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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Scarcity of Railway Trucks for Stock

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 3

STRONG complaint is made by “Farmer and Grazier” against the Railway Commissioners, owing to the inability of the commissioners to meet the demand for trucks to convey starving…

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Victorian Railway Trouble. Engine-drivers Refuse to Withdraw

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

Melbourne, Friday.—The locomotive engine-drivers and firemen this afternoon decided to send a letter to the Commissioner as follows:—"Victorian Locomotive Engine-drivers and…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners arrived in Goulburn at 11.20 on Monday morning for the purpose of holding their annual inspection. They were accompanied by Mr. Meiklejohn, representing Mr…

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Victorian Railway Dispute. a Serious Position

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—The trouble in the Railway Department is still the question of the hour. The employees directly concerned in the matter at issue do not shut their eyes…

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Victorian Railway Trouble

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1903 · page 3

THE railway crisis in Victoria has not developed further. The government has to take the next step, and the position will be considered by minister to-day. On all sides a…

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The Victorian Railway Trouble

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1903 · page 2

THE difficulty which has arisen in Victoria over the a[?]liation of the railway employes with the Trades; Hall has now assumed serious dimensions, and there is talk of a general…

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Railway Inspection

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1903 · page 2

THE commissioners' annual tour of inspection was concluded on Saturday, when they paid their first visit to the Crookwell branch Deputations waited on them at Crookwell,…

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Bagdad Railway. London, April 29

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 4

THE French financiers, who are associated with Germany in desiring to construct the Bagdad railway, are…

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Railway Commissioners at Crookwell

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

AT 7.40 a.m. on Saturday last, Messrs. Oliver, Kickcaldi[?], and Fe[?]on (Railway Commissioners), who have been on their annual tour of…

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Victorian Railway Trouble. Carriage-builders Divided

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 4

Melbourne, Saturday.—The situation in connection with the railway trouble remains extremely critical, there being room for the gravest fears that in the event of any attempt…

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Victorian Railway Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

Mr. Irvine, Premier of Victoria, on Monday addressed the executive officers of the railway societies who decline to withdraw from affiliation with the Trades Hall. He assured…

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Railways Not an Asset of the State

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

IT is now some time since the Herald first pointed out that our railways cannot be considered an asset of the state likely to find favor with investors in our public securities…

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Victorian Railway Crisis. Speech by the Premier

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

ON Monday Mr. Irvine, the Victorian premier, invited the executive officers of the railway unions to meet him. There were about forty representatives of the union…

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Work on Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 2

Tile Minister for Works states that in connection with the expenditure of the amounts voted on the road schedule by Parliament, it is customary for the Public Works…

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Working Off the Road Votes

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 2

In connection with the expenditure of the amounts voted on the road schedules by parliament, it is customary, it seems for the Public Works Department to…

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Victorian Railway Crisis

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 2

The patient attitude of the State Premier has delayed the crisis in the Victorian railway service, not solved the difficulty. The representatives of the…

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Victorian Railway Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 4

Mr. Irvine met the Victorian railway societies again on Tuesday. The latter refused absolutely to sever affiliation with the Trades-hall. The societies, said Mr. Irvine, had adopted a worse…

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Feeling in Sydney Railway Circles

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 2

There was a feeling of uneasiness throughout railway circles in Sydney on Wednesday when it became known that the second conference between the Premier of Victoria and…

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Victorian Railway Trouble. Men to Withdraw or Be Dismissed. Parliament to Be Summoned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—The efforts of the Premier, Mr. Irvine, to induce the representatives of the railway employees to comply with the wishes of the Government in respect…

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The Road Votes

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 3

IT is customary for the works department to reserve a certain percentage of the amount voted by parliament on the road schedule until late in the financial year for…

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