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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1877

113 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 6

Railway Lothario

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 November 1877 · page 2

AN action for a breach of promise (says the Echo) ever fills the court with an audience eager to hear how it was that the course of true (?) love did not run…

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A Railway Reserves Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1877 · page 2

THERE is but one opinion on the subject of increased communication being a benefit to the country. There may be, and unfortunately is, great diversity of…

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Railway Collision on the Great Northern Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1877 · page 1

YESTERDAY afternoon, about 5 o'clock, a message was received by the railway authorities, Newcastle, stating that an extra goods train that had left…

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The Minmi Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1877 · page 1

THE following is a copy of a letter addressed to the Mayor of Flattsburg from the Under Secretary of Lands:— Department of Lands,…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1877 · page 2

A FATAL railway accident occurred the other day near Seymour, a man named James McGirr being killed by the train knocking him down and running over him…

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The Railway Accident. Traffic not Impeded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1877 · page 2

WE are pleased to learn that no serious inconvenience has been caused through the collision on the railway line, at Muswellbrook, on Monday, and the property…

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Great Strike of Railway Workmen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 December 1877 · page 2

Over 1800 of the milesmen of the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland have struck for increased wages and against certain alleged grievances. The…

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The Illawarra Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 December 1877 · page 2

THE Wollongong Argues, a paper but recently started, if not weigh[?]y, is at least breif, and, if brevity be the soul of wit our contemporary bids fair to become…

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American Locomotives on Australian Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 5

THE London Colliery Guardian, says: "The appearance of American locomotives upon the railways of Australia…

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Increase of Goods Traffic on the Northern Railway Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 December 1877 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE correspondence has taken place respecting the alleged delay in forwarding goods by the Northern Railway to Quirindi and other places. The…

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Bad Roads at the Glebe. [Communicated.]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 1

As the member for the county seems to have got into harness, and has already succeeded in doing a large amount of good to the district, I think it would not be smiss to draw…

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Railway Employment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 December 1877 · page 1

IT will be seen on reference to our advertising column that the Commissions for Railways has authorised a free pass to be given to any persons qualified to perform…

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Newcastle and Lake Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1877 · page 3

THE Charles town people are working with a will. The old committee met on Monday evening, and adopted a petition to the Government, praying for £8000 to make the…

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