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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
127 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 7
THE first meeting of this committee was held on Saturday evening, at Harris' hotel. Present: Messrs. Turner, Gardner, Rushton, Owen, Absalom, Harris, Mitchell, and Reay. Mr. Turner was elected secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The goods shed and its surroundings presented a naked and deserted appearance on Monday morning owing to all the trucks having been removed and the goods-shed closed Mr. Walker, the station-master, appeared to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It will be remembered that this case arose out of injuries received by Mrs. Thornton when travelling on the Great Northern Railway. As Mr. Thornton did not consider a sufficient sum of money had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The editor of the Maitland Mercury in a well written leader upon the stoppageof the trains between Newcastle and Wallsend, concludes as follows:—If the Company remain obdurate, we do not see how the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A writer in the Town and Country Journal of Saturday says:—It seems preposterous that a company running trains on the lines they were empowered to construct by an Act of Parliament should be allowed to dictate such…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the above committee was held on Monday evening, at Harris' hotel. Present—Messrs. Turner, Rushton, Harris, Mitchell, Absalom, Reay, Owen, and Gardner.—The minutes of last meeting were read and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It will be seen by advertisement in another column that a public meeting will be held at Lambton, this (Saturday) evening, for the purpose of co-operating with the people of Wallsend in their effort to secure the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It was reported on Wednesday that the strong stream which was passing down Harris' Creek had seriously injured the new bridge. Our reporter, who has since inspected the place, informs us that a few of the kerb…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PUBLIC MEETING was held on Saturday evening last, in the Druids' Hall, Lambton, for the purpose of considering the advisability of forwarding a memorial to the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The new goods classification and tariff of the Railway department was issued on Wednesday evening. The goods are chiefly divided into four classes, and the charge per ton per mile for the several classes is 4d, 5d,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Southern Argus relates that, on Tuesday, a number of the men engaged on the line of railway between Bowning and Emu Flat made a strike for one hour to be taken off their work—that is to only have to work eight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Tuesday evening, there was held in Mr. Cowan's Assembly room, Bullock Island, a public meeting, the intended bridge on Bullock Island. The chair was occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As one of our reporting staff was passing along this road on Saturday evening en route for Lambton, he was fortunate enough to witness an incident, which is strikingly illustrative of the almost impassable condition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday night, some [?] again placed obstructions on the first section of the Beechworth Branch Railway between Tarrawingee and Everton, and but for their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following memorial has been adopted by the Wallsend and Lambton Railway Committees, and is now in course of signature:—To the Honorable the Minister for Works for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A meeting of the above was held on Thursday evening at Harris' hotel. Present: Messrs. Turner, Reay, Rushton, Gardner, Mitchell, Harris, Laing, and Absalom. A draft of a petition to be presented to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN our report of the proceedings of Waratah Municipal Council published in Wednesdays' issue, was a motion made by Alderman HARPER to the effect that the MINISTER FOR…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wallsend Railway Committee have received a letter from Mr. Binney, Secretary to the Wallsend Company, in answer to the memorial forwards to the directors some few weeks ago. In this letter Mr. Binney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday evening last, a meeting of the citizens was held in the Court House, the purpose of petitioning the Government to restore the passenger and goods traffic between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation from the New Lambton Road Committee, consisting of Messrs. Croudace, Cairns, and Hardy, waited upon the Minister for Works, at his office in Sydney, on Wednesday last. The deptation was…
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