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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
940 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 47
At[?] jumped the rails near Spokane, [?]shington, and rushed down an embankment 60 feet high, falling into Diamond [?] Eleven persons were 'drowned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. G. House, secretary of the Tenambit Progress Association, has received a communication from Mr. J. Gillies, M.L.A., that the Minister of Works has granted the sum of £62 for repairs to the road at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has been officially informed that the Minister of Works has approved of a special grant of £30, for expenditure on the Pitnacree bridge to Largs road, being noted for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I have the honor, by direction of the Minister for Works, to acknowledge receipt of letter of 12th July, presented by you from Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While Mr. and Mrs. Longworth were motoring near Beyrou, Syria, the steering gear Collapsed, and the motor car dropped over a [?] high embankment. The occupants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A railway train jumped the rails near SpoKane, Washington, and rushed down the [?] 60 feet into the lake. Eleve people were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Royal Commission appointed to con[?] questions of the speed of motor cars. [?]mmends the abolition of the present gen speed limit of 20 miles an hour for light…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On account of the Bishop's Bridge pigeon match and Wallsend races clashing on Saturday last, there was only a moderate attendance of shooters, but those who did attend were well pleased with their…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →As will be perceived by our report of the meeting of the Singleton and Gouldsville Associations, held on Thursday last, an effort is to be made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is now obvious that the portion of Society which takes its gambling seriously—it is a very large portion indeed—has become superstitious. An…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the Progress Associations of Singleton and Gouldsville was held in the committee-room of the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There was an early block this morning on , the railway near Mortdale, on the Illawarra line, through two hopper waggons of the Sutherland train getting off the line. No…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?]Eugene Murat was killed in a motor [?] in Bavaria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Carruthers, the Premier, laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last week papers relating to the contract for the supply of a million dog-spikes to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A cable was received by the British South Africa Company recently stating that the railway reached Broken Hill on Monday. This point is 374 miles from the Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Bill, introduced by the present State Government, is a commendable measure, and one that was much required. it promises to o[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the Premier asked for leave to introduce a bill to dissolve the present Railway Commission, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Dr. John Mansfield's book "On the Spanish Main," which tells the story of the piratical expeditions in the Carribean Sea, there is much about Drake and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An accident of a very serious nature occurred last evening on the railway line between Hawkesbury and Gosford. The Brisbane mail train overtook a tricycle driven by Night-officer Dacey, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. J. Harper, Chief Traffic Manager, attended the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in Sydney yesterday, and, much to the satisfaction of the delegates, explained that the Commissioners proposed to…
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