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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1868

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The Railway Crossing Obstruction. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1868 · page 2

SIR—Allow me to protest, through your columns, against the monstrous inconvenience daily sustained by the public of Newcastle, owing to the partial or entrire stoppage of coaltrains at the crossing from Scott-street…

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Steam Roads

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1868 · page 3

"Every improvement in the establishment of roads and bridges increases the value of land, enhances the price of commodities, and augments the public wealth" —De Witt Clinton…

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Steam Roads

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1868 · page 5

"Every improvement in the establishment of roads and bridges increases the value of land, enhances the price of commodities, and augments the public wealth." —De Witt Clinton…

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