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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
20 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
The subject of letting the railways of the colony lias occupied public attention for several years past, and, on one or two occasions, the Government took the matter into such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A NUMEROUSLY-SIGNED petition from the electors of Northurn berland, praying that the sum of £9000 may be placed upon the Estimates for the construction of a macadamised road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leave was given to Mr. Forster to bring in bills to regulates cemeteries, roads, and commons. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mr. Piddington moved for returns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have repeatedly called attention to the dangerously dilapidated state of Ironbark Bridge, on the main road to Maitland, with a view to its being repaired, but as yet nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Herald of yesterday says:â"About a quarter to two, on Sunday morning, a telegram was recovered by Mr. Moody, traffic, manager, at bis residence in Botany Road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following latter, anent the above bridge, has been sent to us for publication:— To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle. SIR—I shall be glad if you will allow me,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR-In your issue of Thursday, referring to the state of the railway, after the flood, you say "About a quarter of it mile of the line is damaged at Hexham, and the traffic manager set men to repair it yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday evening last, Mr. Dodds asked for information respecting £500, for the erection of a bridge over Throsby Creek, Bullock Island. He understood it would cost £5000.-Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last week, our Mayor, Mr. Sparke, wrote to our member, Mr. Lloyd, asking him to inform the Minister for Lands that the Ironbark Bridge gave way whilst a lot of fat cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR— I have been requested by tho committee of the above association, to forward you, for insertion, the following letter :— It will be remembered that, during the debate on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On tho 2nd instant, Mr. Brunker, J.P., of East Maitland, wrote to the Minister for Works respecting the dilapidated state of the above bridge, and, on Tuesday last, he received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our member, Mr. Lloyd, has been in communication with the Minister for Works, in reference to the above bridge, and has favored its with the following letter, addressed to him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hunter River has been more favoured with bridges than any other river in the colony, for within the past eight years four bridges have been erected over it, and a fifth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Besides the road I have already spoken of, as being now in progress, that leading from King's Town (Newcastle), to Morpeth has been some time in hand, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since 1861, a series of bills have been introduced into Parliament for the opening of roads through private property, and for the erection of gates upon those roads, instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About eight months ago, a numerously signed petition from the electors of Northumberland, praying that the sum of £9000 might be granted for the construction of a road between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queenslander has the following interesting remarks on cheap wooden railways:—" While Mr. George Ralf and others were writing in the press of Queensland upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In a colony of such vast extent, and embracing so great a breadth of settlement as New South Wales, the claims upon the Government to provide facilities for internal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE member for Northumberland — Dr. Brookes—has, at last felt it hid duty to redeem his pledge to his constituents in reference to the construction of a road from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Bullock Island Bridge Committee was held at Mr. Christie's hotel, Blane-street, on Friday, evening lost, Mr. Butts being in the chair…
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