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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

569 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 29

The Dunoily Road

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

Mr Dight, M.P., has received the following from the Public Works Department: "With reference to your letter of 14th instant, written regarding a request…

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Road Repairs Asked For

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

Mr Dight, M.P., has received the folllowing letter from the public Works Department:—" I am directed To acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant,…

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Br[?]at for a Road

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

Some little time ago Mr Dight. M.P., received a letter from Mr W.J. Arthur, of [?]…

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The Delagoa Bay Railway Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 3

The Arbitration Tribunal sitting at Berne, in giving its award on the claims of British and American shareholders in the Delagoa Bay Railway Company, promised a judgment embodying the…

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The Old Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 4

Over the mountain, rugged and bare, And covered with stones and logs ; By swamp and creek and shaking bogs—Where [?] all night the dismal frogs…

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Letter to the Editor. the Broken Back Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 4

SIR,—Kindly allow me a few lines space in your paper to contradict a letter which appears in your paper on the 27th inst. re state of Broken Back Road…

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The Delagoa Bay Railway, The Final Award. LONDON, March 30

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 4

THE arbitration tribunal at Berne in connection with the Delagoa Bay railway dispute has unanimously awarded to America and Britain, for…

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Kenipsey. Opening of the New Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 3

Kempsey Bridge was opened to-day, the affair being a great success. Five thousand persons went present, including Mr. T. H. Hassall, Minister of Lands, Mr. Clarke, M.L.A., and Mr. Hogan. The…

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Kempsey. Opening of the New Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 3

Kempsey Bridge was opened to-day, the affair being a groat success. Five thousand persons went present, including Mr. T. H. Hassall, Minister of Lands, Mr. Clarke, M.L.A., and Mr. Hogan. The…

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Tramaal War the Koorn Spruit Ambush. Conspicuous Bravery of the British. the Bait for the Convoy. Northern Free Staters Again Active. Boers Use Explosive Bullets. Foreigners Assist the Boers. Modification of the Plan of Campaign. Annexation Meetings in Cape Colony. General Olivier's Stategy. General Joubert's Funeral. London, April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 3

Lord Roberts attributes the delay in the reception of details of the Koorn Spruit ambush to interruption on the telegraph wares and to the signalling being delayed owing to the cloudy nature of the…

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Saturday's Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 4

IT is stated on reliable authority that the Commissioners have refused to issue cheap tickets from Singleton to Newcastle on a Saturday by any other…

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The Old Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

Over the mountain, ragged and bare, And covered with stones and logs; By swamp and creek and shaking bogs— Where croak all night the dismal frogs,…

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"Ben" Bridge at the Water Police Court, Sydney

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

Very considerable interest and curiosity were manifested at the Water Police Court on Thursday week when it became known that "Ben" Bridge…

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The Tramways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 5

For years the Railway, Commissioners have been informed that they could immensely increase the tramway traffic by reducing the fares, but eith[?]…

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Delagoa Railway Arbitration. London, March 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

The arbitration tribunal at Berne, appointed to consider the claims of the Delagoa Railway Company for compensation for the seizure of the line by Portugal on June 29, 1889,…

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Maitland Show and the Railway Traffic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 7

On Thursday Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., and Mr. W. C. Qainton, Secretary of the Hunter River Agricultural Association, waited upon Mr. W. G. Kitching, District Superintendent of Railways, at his office in…

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Parramatta-Singleton Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 4

Our Parramatta correspondent writes:— "The report of Mr C. M'D. Stuart, who has just finished an inspection of the two proposed routes for the railway from…

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Singleton to Parramatta an Adverse Official Report Against the Proposed Loop-line of Railway. Line Alleged to be Costly and Difficult

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

THE report of Mr Charles M'D. Stuart, of the Railway Construction Branch of the Works Department, to the Engneer-in-Chief, on the…

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The Delagoa Bay Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 5

The Delagoa Bay railway extends from Lourenco Marques to Komost Poort, on the Transvaal frontier. It is only 65 miles long, but its importance lies in the fact that by its connection with the…

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The Parramatta-singleton Railway Proposal. an Adverse Official

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 4

Mr. Charles Stuart, of the Railway Construction Branch of the Works Deaprtment, who has just finished an inspection of the two proposed routes for a railway from Singleton to paramatta, has…

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