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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1878

188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 10

Accident to a Coal Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1878 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning, about 9 o'clock, an accident happened to a coal train which was coming in from New Lambton. The train had reached the railway yard at…

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A Bad Piece of Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1878 · page 2

WE would draw the attention of the powers that be to the disgraceful state of that portion of Blane-street from the A.A. Co.'s bridge down to Tattersall's Hotel, at the…

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Reductions in Railway Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1878 · page 2

WE (E. News) understand that the Government have approved of the new railway time and rate tables, which are to come into operation on the 20th instant. One of the…

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The New Railway Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1878 · page 2

THIS really fine structure is rapidly approaching completion, and every day the work done testifies in a remarkable manner to the satisfactory way in which the energetic…

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Road Roller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1878 · page 2

YESTERDAY the road roller ordered by the Borough Council from Mr. J. S. Rodgers, was handed over by that gentleman to the City Engineer. There will be a trial of it in…

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The New Railway Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1878 · page 2

THIS splendid building was yesterday brought into use for the first time, though not quite completed. An army of workmen were engaged in laying the rails alongside of the…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Road Roller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 December 1878 · page 3

WE would remind those interested that a trial of the new road roller supplied to the Borough Council by Mr. J. S. Rodgers, is to be made publicly this morning at 11 o'clock,…

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The Road Roller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1878 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning a trial was made at the main road, Bullock Island, of the new road roller recently supplied to the Borough Council by Mr. J. S. Rodgers, of the…

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