Road Contracts
At Muswellbrook on Monday 70 readerwere opened for 16 contracts. Following are the lowest tenders:-No. 37, Jerry's Plains to Denman, W. H. Shearer and T…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
586 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 30
Hours of Railway Employees
In the House of Commons last night, Mr. C. W. Norton (Liberal) moved that half-yearly returns be made of cases where the hours worked by railway servants are beyond 12 hours, a day also of cases…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Australian Tram for the Test Match
Noble, S. Gregory, Kelly, Duff, Howell, Hopkins, and Trumper, from Sydney, and Hill, from Adelaide, arrived in Melbourne yesterday, for the fifth, test match, which…
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The excursion train from the north passed through Singleton about 2 p.m. yesterday, and appeared to be fairly well filled with passengers. Evidently the…
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In tho House of Commons last night, Mr. C. W. Norton (Liberal) moved that half-yearly returns be made of cases whore the hours worked by" railway servants are beyond 12 hours a day, also of cases…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor. the Mail Train and East Maitland
SIR,—At the recent Public Meeting field at East Maitland re the Northern mail train stopping at that station to set down or take up passengers in the night journey from Sydney. Mr. Brunker…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[From Our Correspondent.] Narrabri. Burglary at the Railway Office
This local railway office was entered by burglars at a late hour last night or early this morning. The iron office safe was blown open by some explosive, and cash amounting to £25 abstracted therefrom…
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We would draw attention to a letter signed by "Junius" In this issue of the ARGUS. If what the writer states be correct—and we have no doubt that…
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SIR,—It is perfectly understood by the majority of passengers who travel by rail that they may frequently experience inconvenience. Of course,…
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As our readers are aware, the Hon. J. N. Brunker has made repeated applications to the Railway Commissioners, both personally and by letter, to have the mail train stopped at East Maitland station on its…
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We are asked by the Hon. J. N. Brunker to print, for public information, the following letter:— Office of the Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 25th March, 1902…
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As our readers are aware, the Hon. J. N. Brunker has made repeated applications to the Railway Commissioners, both personally and by letter, to have the mail train, stopped at East Maitland station on its…
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At the sitting of the Public Works Committee in regard to the proposal to construct a railway from Tenterfield to Casiue, Mr. Henry Deane, Engineer-in-Chief, presented a statement showing in detail…
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J. H. Shedden is the lowest tenderer for the construction of a bridge over Thalabah Creek, Clarence Town. The amount in £247…
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A train bound west on the Galveston, United States, to San Antonio railway, became derailed and the carriages took fire. Seventeen people were killed…
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Mr. Chauncey M. Depew is credited with this story, which should be of interest to cyclists. A suburban bicyclist was greatly annoyed by a stretch of road covered with…
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Mr C. H. Dight, M.P, has received the following letter from the Department of Public Works:—"Sydney, March 8, 1902 Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the…
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The car on which we travelled to a few of the eastern towns of Canada was divided as follows—dining-room and drawing-room in one; two…
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We are asked by the Hon. J. N. Brunker to print, for public information, the following letter :— Office of the Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 25th March, 1902…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Attempted Outrage in a Train. Attack Upon a Young Woman
On Saturday an attempted outrage is reported to are taken place in a train on the main suburban line it seems that a Miss Katie Young, aged [?] residing in Milton-street, North…
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