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

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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Road Tenders

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 2

The lowest tenders for roadwork opened at the Goulburn court-house on Wednesday were:—Taralga to Bummaroo Ford, J. Hogan, 60 (5 tenders); Tanalga to Bullio, B…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 2

At a committee meeting of the above it was decided that a sub-committee, consisting of Inspector Milne, Secretary Harding, and Messrs. Whitelaw, McInnes, Rogers,…

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Road Tenders

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 2

Following are the lowest tenders for road work opened at the Goulburn courthouse on Wednesday:—Taralga to Bummaroo Ford, J. Hogan, £60 (5,…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 2

AT a committee meeting of the above it was decided that a sub-committee, consisting of Inspector Milue, Secretary Harding, and Messrs. Whitelaw, McInnes, Rogers,…

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Our Railways

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

A COMPLAINT has reached us of what appears to have been an instance of gross railway mismanagement which was attended with rather upleasant consequences to some…

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Railway Superannuation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 4

The provisional committee representing the Railway and Tramway service, after carefully considering the statistician's report on the proposed superannuation fund, decided to avail themselves of…

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Railway Retrenchment in Goulburn. Forty-five Men to Go

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 2

THOSE railway employes who have applauded the efforts of the Government and Labour Party in trying to put up records in the way of lavish expenditure are beginning to realise…

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Sudden Death in a Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

On Sunday, when the 10.25 a.m. train from Sydney pulled up at Strathfield, it was found that a man had died during the short journey. The deceased's name was Edley Garforth, and he was a…

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Railway Items

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2

As showing the immense amount of railway traffic that is being carried on, in the southern district in particular, in consequence of the plentiful harvest it may be stated that every…

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Railway Hands Discharged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2

Fifty men employed in the Goulburn railway district are being discharged. They are, we are informed, men who were engaged to erect grain stores, extend siding, and do other…

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Trafficking in Railway Tickets

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 3

At the Water Police Court on Monday Robert Davies, chief ticket inspector of the New South Wales Government railways, proceeded against Reginald Tutton on a charge of selling a return…

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Railway Retrenchment in Goulburn

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

In last issue it was stated that about forty-five men attached to the permanent way staff at Goulburn are to be dispensed with. We are officially informed that, although this is…

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Railway Retrenchment

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

Thus the Goulburn “Herald”—“ We understand that some thirty men in the per way workshops in Goulburn are to be discharged on Thursday morning…

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A Tramway Deputation Sir John See’s Firm Reply

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

For some time past there has been a good good deal of unrest and agitation amongst the tramway employees in Sydney over certain alleged stoppages…

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Wages of Tramway Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 4

A deputation representing the New South Wales Government Tramway Employees' Union waited upon the Premier (Sir John See) on Tuesday to ask that the statutory increases which they contended…

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Tramway Employees

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

A DEPUTATION representing the tramway employees waited on the Premier on Tuesday, and asked that regulations granting increases should be…

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In A Second-class Railway Carriage

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 4

THE following amusing dialogue took place a short time back, which might be a warning to outspoken people. Just…

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Destruction of a Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

According to the Shanghai correspondent of the Duly Telegraph Japanese have destroyed a bridge on the Manchurian railway, killing 30 Russians…

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Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association. Address by the General Secretary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Goulburn branch of the above was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday evening, February 6th. Mr. F. Tandy (president) occupied the chair,…

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Railway and Tramway Appeals Board

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

I was learned on Thursday from Mr. H. M'Lachlan, Secretary to the Railway Commissioners, that the ballot for the election of the employees' representative on the Railway and…

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