The Victorian Railway Strike. Latest Information
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4
Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Railway Commissioner. is very pleased with the condition of things, and on Thursday expressed the opinion that the bottom had been knocked out of the strike…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 7
The Victorian railway trouble reached an acute crisis on Friday, when the engine—drivers and firemen gave the Commissioner for Railways notice that they would strike at midnight. This forcing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Strike. Service Improving. Incidents of the Strike
Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 6
THE service all round is greatly improved, and men are quietly filtering back. Additional trains are daily being placed on the service, and on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Singleton Argus Saturday, May 16Th, 1903. the Victorian Railway Strikes
Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4
The assembling of the Victoria Parliament on Wednesday last was attended by circumstances that caused the most intense interest to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Railway Strike. What Settled Matters. The Premier's Masterful Statesmanship. The Door of Repentance
Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4
THE following important statement was made on Thursday night by the Premier with regard to the men taken back into the service:— "As I stated…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1903 · page 3
It was reported in Melbourne last evening that the Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association had repudiated the action of the executive committee in declaring the strike "off." A message was…
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The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 2
Mr. Seaward is also in receipt of a letter from Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., with reference to the proposed, deviations on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Main Road Between Aberdeen and Stewarts Brook. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 2
SIR,—I would like, through your valuable columns, to draw the attention of the authorities to the disgraceful and dangerous state of many spots on the…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 3
The Victorian railway strikes last night accepted the recommendation of the executive to finally declare the strike off. This course has been taken upon the assurance of Mr. Irvine that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Victorian Railways Men Signing On. Between 300 and 400 Men Displaced
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 3
[?] Saturday telegrams and [?] of congratulation from all [?] in to the Premier, Mr [?] satisfaction at the…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 2
So the Victorian railway strike is over. The men have unconditionally sur rendered says one report, while another report says that the settlement was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railways. Effects of the Strike. the Goods Traffic. Allowance of Compensation Rights. Melbourne
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 2
The railway revenue for last week, though of course shewing an immense falling off as compared with last year, is by no means a negligible quantity. For the week ending May 15 the sum of £18,926 was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Burglary at a Railway Station
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 3
Murrumburrah railway station was burglariously entered last night; the contents of the till, amounting to 30s, was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Glenmore Road Tragedy. Hanna Sentenced to Death. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 3
The trial of David Hanna, charged with wife murder, was concluded this afternoon, when the jury found prisoner guilty of murder, but they desired to add a strong recommendation to mercy…
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Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 2
On Tuesday, before Mr Sharpe, P.M., and Mr St. Thomas Loder, J.P., the question of a transfer of the license of the above hotel from Sir Roberts, the licensee,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railways Rallot of the Men. The Strike at an End
Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 1
WHEN we went to press for last issue matters in connection with the strike were a good deal unsettled, and an acrimonious feeling pervaded a…
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Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 3
The Murrumburrah Railway Station was entered by burglars last night, and the contents of the till, amounting to 30s, stolen…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 3
The King and Queen have opened the Edward the Seventh Bridge' across the Thames at Kew. The cost of this structure amounts to £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Glenmore Road Tragedy. Hanna Sentenced to Death
The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 3
THE trial of David Hanna, charged wife murder, was concluded yesterday afternoon, when the jury found prisoner guilty of murder, but they desired…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Sleepers for South Africa, a Big Order
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 3
Two months ago, Mr. Alexander Bergl, of Capetown, whose representative here is Mr. Frank V.Hall, contracted with Allen Taylor and Co. for the supply of 470,000 railway…
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