The Late Floods. Only Slight Railway Delays. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE Railway Commissioners report that very little interruption to traffic resulted from the recent rains. The only delay was on the line between…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
582 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 30
Opening a New Railway. Maitland to Cessnock
THE Aberdare Colliery Company's branch line of railway, junction with the East Greta Coal Mining Company's line at Aberdare, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Obiquitous Tramp
The tramp, roaming at will over the face of a free country, is still roaming, sometimes honestly in quest of work, at others in quest of nothing in particular, yet not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Accident. a Drover Cut to Pieces. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
EARLY this morning, a drover named H. Britcher was cut to pieces at the Katoomba railway yard. He was in charge of sheep, and was waiting for…
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Between the five-mile peg (near Tester's swamp) and Kurri Kurri, three miles 52 chains of roadway have been formed and gravelled. The contractors have done their work well, and at a moderate cost—…
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I know the road is rocky, And the hills are hard to climb ; I know the fact get bruised and sore…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Flood in the Hunter. Melville Bridge Washed Away. the Floodgates Smashed. Break in Bolwarra Dam
Light ruin fell all day on Monday, and continued throughout the night. But people plodded about, careless of the wet, and in their anxiety about the rapid rise of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Singleton-Cassills Railway
The Public Works Committee gave further consideration at Sydney on Thursday week last to the proposal to construct a line of railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Time Table October 25Th 1903. Murrurundi to Sydney
The passenger train leaves Murrurnndi at 1031 a.m. daily (Sunday excepted), arriving at Singleton 12.53 p.m., Newcastle 2.57 p.m. and Sydney at 6 35 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Fatality. A Drover Killed at Katoomba
A fatal accident occurred in the Katoomba Railway Yard early on Wednesday morning, when a drover named H. Britcher lost his life…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cessnock Railway. Line Opened for Traffic. (By Our Own Reporter.)
After years of weary waiting, the town and district of Cessnock were on Tuesday last brought into direct communication by rail with Maitland and the great Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Late Railway Disaster. [By TELEGRAPH] Sydney
GARDINER, one of the men injured on the railway line near Woy Woy yesterday, died at the Newcastle Hospital this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioners and Sleeper Getters
A complaint has been made by sleeper getters that whilst they are treated in a very fair manner by the Railway Commissioners, they are very often under the thumb of men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Morpeth Borough Council. Condition of Narrowgut Road
A special meeting of the Morpeth Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, last evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the condition of Narrowgut-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Prisoner Escapes. Jumps From a Moving Tram
ON Tuesday evening a prisoner named Laurence John Evans, while being taken to Darlinghurst Gaol in a tram, escaped from custody. The escapee,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident
An unfortunate accident occurred at the Werris Creek railway station on the morning of Friday week. A passenger from Queensland by the Brisbane mail, named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners and Sleeper Getters
A complaint has been made by sleeper getters that whilst they are treated in a very fair manner by the Railway Commissioners, they are very often under the thumb of men…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Letters to the Editor. the Melville Bridge
Sir,—In your report of the interview between Messrs. Gillies and Bennett, Ms.L.A., and Mr. Rossbach, late district engineer for roads and bridges in the Maitland district, with Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death Op Mr. Kitching. Popular Railway Official Gone, Sydney
A very popular railway official in the person of Mr. W. G. Ki telling, who had been for several years past District Superintendent at Newcastle, passed away this morning, after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. United Japanese Diet. Railway Construction Proceeding. Bravery on Both Sides. Search For the Russian Squadron. [By Cable.] LONDON
THE Japanese Opposition is cooperating with the Government for the despatch of business in the Japanese Diet (Parliament)…
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