The Connecting Railway
The Mayor drew attention to the report of a recent deputation of members of Parliament to the Ministry, urging an alteration in the proposed site for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1881
169 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 9
Northern Coast Railway League
WE learn from the Manning River News that at a meeting recently held, it was decided to form the "Northern Coast Railway League," the object of which will…
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BY the subjoined letter received by Mr. Fletcher, M.L.A., it will be seen that the Government have decided to put £200 on the estimates for the purpose of making…
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SIR,—In view of the determined stand maintained by the various claimants on the consideration of the Government in reference to the point of junction for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence the Railway Griefometer. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—The regulations issued by the Traffic Manager, referring to the issue of first and second class tickets for funeral trains, surely deserve some condemnation…
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LONDON, Sept. 16.—A collision between two trains took place yesterday on the Cork railway line. A collision also occurred on the Scarborough line…
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THE Minister for Public Works was waited upon this morning by a deputation from in reference to the point at which the proposed railway from Sydney to the…
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IN our issue of yesterday we published a report of a deputation from Newcastle, which waited on the Minister for Works on Wednesday last, with…
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UNDER this heading the Maitland Mercury of Saturday last deals with the statistics quoted by the Mayor of Newcastle during his interview with Mr…
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LONDON, September 30.—News has been received from Toronto to the effect that a railway train has been completely wrecked. No particulars of the accident are yet to…
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THE London "Art Union" have just published some splendid engravings of the five paintings by W. P. Frith, of the Royal Academy, under the above title. They…
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WE are in receipt of the report for 1880 upon the above from the Commissioner for Railways, and in accordance with our usual custom, we…
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SIR,—At the present time when excitement runs high, in reference, to the question of railway communication with the metropolis, and with increasing intensity as the [?]…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday, 9.20 p.m.—Mr. Fletcher, M.L.A., has had interviews with the Minister, and also the Commissioner, the result of which is that they have…
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THE following letter, relative to calling for tenders for the manufacture of railway rolling stock, was received by Mr. Fletcher on Friday last:—"Department of Public…
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MANY of the public, particularly equestrains or owners of vehicles, will not regret to learn that some much-needed repairs have been made to the Cottage…
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THE following has been kindly handed to us for public information:—"Department of Public Worka, Sydney, 7th October, 1881.—Sir,—Referring to your letter of the 4th…
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SIR,—On Saturday evening last, 8th inst a party of men, about eight or nine in number, and whom the present writer recognised as being employed in the…
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YESTERDAY afternoon an important meeting of Newcastle merchants and others, convened by Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., was held at the office of Messrs…
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WE received yesterday, the following important telegram from Mr. James Fletcher, M.L.A.:—"The Minister for Works has decided to send an engineer to examine…
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