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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

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The Co-operative Tramline

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 4

AT a special mooting of the Plattsburg Council the following motion by Alderman COOK was carried:—"That the council's labourers be empowered to remove the…

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The Co-operative Colliery Tramline. Meeting of the Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the Plattsburg Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Estell, Cook, Young, Stone, Blackie,…

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Alleged Road Obstruction at Dudley. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

MR. EDDEN, M.P., lees received the following letter from the Lands Department:—"With reference to the representations made by you respecting certain alleged obstructions of…

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The Co-operative Tramway Restoration of the Line. A Big Law Case Imminent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

LAST Wednesday and Thursday, in accordance with the resolution of the council, the labourers were employed in removing the Cooperative tramline from Wentworth and…

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The Bridge-street Burglary. The Police Rewarded. Sydney

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

THE premier expresses pleasure at the bravery displayed by the police the recent affray and considers their conduct worthy of prompt recognition. In a letter to the…

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Stockton. Request for Road Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 8

YESTERDAY morning, at 10 o'clock, an officer of the Newcastle Branch of the Roads and Bridges and Sewerage Department attended at the Stockton Council Chambers,…

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The Bridge-street Burglary. Records of the Accused. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 5

MONTGOMERY and Williams, the two men under arrest for burglary and a murderous assault upon the police, have been identified by a Constable Gallaher as two men seen by…

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The Morpeth Tram. Serious Accident to the Motor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 4

ON Saturday evening between 7 and 8 o'clock a serious accident occurred to the Morpeth tram, but luckily no one was injured. When the Railway Commissioners ceased running…

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Victoria Melbourne, Tuesday. Victorian Railways Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 5

Mr. E. Joske, secretary of the Public Service Association, has been appointed secretary of the newly-formed Victorian Railways Association at a salary of £100 a year. There…

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The Co-operative Company's Tramway. In the Equity Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 5

IN the Equity Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Stephen, the matter of Laidley v. the Plattsburg Municipal Council, an motion to continue an injunction against the council…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. Railway Revenue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 5

The earnings of the Queensland railway for January show a not decrease of £9000 as compared with January of the previous year…

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The Bridge-street Burglary Accused Before the Police Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

THE Water Police Court was the scene of some excitement this morning when Charles Montgomery, or Millidge, and Thomas Williams, or Carrol, appeared before Mr…

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The Victorian Railway Libel Case. Again in Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

APPLICATION was made on behalf of Mr. Speight to-day, before Mr. Justice Hodges, to enter up a judgment for £100 with full costs in the Speight-Syme libel case…

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The North Coast Railway. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1894 · page 8

Sir,—The following appeared in your Parliamentary news on Friday last:—"Mr. Lyne, in reply to Mr. Young, said that representations urging the construction of…

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Waratah. Railway Train Concession

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 6

In reply to a request made by the ex-Mayor of Waratah (Alderman A. H. Clapin), the Commissioners for Railways have decided to allow all persons holding workmen's tickets…

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Greta. Cheap Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 6

Though the instrumentality of Mr. Gould, M.P., a weekly cheap train, from Singleton to Newcastle, calling at all intermediate stations, commenced running on Thursday…

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The Bridge-street Burglary. Another Remand. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 5

CHARLES MONTGOMERY, or Millidge, and Thomas Williams, or Carroll, arrested in connection with the Bridge-street burglary, again appeared at the Water Police Court…

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By Tram to Belmont. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 6

Sir,—A correspondent in a recent issue of the Newcastle Herald advanced some very cogent reasons in favour of the construction of a tramway between Newcastle and Belmont…

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East Maitland Railway Ambulance Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

AT the Mechanics' Institute East Maitland, on Friday evening, the certificates gained by the members of the Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps in that town were…

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Team V. Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 4

A GOOD deal of interest was manifested in the vicinity of Perkin-street yesterday afternoon at the appearance of a team consisting of a large carrying waggon and nine fine…

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