The Maitland Road
NORTHSTANDING the many representations that have been made to the Government as to the untrafficable state of the main road to Maitland, nothing has yet been done towards…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1871
37 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
Bullcck Island Bridge
A general meeting of the residents and property owners on Bullock Island, was held at the Royal Hotel, Blane street, on Saturday evening, for the purpose of adopting the plans…
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On Tuesday evening in consequence of a notice of a reduction of wages being posted up at the Railway Station, Honeysuckle Point, in the following words:—…
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The following is a copy of a letter received yesterday from one of the deputation of Newcastle Railway employe's now in Sydney :- Sydney, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1871…
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Yesterday, a deputation waited upon the Hon. James Byrnes, Minister for Works, respecting the proposed reduction in the rate of wages paid to the railway employees…
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A meeting of railway employes was held on Tuesday evening last in the large room, better known as the Co-operative Hall, over the Royal Hotel, Honeysuckle Point, to…
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SiR—Your issue of the 4th inst., contained a report of a meeting of tho Bullock Island Bridge Committee, in reference to which I wish to make a few remarks. The report says the committee,…
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SIR,—My attention was drawn to a letter which appeared in your issue of Saturday last, written by one styling himself " One Interested." No doubt the writer is interested, and would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. Bullock Island Bridge. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle
SIR—In your issue of the 11th instant, a letter appear headed " Bullock Island Bridge," in reference to which, I wish to make a few remarks. The writer states, that the steam tug Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Annual Picnic to the Great Northern Railway Employees
On Monday last the second annual gathering of the employ us of the G. N. Railway took place, on which occasion the locality known as "Jump-Up," was selected as the…
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SIR—On a former occasion I called attention, through the medium of your columns, to the great inconvenience to which the public are subjected from lack of accommodation at the…
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At the Derby Borough Police-court, yesterday, Matthew Gooden, aged 43, contractor, Dudley, was brought up on remand from the previous Saturday, charged with travelling…
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New York, February 7th.—The train leaving New York at 8 o'clock last evening met an oil train on the New Hamburg drawbridge. The oil train jumped the track, and broke in…
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On Monday night a moat distressing suicide was committed on the Williamstown railway line, close to the Fotscary station. The goods) train from Ballarat arrived at the…
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We understand that the proposed alteration of rates for the carriage) of coal, &c, have not yet boon submitted to the Executive Council, and it is believed that the rates recommended…
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Under this heading the Empire has the following, printed as we issue it, in Italics:— COAL IN OWNERS' TRUCKS.—On the 31st ultimo we published, by authority of the…
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Yesterday, as the half-past three afternoon train, from this to Maitland had passed Hexham, was approaching Woodford and going down the incline, the engine-driver observed a…
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Pursuant to an advertisement, and convened by the Mayor of Waratah by requisition of several of the inhabitants, a public meeting was held on Friday evening, the 2nd inst., to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter to the Editor. Railway Freights. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle
SIR—Can yon inform me as to the definition of the word "castings," for I am at a loss to know its true meaning, since I had a few days ago some iron work (cast from a mould,) which…
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A correspondent, writing to a contemporary, saya:—"I may briefly mention the voyage from Sydney to San Francisco takes about five weeks. The vessels that ply…
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