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

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

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The Menindie Tramway. The Proposed Labor Settlement. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 2

A number of the unemployed called at the office of the Menindie Tramway Company yesterday to make inquiries about the projected labor settlement…

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The Railway Men's Trouble. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 2

Failing to get any satisfaction from the Railway Commissioners, the Railway Engineers', Firemen's, and Cleaners' Association approached the…

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The Menindie Tramway. The Government's Rights of Purchase

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 2

IT appears to be generally understood that the Government may under the Menindie Tramway Act take over the line at a valuation at any time; and…

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The Railway Grievances. Commissioners Deal only with Individuals. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have published a long explanation concerning their dispute with the Drivers', Firemen's, and Cleaners' Association…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, June 23, 1893. the Road to Industrial Success

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 2

A FEW months ago, when it was complained that the Barrier miners were largely an inferior lot, and when it was accordingly proposed to pay less…

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The Railway Grievances. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners will probably dismiss to-day a number of employees who have taken a prominent part in the agitation concerning the…

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The Menindie Tramway and Its First Burden

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 2

THE worst fears of those who want the Menindie line actually constructed have been realised: for there is proof now that that Mr. C. E. Hogg is still…

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The Menindie Tramway

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 2

YESTERDAY we had occasion to refer to the Menindie Tramway Act in order to point out the many inconsistencies contained in the statements…

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The Menindie Tramway

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 June 1893 · page 2

VARIOUS opinions have been hazarded as to the least possible time in which the anxious unemployed may be got to work upon the Menindie tramline…

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Work and Wages. [By Telegraph.] The Trouble on the Railways. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 June 1893 · page 3

As was expected, the action of the Railway Commissioners in dismissing some of the men who have recently been agitating for improved conditions…

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Work and Wages. [By Telegraph.] The Railway Grievances. Commissioners Object to Arbitration. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 3

Mr. T. B. Clegg, barrister-at-law, the Clerk of Awards under the Trades Disputes Settlement (Conciliation and Arbitration) Act, is of opinion that…

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Work and Wages. [By Telegraph.] The Railway Grievances. The "S. M. Herald" on Arbitration. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 2

The Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on the proposal to refer the railway dispute to arbitration under the Act, says:—"We recognise the…

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The Railway War. Queensland to Leyy a Border Tax. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 June 1893 · page 4

The Government has introduced into the Assembly the Railway Border Tax Bill, a measure designed to prevent the diverting of traffic which…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 June 1893 · page 3

Mr. See, Colonial Treasurer and Minister for Railways, has replied to a request from several members of the Assembly that the five men dismissed…

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Brisbane Tramway Employees. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 June 1893 · page 3

The Brisbane tramway employees have ceased work, owing to the determination of the company to pay them by results, in the shape of a percentage…

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[By Telegraph.] The Railway Trouble. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 2

The Locomotive Engine Drivers', Firemen's, and Cleaners' Association has sent to Mr. T. B. Clegg a formal application for the submission of their…

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The Brisbane Tramways. Doings of the Men. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 2

As reported yesterday, the employees of the Brisbane tramways have been locked out, having refused to accept the employers' terms. The company…

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The Brisbane Tramway Lockout. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 4

The Tramway Company has succeeded in replacing the employees who refused to work on the percentage system, and the full complement of…

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[By Telegraph.] The Prospects of the Barrier Mines. Reassuring Statements. Proprietary, Central, and South Right. The Railway Freights Complained of[?] MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 4

It is now semi-officially stated that, so far as the Proprietary mine is concerned, there need be no apprehension of closing[?] down. Silver will have to…

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The Victorian Railways. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 3

The Victorian railway revenue for the year ended June amounted to £2,900,000, which is a decrease of £170,000, as compared with that of…

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