A thin man, with a distressing cough, was inspecting some portmanteaus and trunks in front of a West End shop the other day, when the proprietor of the place appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War. Infamous Reoccupy Springs. Infamous Treatment of Prisoners. Settlement in South Africa. Attempts to Wreck a Railway Line. on the Road to Rustenburg. London, Aug. 7
The Boers have re-occupied Springs, and threaten to destroy the valuable coal mines which it serves. [Springs is the terminus of a branch railway line,…
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The Railway Commissioners have arranged to allow persons residing in the country who desire to attend the Roman Catholic Congress to be held in Sydney next month to make the double journey on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne. Fearful Accident on the Railway
A dreadful railway accident occurred this morning, when a collision took place on the railway line between Chfton Hill and [?], Four trucks of a [?]. The trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Roads. Mr. Fitz-gerald Interviews the Minister. Further Action Promised
MR. FITZ-GERALD, members for the electorate, had an interview with the Minister few Works (Mr. O'Sullivan) on Wednesday morning in reference…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Fatality. Three Men Killed. Several Injured
The train which caused the terrible accident in Victoria, mentioned in our columns last evening, consisted of 16 trucks and a guard's van, and when passing through a cutting between Fairfield and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrabri-Walgett-Collarendabri Railway. the Science Recommended
When the Public Works Committee met in Sydney on Wednesday, Mr. Levion moved, and Mr. D[?] seconded performs. " That, in the opinion of the Committee, it is expedient that the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Long Point Bridge. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)
SIR—I see by your paper there has been a meeting at Singleton to advocate the establishment or a bridge over the river at Long Point. The…
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