Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, Monday. 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…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Goulburn Railway Workshops
It does not appear likely that the men employed in the local railway workshops will be put on reduced time, as we understand that the shops are at present undermanned and…
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ON January, 23rd instant, the Railway Commissioners have arranged for an excursion train at cheap rates of [?]d per mile first class and 1d per…
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OF course it is America which provides the modern historian with such startling and dramatic episodes, and, equally, of course, the last instance is…
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MR. IRVINE, referring to the affiliation of the Engine-drivers' and Firemen's Association with the Trades-hall, says that it is contrary to the spirit and probably to the letter of the…
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Melbourne, Monday.—The Premier and the Minister for Railways to-day had a long consultation in regard to the affiliation of railway servants with the Trades-hall. As a result, instructions were…
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The Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia has accepted an invitation from M. Delcasse, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, to attend the inauguration of the railway from Jibutil,…
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THE Victorian Cabinet agreed yesterday to the arrangement made by Mr. Bent (the minister for railways) with the New South Wales government in regard to the extension…
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The railway returns for the half year will shortly be made up. It goes without saying that the report will not be a particularly satisfactory one. The falling off in the carriage of wool will, it is…
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Of the loan of £35,000,000 to be raised for reproductive works in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, £10,000,000 will go to the latter colony…
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The reduction of employees' time, by the Railway Commissioners was discussed at a largely-attended meeting of the council of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service…
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THE widow of William Leys, who was killed in the terrible accident in is tunnel through which the New York Central Railway enters the heart of…
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The "St. James's Gazette" states that financiers consider that the £[?]5,000,000 loan at 3 per cent. will be issued at the end of February and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Aldermanic Election Disturbance. Road Metal Thrown
ON Monday evening meeting, addressed by Mr. Thomas Ross is support of his candidature for the South Ward of the Water[?] Borough, was marked by a somewhat serious incident. The meeting…
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The Paris correspondent of the Times furnishes interesting particulars with respect to a new system of automobile railway communication which…
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The railway returns for the past quarter are gloomy in the extreme. The December quarter is usually the best of the year, as it not only includes the…
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WE have been informed by Mr. Jermyn, the Council Clerk, that ho has received official information from the Railway Commissioners that the proposed weir…
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THE paper train yesterday did not arrive in Goulburn till one o'clock. Inquiries showed that when the train was nearing Mittagoug two trucks left the rails when on the bridge…
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THIS morning Percy Blackett (about 17), working at the Goulburn loco. sheds, had the little linger of his right hand caught in the cogs of a lathe. First aid was rendered by…
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Mittagong, Tuesday.—This morning when the paper train was nearing Mittagong two trucks left the rail when on the bridge crossing Nattai Creek. They were dragged a…
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