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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
330 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 17
WALGETT, Monday.—The Walgett railway delegates returned this morning, and were enthusiastically received. It is intended to banquet them on an early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN extraordinary leap from a train is reported from Tipperary. As a train on the Waterford and Limerick line was passing under Springtide Bridge, a man…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The opening of the Glen Innes railway has been postponed from the 18th to 19th of August…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The opening of the railway to Glen Innes has been fixed for the 19th inst. A special steamer leaves Sydney for Newcastle on the 17th to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GUNNING, Thursday.—Yesterday a railway porter named Brett, who was jumping off the engine of a goods train at Gunning, going at the rate of two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I was somewhat suprised in reading a letter in your issue of the 5th from Mr. Blackiston, in which he says that as the time is now drawing to a close for the all-important question of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN influential meeting of citizens was held on Tuesday, at which the Mayor, Mr. Piper, presided, and all the members of the council were present, for the purpose of urging upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Government have approved the plans for the Newcastle and Wallsend tramway, and tenders will be immediately invited for the work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Council Chambers, yesterday afternoon, at the invitation of the Maitland committee in connection with the Narrabri-Walgett Railway League, a committee meeting took place. Present—The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Saturday.—At the opening of the railway from Armidale to Glen Innes on the 19th instant, the Government will be represented by the Acting Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARRAMATTA, Monday.—An elderly woman named Leiman was walking on the line near Parramatta yesterday when she was knocked down by a goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The Cabinet Council to-day considered the railway policy of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WALGETT, Tuesday.—A meeting of the above league was held at the Imperial Hotel, on the 11th inst., to receive the report of the delegates. Mr. C. N…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE railway extension on the Great Northern line from Armidale to Glen Innes will be formally opened on the 19th inst., and the following particulars of the work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The railway route to Tenterfield on the Queensland border, will be resurveyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALL the world without his will is going to the Glen Innes railway opening and Newcastle not to be behind hand is about to half empty herself "on this occasion only." Complimentary cards are available…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Friday.—To-day, the Colonial Secretary and the Acting-Minister for Works were literally besieged by deputations, some of great, others of very trivial importance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WEST MAITLAND, Friday.—A meeting of the executive committee, formed in connection with the movement to extend the railway from Narrabri to Walgett, was held in the West Maitland Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GOULBURN, Saturday.—The engine attached to the Government ballast train at Joppa, about three miles from Goulburn, on the Tarago line, got off the line and ran…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A LARGE party left by special train for Glen Innes yesterday to be present at the formal opening to-morrow of the line from Armidale. The Ministerial party and…
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