Correspondence. Trial Bay-new England Railway. To the Editor
SIR, -- Be Mr. John Barrie's letter in the Chronicle of January 14th upon the Trial Bay Railway route, suggesting as the easiest, best, and shortest line is…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
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The Kempsey Bridge
In regard to a resolution ol the Macleay Progress Committee in regard to the Kempsey Bridge, Mr. McMaugh has received a reply to the effect that…
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On Tuesday last Mr. J. McMaugh, Secretary of the Macleay Progress Committee, received the following telegram from Mr. F. Clarke, M.P.: --…
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Mr. Edwards, the surveyor sent up by the Government to examine the route of the proposed railway line between Trial Bay and New England,…
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LAST Friday's Gazette contains a notification of resumption of land for the purpose of the Kempsey Bridge. All doubts as to the site is by this notice set…
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MR. C. A. EDWARDS, railway surveyor, arrived in Kempsey yesterday, after a rather extended exploration of the country between the valley of the Macleay and…
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Mr. N. Range has finished his contract at what is known as the deviation near George's Creek. Another contract in continuation of the work…
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MR. C. A. EDWARDS, the railway surveyor, sent to examine the country between the valley of the Macleay and the Tableland with a view of finding a…
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THE other day an important and influential deputation waited on Mr. Minister for Works Young to urge upon him the need for extensive public works to relieve…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondence. Although always willing to ventilate matters of public interest, we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed. the Railway Question. To the Editor
SIR,--Since the last exploration via Job's Mountain range, Diamond Flat, and the Styx Gap has proved a failure, or rather, too expensive to construct a railway line that…
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The following were the lowest tenders received for road contracts which closed on Tuesday last:--No. 70, Kemp-street and third lane, Jas…
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Mr. J. McMaugh, secretary of the Macleay Progress Committee, last night received a wire from Mr. Frank Clarke, M.P., stating that tenders for…
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As notified by us in our last issue, tenders for the bridge over the Macleay River at Kempsey were called this week. The advertisement will be…
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The following were the lowest tenders received for road contracts which closed on Thursday last:--No. 75, Congarinni to Rollands Plains…
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PLANS and specifications for the Kempsey Bridge may now be seen at Court House, West Kempsey. Those who wish to know what kind of structure is…
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He gives fourpence for his bed, and for this he gets a flock bed and pillow on a bedstead, sheets, blankets, and maybe a couple of rugs in the extra-cold weather. An extra…
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The right to construct 2000 miles of trunk railways in China has been secured by the Belgian syndicate which is floating the Chinese loan…
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An ordinary railway goods waggon carries eight tons. The first goods waggons were merely platforms with sides of from four to ten inches high; there were no buffers:…
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Mr. Brunker, Acting-Premier, has stated that the surplus railway revenue is to be devoted to reducing the fares between large centres of population,…
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THE wise man wrote, "In the multitude of counsellors there is safety," but if Solomon lived to-day on the Macleay he would most probably…
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