Pen and Pencil Sketches on the Hunter. BY OUR SPECIAL ARTIST. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63621861 In a recent issue we gave some account of Newcastle, together with a coloured bird’s-eye view of that place. The present article, from the pen of a chatty writer, is descriptive of the country beyond the City of Coal, will … More Pen and Pencil Sketches on the Hunter by a Chatty Writer (1889)
Over the past weeks we have been uploading high resolution digital scans of selected stories and illustrations relating to the Hunter Region from the microfilm copies The Illustrated Sydney News. These scans were done during 2009-2010 and most have been digitised and available through the newspapers on TROVE. The article “Our Supplement: Maitland,”, originally published … More Maitland in 1878
THE NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE ACROSS THE HUNTER AT ABERDEEN. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63618476 This great engineering work was from the design of Mr. J. Whitton, Chief Engineer for Railways, and was carried out under the supervision of Mr. W. B. Wade, district engineer for the Great Northern line. The bridge consists of three spans of 159 feet … More The New Railway Bridge Across The Hunter At Aberdeen (1872)
FLOODS IN THE HUNTER. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63617590 DURING the late extraordinary weather, Maitland and its vicinity has been the scene of numerous disastrous floods. The frequent lulls in the downpour of rain, however temporary, were sufficient to lead the inhabitants to hope that time would be given for the waters to abate before the damage … More Floods in the Hunter (1870)
Digitised by Gionni Di Gravio from the microfilm in 2009.
VIEW OF MUSCLEBROOK http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63514380 MUSCLEBROOK is a postal town, in the parish of Rowan, electoral district of the Upper Hunter, and police districts of Musclebrook and Merton. It is situated on the Muscle Creek, and on the Hunter river, which, in its course from N. to S. skirts the township on its W. … More View of Musclebrook (1869)
THE FLOOD AT MAITLAND. (From Illustrated Sydney News 16 July 1864 p.4) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63512023 The tendency of the Hunter River to overflow its banks has always been a source of anxiety to the residents in its vicinity. Three times during the current year have they suffered from those visitations, the most disastrous being that … More Maitland Floods in 1864
MAITLAND. VICTORIA BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST MAITLAND. This Bridge is from an English design materially improved by the Colonil Architect, E.T. Blacket, Esquire. The building was commenced about the middle of 1852, and finished at a cost of less than £2,000. The bridge which is built in an oblique direction, over Wallis Creek, … More Victoria Bridge Maitland in 1855
The Illustrated Sydney News, is a colonial newspaper that, during the 19th century, would provide news features and articles on the progress of various townships and cities across New South Wales. In some cases these features were accompanied with a spectacular engraving or lithograph. HOW WERE THEY MADE? What fascinates us, is besides the wonderful … More Newcastle in 1889 (Illustrated Sydney News 27 June 1889)
