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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 10
MR. ANGUS CAMERON M. L. A., lately presented a petition on behalf of the coal trimmers, at the Sydney Railway Works, to the Hon. John Sutherland, praying for a shortening of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →YESTERDAY Mr. Goodchap, accompanied by Mr. Higgs, traffic manager, proceeded by special train as far as Wollombi, for the purpose of choosing a site for the proposed new stock yards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A NEW arrangement (says the Melbourne Age) for dealing with the moneys received at a number of stations on the Victorian railways comes into operation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following letter has been handed us by Mr. Hungerford for publication:— "Department of Public Works, "Roads under Trustees,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A CONFERENCE was held in the Council Chambers, Watt-street, yesterday afternoon, to consider the proposal of the Wickham Council, that the Government be induced to construct a bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AMID much that has been crude and ill digested, cramped and narrowed, by purely selfish, personal, and local views, it is pleasing to note that, on the whole,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR Murrurundi correspondent yesterday writes —Shortly after the arrival of the mail train from Newcastle, this morning, an accident occurred, by which an extra railway guard, named william…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE frequency of painful and fatal accidents on our railways of late is a matter that suggests enquiry and reflection. In nearly every case the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following verdict was returned (says the S. M. Herald) at the inquest held at Haydonton, on the body of Heffernan, before the district coroner, Mr. Boyce, and a jury of twelve:â…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT is our painful duty to have to chronicle another melancholy and fatal accident on the Great Northern Railway by which two men met with a violent and sudden death. The scene of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A RAILWAY accident occurred at the High-street station on Tuesday morning last, says the M. Mercury. From What we have been able to learn, it appears that a special coal train, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WITH reference to the above reported in our yesterday's issue, we learn further that the two unfortunate men who met with their death in such a shocking manner, were immigrants who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BY advertisement, it will be seen that this bridge will be closed after the 5th instant, except for foot-passengers while some repairs are being executed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Illawarra Mercary reports that deputation consisting of the most influential residents of Wollongong took advantage of the Premier's visit to that town on Tuesday last, to urge upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE were shown a telegram received by the Council Clerk of Wickham for the Minister for Works, stating that the later would receive the deputation appointed for the purpose on the 12th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EARLY this week (reports the Tamworth News of Friday last) a man was jammed between the buffors of some of the trucks employed on the line near Currabubula, and had sundry ribs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR correspondent writes :—Yesterday, a large end influential meeting was held to-day, in the Oddfellow's Hall, relative to petitioning the Government to connect the Great Northern Line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN advertisement in another colun, notifies that pupils attending schools, returning home for the midwinter holidays, will be allowed excursion tickets at quarter fares available for one month,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE learn that Mr. Mason inspected the site for the proposed new railway station at Elgin-street a few days since (says the M. Mercury), and intimated that tenders will be called for work in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FROM the first establishment of suburban municipalities in this district, great and almost alarming mistakes have been made, mainly co[?]sequent on the…
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