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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1875

127 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 7

Accident at Harris' Bridge

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 11 December 1875 · page 3

Another accident occurred at this bridge on Thursday morning, which fortunately resulted in no further injury than a severe shaking. A young man (whose name we could not ascertain) was riding over this place…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, Dec. 9, 1875. Wages of Railway Workmen

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 15 December 1875 · page 6

Mr. Lackey said, in answer to Mr. W. Brown far Mr. M'Elhone, that the wages paid to the workmen employed at the different railway stations were:—Yard foreman and head…

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Dark Creek Bridge

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 18 December 1875 · page 2

All difficulties have at last been cleared away, and a commencement made with this bridge. All appliances are now on the ground, and it is to be hoped that no further difficulty will arise to impede the completion of…

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Wallsend Railway

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 18 December 1875 · page 2

Residents of Wallsend have been fondly imagining that the question of the trains was settled. We regret, however, that we are in possession of reliable information which threatens to dispel the fond idea, and place us…

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The Illawarra Railway Scheme. (COMMUNICATED.)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 22 December 1875 · page 6

THE all absorbing topic just now with the greatest portion of the press of this colony is the proposal of the Government to devote the large sum of £740,000 for the construction of…

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Wallsend Company's New Tunnel and Railway

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 22 December 1875 · page 4

THE progress of these works during the last few months has been going steadily on, and they are now in such a forward state as to warrant the manager (Mr. J. Y. Neilson) in…

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The Main Road Question

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 25 December 1875 · page 7

The Supreme Court, Sydney, on last Wednesday morning discharged, with costs, the rule nisi fan injunction under the Common Law Procedure [?]ct in an action commenced by the Scottish Austrian…

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