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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1886

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Railway Freights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1886 · page 5

Mr. Speight in returning from Sydney examined and approved of the arrangements made for the transfer of luggage to vans for the Customs examination while…

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West Maitland. Meeting of Railway Empoyees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 4

A meeting of railway men was held at Brown's Railway. Hotel on. Saturday evening at 7 o'clock to enrol members and appoint a committee to form a branch of…

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Railway Employees' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1886 · page 4

THE seed of the movement which was initiated some time back, to a certain extent in an unsatisfactory if not abortive manner, in the metropolis of…

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Railway Progress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1886 · page 5

The first train on the Murrumburrah—Blaney line ran to Cowra yesterday…

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Railway Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1886 · page 5

The railway employees held large meeting in the Assembly Rooms on Saturday night, and expressed unanimous approval of the manifesto of the…

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The Recent Railway Accident at Waratah. Inquest on the Victim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1886 · page 2

AN inquest was held yesterday, at the Naval Brigade Hotel. Watt-street, by Mr. Samuel Chapman, J.P., District Coroner, on the body of the unfortunate man, Joseph…

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Railway Employees Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 5

At a meeting of members of the Railway and Tramway Association last evening Mr. Hoyle, as chairman, announced that two thousand members…

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Railway Accident at Allandale. Delay of the Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 5

A TELEGRAM was received yesterday from Narrabri stating that the country in the neighbourhood was flooded, several houses being partly submerged. Four boats were…

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District News. Wallsend. Tramway From Newcastle to Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 6

Through the courtesy of the contractors, Messrs. Johnson and Billings, I have been favoured with a few particulars relative to the progress being made in the construction…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 5

A Railway Ambulance Corps has been formed from railway employees at Redfern…

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Narrabri-Walgett Railway. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 5

MR. BRUNKER, M.L.A., introduced to the Minister of Works this morning a large deputation urging upon him the necessity of carrying out the extension of the…

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New Railway Time Table

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 4

IN view of the depressed state of the traffic on the various lines and the consequent falling-off in the railway receipts, the officers of the department have for some…

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Railway Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 5

The tender of Mr. William Mason, who lately had charge of the construction of the Tenterfield to Glen Innes line, has been accepted for an extension of the…

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Cable Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 5

With the exception of a few little difficulties, incidental to a new undertaking the cable tramway at North Shore has been running very satisfactorily since the…

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Greta. Railway Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 6

At about 20 minutes to 6 on Friday evening by those standing on the Greta Railway Station the sound of a crash was distinctly heard. Immediately afterwards…

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Railway Employees. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 5

THE adjourned general meeting of the Railway and Tramway Association was held at Carrington Hall to-night, for the purpose of electing a council of twenty,…

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Railway Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 5

The railway from Cootamundra to Gundagai (34 miles) was opened to-day…

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Great Northern Railway Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1886 · page 6

THE following alterations and additions occur in the coaching pamphlet, dated 1st June, 1886, issued with circular on 29th inst.:—…

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Great Northern Railway Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 2

THE following alterations and additions occur in the coaching pamphlet, dated 1st June, 1886, issued with circular on 29th inst.:—…

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Great Northern Railway Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1886 · page 8

THE following alterations and additions occur in the coaching pamphlet, dated 1st June, 1886, issued with circular on 29th inst:—…

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