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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
646 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 33
Sir.—The proposed duplication of the mountain line is a matter of vital importance to the people of the Hunter. No one doubts that traffic on the western line is fearfully congested, that railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commandant Vaurensburgh's laager at Klipdam was surprised and captured by a body of Kitchener's Scouts. The Scouts were under the command…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Railway Commissioners, in their quarterly report, state that all descriptions of railway traffic have increased, viz., first-class passengers, £5406;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Compressed air as a motive power for tramway cars seems to be successfully applied in New York and Chicago. We learn from the 'Street Railway Review'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our member will have an opportunity now of securing some money for the Singleton district, as Mr O'Sullivan, the Minister for Works has, with a view of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners notify in our advertising columns that an alteration in the running of the passenger train to Sydney will take place on and after Monday next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-MORROW (Sunday), May 5th, will begin a new time-table in connection with our railway service, and while there is little alteration so far as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquest into the circumstance of the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, who was killed through the derailment of the train near Sydenham on February 15th, will be resumed on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another futility occurred in the railway shunting yards shortly before seven o'clock last evening whereby Shunter Martin P. Kane lost his life. The unfortunate man was engaged in running a couple…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FEW minules to 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening the Neweas[?]le goods yards was the Bcene of another fatality, by which Shunter Martin P. Kane lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest concerning the cause of the Sydnebam railway disaster was resumed to-day Matthew Doyle, driver of the engine, said occasionally, he suffered form rheumatic pains, but on the day of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The man who was killed by a tram near the Haymarket on Saturday night, was to-day identified as a farrier named George Long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In last week's issue the absurdity of the train times from Singleton to Sydney was pointed out, and the question asked: "Why on earth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"IT is recognised," the Adelaide Observer writes, "that Australian railway management is not keeping abreast of the times in the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE scene at the local railway station on Saturday afternoon last was, we believe, the liveliest that has ever occurred in that vicinity, the platform…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Continual sniping goes on whereever the British forces are stationed, and it has been found necessary to erect block houses throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Herbert Darnley, caused by the derailment of a train near Sydenhim on February 15, and which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ARITHMETIC is once more justifying the energetic business policy of the New Zealand Cabinet. It was a daring experiment to lower at a stroke the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The afternoon train from Sydney which is supposed to reach here shortly after three o'clock has been keeping to time somewhat better lately, but was again a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr C. U. Dight has received a letter from the Department of Public Works to the affect that the matter of building a bridge over the Hunter in the vicinity of…
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