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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

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Railway Construction in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Hume Black, M.P. for Mackay, Queensland, who is touring Scotland with the object of promoting a scheme for railway…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

MESSRS. Eddy, Oliver, and Fehan, the Railway way Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. Foxlee, the engineer-in-chief of existing lines, arrived from Sydney last evening by…

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The Tramway Extensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

THE Railway Commissioners, who are expected to be in Newcastle to-day, ought to make inquiries as to the reasons which are delaying the running of traffic on the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. Railway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 5

A youth named James Hayes was killed by a train it the Goodwood crossing to- day. A cart he was driving was smashed to atoms, and the horse killed…

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The Victoria Bridge, Maitland. Two Public Meetings. At West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting, convened by Alderman E. Crothers, Mayor of West Maitland, in response to a large and influentially-signed requisition, was held in the Town Hall, West…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 5

MESSRS. Edden, Oliver, and Fehon, the Railway Commissioners, spent yesterday in this city, and had what may be termed a good look round. For the first time during their…

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The Northern Mail Train. Times not to be Altered. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

AFTER full consideration of the whole matter the Postmaster-General has intimated to the Queensland postal authorities that no alteratian can be made in the postal arrangements…

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The Lambton-wallsend Road. a Grant of £450. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

MESSRS, Walker and Melville, Ms.P., and Alderman Croudace, Palmer, and Dent, of Lambton, to-day induced the Minister for Works to authorise the expenditure of £450…

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The Tramway Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

THE granting of the request that a pe[?] section should be instituted between the tramway station at the beach and the A.A. Company's bridge will be heartily received…

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The Tramways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

IN consequence of a representation made by the committee of the Chamber of Commerce to the Railway Commissioners when they visited this city yesterday, the latter have…

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The Engine Depot at Singleton. Letter from the Railway Commissioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

IN reply to a request that a deputation appointed at a public mooting a few days back might be permitted an interview respecting the rumoured removal of the Engine Depot…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 23Rd January. Legislative Assembly. Narrarbi-Moree Railway. The Zig-Zag Deviation. Supply. Pilotage Rates. Mining on Private Lands Bill. Mr. Copeland's Resignation Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m., and informed the House that he had presented the Address-in-Reply to the Governor, and that his Excellency had been pleased to give…

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The Road to Nobbys. a Government Grant. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 5

ALDERMEN SHARP, Asher, and Gibb, who were accompanied by Messrs. Scott, Fegan, and Grahame, Ms.P., to-day urged upon the Minister for Works the advisability of…

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The Victoria Bridge, Maitland. Deputation to the Minister for Works. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 5

A DEPUTATION from Maitland waited on the Minister for Works to-day, with reference to the Victoria Bridge, between East and West Maitland. It was urged that an iron…

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Parliament. Thursday, 25Th January. Legislative Assembly. Newcastle Pilot Service. The Narrabri-Moree Railway Proposals. The Glen Innes-Inverell Line. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at 4.30, and laid on the table the new standing order with reference to the election of Chairman of Committees of which the Governor had approved…

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Tramway to Adamstown. Deputation to the Minister for Works. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 5

MESSRS. Eddon and Walker, Ms.P., who were accompanied by Messrs. Scott, Fegan, and Grahame, Ms.P., to-day urged upon the Minister for Works the desirability of…

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Train and Tram Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 5

The train traffic was not so large yesterday as on the last holiday. The specials to Sydney were well filled, and the Rutherford race train was crowded. Four specials were…

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Railway Disaster in Russia. Two Trains on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A passenger train collided yesterday with a petroleum train near Samara, on the Batraki and Orenburg Railway,…

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Stockton. Application for Road Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 8

In view of what has been done by the Government in the same direction for other municipalities, and considering that Stockton has a substantial claim to such aid, from the…

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The Co-operative Colliery's Tramline. Removed by the Council's Labourers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 5

YESTERDAY morning at 8 a.m., in pursuance of the resolution passed at the special meeting of the Plattsburg Council, held the previous evening, the Mayor, council clerk, and…

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