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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

725 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 37

Bridge Tenders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 3

The Government Dockyard, Biloela, is the lowest tenderer for the erection of a steel truss bridge over the Hunter River at Singleton, tho price being £13839. Seven tenders were received…

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Train Robbery in the Transvaal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 3

The bulk of the specie stolen from the Pictersburg-Nylstroom train has been recovered…

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Disposing Op Railway Tickets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 3

Thomas Spain was fined £20, in default three months' imprisonment, at the Police Court to-day, for selling the Sydney to Albury portion of a second-class railway return ticket. It was stated that…

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Cooper's Flat Road

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 2

Mr C. H. Dight, M.P., has received a communication from the Department of Works, Sydney, acknowledging the receipt of a potition from residents of Merrannie,…

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Local News. Singleton to Brandy Crook Road

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 2

In consequence of a lengthy report of the N.A.A meeting, on Saturday, a communication from Mr H. J. Sattler, concerning the above road, is hold over till next issue…

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The Dunolly Bridge. Lowest Tender, £13,839. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 3

TENDERS for the construction of the bridge over the Hunter at Dunelly closed to-day. There were seven tenders received, that of the…

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The Road to Wattle Ponds. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 2

SIR,—Would you kindly draw attention to the state of the road to Wattle Ponds from the Gooranoola road. With heavy traffic of log…

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Railway Collision in Switzerland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 5

A railway accident occurred yesterday at Palezicux, a town in Switzerland, near Lausanne. The express from Berne to Lausanne, when nearing the town named, came…

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Selling a Railway Ticket. a Fine of Thirty Pounds. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 3

THOMAS SPAIN was fined £30 to-day, for selling a second-class railway ticket, from Sydney to Albury, with out the authority of the Railway…

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This Dunolly Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 2

Amongst the tenders dealt with this week by the Tender Board of the Public Works Department were seven prices for the construction of a steel truss bridge over the…

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The Brandy Creek Road

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 2

Mr H. J. Sattler, of Green Hollow, who takes a loading part in connection with the Dunelly Progress Association, has written to us complaining about the state of…

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A Dangerous Road. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 2

SIR,—I beg that yon will allow me a little space to draw attention to the dangerous state of the unfenced embankment at Smith's Cutting, about…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above district Progress Committee was held at Mrs. O'Brien's on Monday evening. Members present—The president (Mr. G. Edwards), Messrs. T. O'Brien, T. Dean,…

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The Bridge Water Trust

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 6

The Earl of Ellesmere has this week succeeded to the Bridgewater Trust. The history of that estate forms a big romance, and the newspapers have had much to say…

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North Coast Railway. Cost of Resumptions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 10

The Public Works Committee met on Wednesday, and continued taking evidence. Mr. John M Farlane, M.L.A., presided. Mr. Henry Deane, M.I.C.E., Engineer-in-…

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Railway Collision in Switzerland. London, November 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 3

A railway accident occurred yesterday at Palezieux, a town in Switzerland, near Lausanne. The express from Berne to Lausanne, when nearing the town named, came…

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Action Against the Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1903 · page 3

The action Tree versus the Railway Commissioners was concluded to-day, when the jury awarded plaintiff £300 damages…

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London Electric Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 5

[?] C. T. Yerkes, the American, capitalist, [?]ses to expend 85,000,000 dollars [?]000.000) in constructing electric rail[?] LONDON. He states that capitalists…

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Albury. Dealing in Railway Tickets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 5

Two well-known residents of Albury were heavily fined to-day for selling railway tickets without permission…

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Bus Versus Tram. [Br Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 3

IN an action in which Janice Tree, an omnibus driver, sought to recover from the Railway Commissioners £500 for injuries received in a collision…

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