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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
115 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 6
SIR,—Mr. Secretary Lackey in his reply to Mr. Lloyd on the subject of the traffic over this Company's line, is reported to have said "That he placed himself in communication…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A valued correspondent at Musclebrook, Mr. J. Black, in alluding to the hitch respecting the above line, says:—"It is a surprising thing to me…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IT will doubtless be satisfactory to many of the transmontane discontented ones to hear that the contractor's engine has at last been taken through the tunnel on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. Laidley, Fletcher, Gardner, and Birroll, interviewed the Minister for Works to-day, respecting the probable stoppage of traffic on the Wallsend Railway. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday morning, soon after the delivery of this journal the question was invariably asked by persons meeting in the street, "Well, what of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dear Mr. Editor I've often read And felt my heart with admiration warmed How men have marol ed to death when duty led How fleets have been destroyed, and frots been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE half-past six o'clock passenger train last evening, from West Maitland, had an exceedingly narrow escape from collision with a coal train at the foot of the big hill, between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I SEE, by Wednesday's issue, that the division on Mr. Scholey's motion for the adoption of the report from the select committee, on supply of coal to Government railways, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Report of the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. JOHN RAE), which was placed before Parliament by the Minister for Works, on Thursday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—At the present time there is agrees deal said about Immigration, surplu[?] labour, Railway extension, and the true system. There is at present in existence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OUR Sydney telegraphic correspondence in our issue of Friday morning last, informed the public that on the night previous, Mr. LACKEY had stated to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—The truth of the saying that "mistakes will happen in the best regulated families" is apparent both in the letter of my good friend "Joseph Chambers" published in your paper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A DEPUTATION, consisting of the Postmaster-General, Mr. Scholey, M.L.A., Mr. Jacob, M.L.A., Mr. Theophilhs Cooper, J.P., Mr. H. Chapman, and Mr. W. Scully, waited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE new swing bridge over the river Tyne, at Newcastle, which has occupied eight years in construction, has just been completed at a cost of about a quarter of a million, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT ten o'clock lost night, as an old man named John Wilson was crossing the railway-yard at Redfern, a locomotive, which was shunting some trucks, knocked him down,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I see by Saturday's issue, the Greta correspondent has seat you word that I have stopped the traffic to and from the station, and all this on account…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE mail steamer was in sight, off Cape Borda, at four o'clock, this morning. She is two days before contract time. The President of the Marine Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THOSE at the head of the Railway Department appear to be full of "big words, and little deeds." Deputations, petitions, letters, and telegraph…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The tree men who committed the robbery on Pyrmont Bridge have been sent for trial, Miller, the Australian athlete, has won the wrestling championship of America…
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