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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
115 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 6
The receipts on the Government lines of railway for the week ending the 23rd instant amounted to £20,7256 10s 5d in compared with £23,341 16s 3d during the corresponding week of last year. The falling-off is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Shoalhaven News of Saturday last says:—For some time past, there have been rumours current in Shoalhaven of a number of Melbourne capitalists forming a company for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A large influential meeting was held at Inverell Town-hall on Tuesday night when a series of resolutions were passed urging on the Government the expediency of extending the main trunk line via Manila…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held here yesterday on the bodies of the two men, John Lyons and Henry Kemp, who lost their lives through being run over by the No. 19 down passenger train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Nelson has given notice of his intention to move on the 8th of February, in the House of Assembly, the following resolution:—"That in the pinion of this House, with a view to establishing adequate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE joint deputation from Wallsend and Newcastle, when waiting on the Minister for Works with the view of having the passenger and goods traffic resumed on the Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Yass Courier informs us that the laying of the rails and other works on Messrs. Blunt and Williams' contract steadily go ahead, and communication direct to Sydney can now be effected (on the contractors' engine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN this morning's herald Mr. Thomas Woore publishes a letter upon the almost thread-worn subject of our railway system as concerns the coast district, and though he reiterates many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The annual picnic of the employees on the above railway was held on Monday, at Branxton, and was a great success. A train of twenty-three carriages left the Newcastle station a few minutes after 7 o'clock, and by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the nomination of the lion A. Stuart for East Sydney, on Tuesday lost, that gentleman made the following remarks in the course of his address:—"Coal-producing was one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As the eleven o'clock trail from Wallsend was leaving on Saturday night, some obstruction was felt in the way of the engine, by the officials in charge, when passing the deep cutting mid-way between the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As a coal train was proceeding to the Wallsend pit on Tuesday morning, and when just opposite the Wallsend 0oodlshed, the bottom of one of the waggons got unfastened, and it was dragged for a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In filling in the Eastern end of the viaduct at Throsby's Creek considerable difficulty is experienced. In some places it is found to be a veritable chat mass. Already there has been as much sand thrown down as would fill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The promoters of the public meeting to be held in Harris' Rooms this (Wednesday) evening, to protest against the Illwarra Railway Scheme held a meeting at Harris' hotel on Saturday evening, when a series of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THOSE who were present at the banquet given on Thursday evening last, to welcome Mr. ALEXANDER BROWS, on his return to the colony, could not fail to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC MEETING was held in the Masonic Hall, Sydney, on Wednesday evening, to consider the desirability of having railway communication between Sydney and Illawarra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Tuesday evening the Citizens of Newcastle gathered in force at the Court-house to give expression to their opinion as to the propriety of the Government scheme, which proposed to vote…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday evening a large and enthusiastic meeting was held at Harris's Assembly Rooms Wallsend, to protest against the proposed line of railway between Illawarra and Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To judge from the enthusiasm manifested at the public meeting held on Tuesday, at the court-house, on the Illawarra railway question, the long deserved reproach for apathy to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC MEETING to protest against the above scheme was held on Wednesday evening, in Harris' Rooms, Wallsend. There was a good attendance, and the Mayor (J. Y. Neilson Esq.,) presided…
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