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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1887

303 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 16

The Extension of the Tramway towards Wickham. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 5

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Messrs. Ellis, Fletcher, Creer, Walker, Ms.L.A., the Mayor of Waratah (Mr. Scholey), the Mayor of Wickham (Mr. Bennett),…

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Suburban Tramways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 October 1887 · page 4

THE object sought to be accomplished by the deputation which interviewed the Minister for Works on Friday last in reference to the construction of…

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Tramway Communication to the Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting convened by advertisement was held last night in the Warwick Hall, Darby-street, in connection with the proposed tramway to the Globe and…

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Adamstown Railway Accommodation. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 3

SIR,—I noticed, with pleasure, your leader on Saturday last, exposing the injustice to the public in and around Newcastle in the excessive charges…

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WASHINGTON, Tuesday. Another Railway Accident in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 5

A terrible railway collision occurred in Indiana to-day. An express train ran into a luggage train Four carriages, including a sleeping car,…

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The Manitoban Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 11

A TEMPORARY injunction was granted on the application of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, to restrain the Red River Railway from crossing…

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North Shore Electric Tramways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 5

The plant for the North Shore Electric tramway has been shipped for Sydney…

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Correspondence Tramway Extension. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 October 1887 · page 6

SIR,—Now that there is an agitation for a tramline through Tighe's Hill to Mayfield, I think the public of the district would do well to take into their…

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Railway Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 October 1887 · page 5

MR. HAYNES' "Memoranda on the existing merchandise rates of our railways, with proposals for an alteration of the same," submitted to the Premier, consists of 51 clauses,…

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The Proposed Glebe Tramway Meeting at Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1887 · page 8

A PUBLIC meeting of the residents of Cook's Hill was held last evening in the United Methodist Church, Bull-street. There were some 40 persons present, and Mr. E…

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More Work for the Railway Shops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1887 · page 8

From the following extract from the S. M. Herald it will be seen that if railway smashes accumulate as they have been doing lately, Goverment must take on more hands…

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Narrabri-walgett Railway Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1887 · page 4

THE people of Newcastle should not forget that his Worship the Mayor has convened a public meeting to be held in the Council-chambers, Watt-street, at 8 o'clock to-night,…

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Tramway Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 4

IT strikes us that the people of the Northumberland district are behaving like children, and very selfish and turbulent children, over the tramway…

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The Narrabri-walgett Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 5

A MEETING was held at the Borough Council-chambers last night, under the presidency of the Mayor, to consider the Narrabri-Walgett railway extension. There was a very large…

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Tramway to Glebeland. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 October 1887 · page 5

SIR,—I see by your valuable paper that the Council, in the interests of the public, have decided acid advised the Government as to the best route from Newcastle to…

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Our Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1887 · page 6

A CORRESPONDENT writes:—" Those who were waiting to travel by the tram for Plattsburg, announced to leave Newcastle station at 8.55 a.m.,…

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Advertising on Tram Motors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1887 · page 7

IN the Assembly, on Wednesday, Mr Want asked the Colonial Secretary,— 1. Is he aware that Pain's fireworks were advertised on all the tram motors…

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The Extension of the Tramway to Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1887 · page 4

WE have been requested to publish the following letter on the above subject:— "Department of Public Works, "Sydney 24th October, 1887…

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M'SHARRY v. Commissioner for Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1887 · page 6

IN the Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday, Mr. Melville, for Mr. Lyne, asked the Secretary for Public Works: Will he lay upon, the table of this…

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The Lillie Bridge Riot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1887 · page 8

LILLIE Bridge Grounds, West Brompton, famous in pedestrian annals, was, on the night of September 19, the scene of an extraordinary riot…

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