Round the World. Railways Deadly as War
During the three years of its continuance the war in South Africa resulted in the killing from wounds and disease of 22,000 British soldiers. During the same three…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Mountain Excursion Trains. Office of the Railway Commissioners. Sydney, 6th January, 1903
Sir,--With [?]rther reference to the petitions presented by you from residents in the Lithgow and Mountain districts relative to the running of excursion trains from those districts to Sydney, I am…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners on the Mountains. Katoomba
The Mayor and aldermen met Messrs. Oliver, Fehon, and Kirkealdie the Railway Commissioners, at the station to-day. Several matters were brought before them. In regard to the Bathurst-road fence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Bold Bid by Britain. the Netherlands, S,a. Railway. £135 Per Share. London
Great Britain has offered £135 per share to private shareholders in the Netherlands, South African Railway Co., in order to secure full possession…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North Shore Bridge Sydney
In compliance with a request by Norman Solfe, who is acting with Messrs. J. Stewart and Co, for a continental firm of bridge builders,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Arbitration Act. Railway Traffic Employees Sydney
Registrar of the Arbitration Court has allowed the claim of the Railways traffic Employees Association for registration as an industrial union but…
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The lowest tender for the work recently advertised, on the road Bathurst via Blayney and Cowra to Grenfell, was that of W. Crane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Railway Smash. Goods Train Buckles Up. and Falls Into a Creek. No Lives Lost. Melbourne
A sensational railway accident occurred at Broadford early this morning. A goods train was travelling down an incline when the gear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Goods Train Smash. No One Injured. Melbourne
A goods train from Melbourne to Seymour, while descending en incline between . Wandong and Kilmore, buckled up, 21 trucks out of 31 were…
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DURING the past year there has beep a decrease in revenue, &c, at the local railway station for five months compared with the corresponding period of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Retrenchment
RETRENCHMENT in the railways is the burning topic of the hour. The Railway Commissioners have decided that the workmen in the sheds shall take…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Economies
The decision of the Railway Commissioners to knock off large numbers of the workshop hands on Saturdays, thus reducing their week's work and pay to five days, has evoked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Drain
Sir, --I notice in your issue of Tuesday a letter over the name of " W. Turner." The personalities contained in that letter may well be left to those they suit. Mr. Turner, however, says that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railway System. Greatly Reduced Wheat Traffic. Men Working Reduced Time Melbourne
For the week ending 8th January last year, 167,215 bags of wheat were carried on the railways. In the same week this year the number of bag…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Way the Money Goes. New Railways Increased Expenditure Sydney
The Premier in reply to a deputation promised that a number of authorised railway lines would be commenced without delay in order to afford relief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Superannuation Fund. Meeting in Bathurst. Address by Mr. H. RICHARDSON
A meeting of railway employees was held at the Masonic Had on Saturday night to hear an address from Mr. H. Richardson (Superintendent of Lines)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Expansion. Opening of a Railway. London
King Monelik, of Abyssinia, has accepted an invitation from the French Premier to visit Jibulil at the inauguration of the railway there. France…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suggested Railway Superannuation Fund. Meeting in the Masonic Hall
A large number of railway men assembled in the Banquet Room of the Masonic Hall on Saturday night for the purpose of hearing an address by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempting to Board a Moving Train. Sydney
While attempting to enter a moving train at Petersham to-day a man pained Charles Hagen was dragged along the platform. His cries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Improvement
BLACKHEATH, Monday,-- During last week station buildings, similar to those at Leura, were commenced at Medlow. On Friday afternoon the first brick was laid by Miss Irene Shearman. An overhead bridge…
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