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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

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THE N. S. W. Railways. a Falling off in Revenue. Queensland Cutting the Rates. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 4

The N. S. W. railway revenue for the past week has decreased £10,300. Commissioner Eddy states that the Queensland Railway Commissioners…

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The Railways Dispute. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

The executive body of the Railway Enginedrivers' Association held a lengthy meeting last evening, the general meeting of Saturday having…

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THE N. S. W. Railways. a Falling off in Revenue. Queensland Cutting the Rates. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 1

The N. S. W. railway revenue for the past week has decreased £10,300. Commissioner Eddy states that the Queensland Railway Commissioners…

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Railway Town Wesleyans

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 2

THE Rev. J. Watts lectured at the Wesleyan Church, Railway Town, last evening, when the half-yearly effort to raise funds was brought to a…

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The Difficulty on the Railways. Amalgamation of Associations. The Cause of the Trouble. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 2

In connection with the dispute between the railway employees and the Commissioners, an important and significent movement is on foot, having…

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Mr. Allison Smith. Called on to Retire from the Victorian Railways. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 2

Mr. Allison Smith, locomotive superintendent, has been called on to retire from the Railway Department. It is semi-officially stated that this act…

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The Railway Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 2

The dispute between the railway employees and the Commissioners is not likely to take any fresh development until after the meeting of the…

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The Tramway Bill. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 4

Upon the Committee rising the House resumed. Mr. Barbour moved that the Menindie Tramway Bill be read a third…

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The Menindie Bills. The Tramway Bill. Passed Through Committee. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 2

The Menindie Tramway Bill was taken up in committee of the Assembly last evening. In order to secure the prompt construction of the work, Mr…

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Work and Wages. [By Telegraph.] The Railwaymen's Grievances. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 2

The discontent in the railway and tramway service is extending. A mass meeting of guards was held yesterday. It appointed a deputation to wait…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, June 12, 1893. the Menindie Tram Bill

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 2

IT is, as we said on Saturday, harder than ever to believe that the promoters of the Menindie Tramway Bill mean business in the way of building the…

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The Menindie Tramway. a Proposed Labor Settlement. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 4

It is understood that arrangements are being made for establishing a settlement under the recently passed Labor Settlement Act on a reserve…

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The Menindie Tramway. The Purposes of the Lise

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

Now that the Menindie Tramway Bill has passed, the appeal will naturally be, not to legislators, as it has lately been, but to men with money; and they in…

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The Memindie Tramway

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 4

MR. G. W. SIMPSON, the local agent of the Menindie Tramway Syndicate, has received a telegram informing him that himself and Mr. W. Maiden, of…

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The Silverton Tramway Dispute. a Settlement Arrived at

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 3

WE are informed that the matters in dispute between the South Australian Government and the Silverton Tramway Company were by consent of all…

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The Menindie Tramway. a Proposed Labor Settlement. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 1

It is understood that arrangements are being made for establishing a settlement under the recently passed Labor Settlement Act on a reserve…

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The Menindie Tramway

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 1

MR. G. W. SIMPSON, the local agent of the Menindie Tramway Syndicate, has received a telegram informing him that himself and Mr. W. Maiden, of…

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The Menindie Tramway. Payment for Stock

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 4

MR G. W. SIMPSON, the local director, has received a telegram from the engineer of the Menindie Tramway, intimating that the Government has…

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Work and Wages. [By Telegraph.] The Railway Trouble. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners publish to-day an official statement concerning the alleged dispute between them and their employees. This…

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The Railway Difficulty. SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 4

Mr. M'Gowen, M.L.A. for Redfern, states that the relationship between the railway employees and the Commissioners is severely strained. It is…

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