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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
684 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 35
The Marquis of Queensberry attended the West London Police Court on May 24 in order to complain to the magistrate of the excessive and dangerous speed of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A tram accident occurred on May 26th near the Granville Hotel, Ramagate, where a serious accident took place nearly two years ago. A tram from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Soares has brought into the Commons a bill providing for furious motor-drivers a severer punishment than the present law allows. Under the existing Act there is no power to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Commonwealth Treasurer has received from Mr. John Gwynneth, engineer, the following estimate of the cost of constructing the Western Union Railway, from Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Under-Secretary for Public Works has notified Mr. J. Fallick, M.L.A., that the Minister has approved of the preparation of plans for the proposed new bridge over Westbrook, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I have the honor to state, for your information, that the Minister has approved of plans being prepared for the proposed new bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Those insolent and swaggering persons who, having motor-cars, seem inspired by a genial desire to test how much damage their instruments are capable of accomplishing,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Sunday afternoon a child named Lily Pearl Pitts, aged 18 months, daughter of Mr John Fitts, living at Orchardtown, New Lambton, was run…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting was held at the Municipal Council Chambers last evening, to consider what steps shall be taken to celebrate the opening of the new bridge at Dunolly Ford for public traffic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of residents of the town and district was h[?]ld at Singleton Council Chambers on Tuesday night. The business was to consider what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several hundred people, representative of town and district, wended their way to the new bridge on Wednesday forenoon last to witness the ceremony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Peace Plenipotentiaries sat again yesterday, and, according to the reports which ara available, they are making some progress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Just before the arrival at Antwerp of the Dutch express for Paris on May 10th, one of the passengers, a Mme. Van-Holy, left her seat in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bicycle Road Race from Bathurst to Sydney took place to-day. J. D. McMahon (Lochinvar), F. Alisopp, Somerville, and J. Mumford were the winners. Time, 7 hours 38½ minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—On reading your last issue, I was somewhat surprised to see that at a public meeting held on Tuesday night last, it was almost unanimously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Department announces in this issue particulars of a special cheap excursion train to Sydney and Newcastle on Tuesday, September 5. The fares will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →So soon as the Great Central Railway, together with its diminutive brother, the Central London, and a few other minor relations are opened for traffic, says. the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When visiting Wellington some months ago the Minister of Works (Mr. A. C. Lee) was waited upon by a deputation from the Wellington Railway League. It urged the construction of a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An excursion train when nearing Norfolk, Virginia, was precipitated, owing to a drawbridge being open, into the Elizabeth River. Twelve persons were killed, and 60…
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