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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1880

215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 11

CORRESPONDENCE "Take time that your letters may be shorter." Douglas Jerrold Railway Communication Between Sydney and the North. No. III. (Continued from our issue of January 29.) (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1880 · page 4

SIR,—The completion of the main trunk line, Sydney to the North, via Newcastle, will, amongst other advantage which I have glanced at in addition…

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Connection of the Great Northern Railway with Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1880 · page 3

A VERY numerous deputation introduced by T. Hungerford Esq., M.L.A. for Northumberland, waited on Friday upon the Hon. the Minister for Works,…

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Railway Communication with Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1880 · page 2

A LETTER on this subject Will be found in our fourth page; also, Trades and Labour Council, etc…

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The Road to Lake Macquarie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1880 · page 2

A PRIVATE letter, addressed to Mr. Alderman Fleming, of Wickham, by Mr. Hungerford, M.L.A., states that that gentleman has, at Mr. Fleming's…

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The Railway to Sydney. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1880 · page 3

SIR,—Since my last letter, I am pleased to see that the people of Wallsend have so heartily taken up the matter of the Northern Railway, and a…

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Railway Extension, and Distress Throughout the District. Public Meeting at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1880 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting to take into consideration the above, was held in the Mechanics' Institute, on Monday night last; his Worship the Mayor (Mr. D. Murray)…

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Railway From Sydney to Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1880 · page 2

BY reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that the Mayor of Newcastle has convened a public meeting to be held this evening to consider the…

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Railway from Sydney to the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1880 · page 2

THE meeting that was advertised for list evening at the Court House on the above subject did not take place, through a proper application not having been made…

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The Proposed Railway to Sydney. Public Meeting at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting of the inhabitants of Waratah was held in the Court House, on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of considering the decision of the…

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The Railway Question. Meeting at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 8

A large and enthusiastic public meeting of the inhabitants of Lambton and New Lambton, was held in Stoker's Hall Lambton, on Thursday evening…

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Lake Macquarie Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1880 · page 2

IN a letter of the secretary of the Lake Road Committee, Mr. Hungerford acknowledges a genuine vote, of thanks accorded him by that body, and states…

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Correspondence. Railway Communication Between Sydney and the North. No. IV. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1880 · page 3

SIR,—The vital national importance of the speedy and immediate commencement of the completion of the "missing link" in the Grand Main Trunk line…

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The Tay Bridge Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1880 · page 3

ENGLISH advices to hand by the Suez mail give some additional particulars of the tragic and disastrous railway accident on the Tay bridge. It appears…

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[From Our Own Correspondent.] Railway from the North to Sydney. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Ryde and six other gentlemen representing that district, also Mr. George M'Donald, from Hamilton, were…

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The Northern Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1880 · page 3

A DEPUTATION, Consisting of Mr. Lindsly (Mayor), Messrs. L. "Wicks, Blaxland, Hicks, Terry, Curwood (from Ryde), and Mr. George Donald (of Hamilton),…

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The Late Suicide on the Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1880 · page 2

The body of the man, who committed suicide on the railway, has been identified as that of Urban Robert Moore, lately employed by Messrs. Dawson and Sons;…

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Railway Station Advertising

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1880 · page 2

THE barren appearance of the Newcastle railway station walls will probably have a little liveliness imparted to them during the next day or two. We noticed…

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Extension of the Great Northern Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1880 · page 2

WE (Tamworth News) are in a position to announce, on the most trustworthy authority, that the Government have decided to make the deviation into the…

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The Lake Macquarle Road, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 February 1880 · page 2

A PRIVATE letter from Mr. T. Hungerford. M.L.A., states that the name of Mr. Alderman Fleming, of Wickham, has been nominated in connection with Mr…

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Railway to Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 5

In reply to a deputation to-day, for a trial survey to connect the Northern Railway at Singleton to Sydney, Mr. Lackey said several surveys had been made. If…

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