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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 15
IN the Legislative Assembly, on Friday last, Mr. LYNE asked the Colonial Secretary:—I. Has the chairman of the Board of Railway Commissioners been appointed and, if…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ON Friday last a deputation appointed at a public meeting hold at Picton, and accompanied by Messrs. M'Court and Nobbs, M's L.A., waited upon the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON the 13th inst., in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Creer drew attention to the unjust manner in which railway rates had been fixed for the Newcastle Sydney section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GREAT progress has been made with the alterations in the local railway-yard. The extension of the coal roads has been completed, so that now coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN our issue of yesterday we published a letter from the Commissioner for Railways to Mr. CREER, M.L.A., which will no doubt open the eyes of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An array of young burglars arrested during the winter months (says a San Francisco paper) were in the dock of Judge Murphy's Court for sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ONE of the most prominent topics of the hour in this colony is the new Railway Board. There is now as much anxiety manifested over the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, Mr. Walker, for Mr. Dowel, asked the Secretary for Public Works,—(1.) What is the estimated distance and cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON a motion of adjournment on Wednesday, in the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Melville said a promise was made a long time ago that inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—As a constant traveller by the tram I have seen the great injustice and dissatisfaction in the new timetable by the end of the section being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Melbourne Tramway Trust Loan of £250,000 at 4 and a half per cent. is announced. The minimum is £107…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE following letter will be read with interest by a large number of our readers:— "Department of Railways "Sydney, July 14th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The tenders for the Melbourne tramway trust loan of £250,000, at 4½ per cent. per annum, were opened to-day, the minimum being 107. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE project for a bridge over the Channel, to which allusion was made in our correspondence some months back,, would appear to be assuming…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Keane, of Western Australia, has made arrangements with a German firm to undertake the financial responsibilities in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is understood that German capital has been obtained for the construction, on the land grant system, of the midland railway in Western…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE inquest as to the death of the six persons who lost their lives in the fire at Messrs. Garrould's, in the Edgwareraad recently, has been concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SHORTLY before noon recently an accident occurred to the express train from Glasgow to Edinburgh. When near Bonnybridge Station a goods train was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Agent-General of New Zealand is at Frieburg inquiring into the treatment of refractory ores. He will afterwards visit the Hartz Mountains…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A MARRIED woman named Mrs. Greer, living in Collingwood, attempted to commit suicide. She suddenly left the house, walked on to the…
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