Railway from Newcastle to Sydney through Ryde
THE deputation appointed at the recent public meeting held at Ryde, for the purpose of advocating the construction of a railway connecting the Great Northern line with…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1878
188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 10
Railways from the Northern District to Sydney. Singleton Branch
THE deputation, consisting of Dr. Bowker, M.P.; Mr. Hungerford, M.P.; Mr. Jacob, M.P.; Mr. Wallace, Mayor of Newcastle; Capain Hacking, Aldermen Brooks and…
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WE acknowledge receipt of the October issue of this useful publication, which is replete with information of the most practical kind. To travellers and tourists it must prove…
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IT is definitely arranged (says the E. News that the public demonstration, in connection with the opening of the railway extension to the town of Tamworth, will be held on the…
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SIR,—Seeing that the Wickham Council are fond of dabbling in matters that they know nothing about, and which is likely to create a wrong impression in the public mind, I think,…
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In the Assembly on Tuesday night, Mr. Badgery moved,—"That this House will, on Friday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider an address to the…
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THE preliminary skirmish in the great contest which will surely take place respecting the above subject, commenced on Tuesday evening last. Mr…
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THE Great Northern Railway extension from Quirindi to Tamworth, will be opened for public traffic on Tuesday, the 15th instant, with great eclat. His Excellency the…
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A CROWDED meeting was held in the Town Hall, Mudgee, last Thursday evening in favour of petitioning the Minister for Works to include that portion of the North-western…
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THE S. M. Herald of Friday last says:—His Excellency the Governor will be accompanied on his visit to Tamworth by Mrs. St. John and Miss St. John, the Hon. H. S. Littleton…
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LAST evening we were informed of an accident that took place to the ordinary mail train just as it was approaching the Willow Tree, on Saturday last. It appears that…
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LAST night the mail train was detained an hour and three minutes beyond her usual time, caused by the large number of passengers returning from Tamworth. There…
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FOR some time past the mind of the public of the Northern District has been busily agitated as to the time when the Great Northern Railway would he finally extended to…
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HE discussion upon Mr. COPLAND's motion for the second reading of this Bill, in the Assembly, took place on Friday night. Previous to the motion…
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Yesterday, the special Ministerial train left Tamworth at half-past 8 a.m., and arrived in this city about 4 o'clock. In it were the Hon. J. Sutherland, Minister for Works;…
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IN our last issue we gave an account of the proceedings in connection with this important event up to the dinner on Tuesday evening last. On Wednesday festivities were…
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THE mail train, which should have arrived at a quarter-past 10 last night, did not reach the station until about twenty minutes to 12…
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AN inquiry was held yesterday, at the Lasso' Gowrie Hotel, Wickham, before Mr. T. W. Pearse, J.P., coroner for the Maitland district, and a jury of twelve, touching the…
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THAT the late railway extensions in this colony, have not been without considerable effect in increasing the traffic, is apparent by the action taken by the…
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No sooner is the inquest on the poor lad Hamill concluded, than another, equally distressing accident has to be recorded. We, yesterday received a telegram from our…
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