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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Mammoth Railway Engines

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 5

Orders have been received, in Crewe railway works to build a large number of locomotives, which, when completed, will be the most-powerful in the…

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Railway Accident. Mother and Daughter Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 2

Mrs. Beatrice Ashford, 27, a visitor from the country, who has bèn residing in Redfern, went with her mother, Mrs. Mary J.Davis, 63 to visit some…

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Railway Not to Be Seized

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

About three thousand members of the affiliated unions met at the skating rink and spent a lively couple of hours. A telegram from the Premier, Mr. M'Gowen, was read…

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Railway Refreshment Room

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 4

Major Nicholson, M.L..A., for months past has been advocating the establishment of railway refreshment rooms at West Maitland Railway Station, and has now…

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The State Railway. Chief Commissioner's Statement. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, examined before the Dominions Royal Commission, said that the New South Wales railways were in an encouraging position,…

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Railway Methods. Houses Eight Days on Truck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 7

Mr. E. Summons, a well-known horse buyer, trucked two horses, a valuable draught colt and the racing pony Graball, at Darling Harbour on Friday, the 4th inst.,…

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Our State Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 4

The evidence given by the Chief Railway Commissioner before the Dominions' Royal Commission appears to have deeply and favourably impressed our distinguished…

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Railway Freights and Fares. New Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 6

The award of the Traffic Wages Board has been gazetted, and simultaneously Mr. T. R. Johnson, the Chief Commissioner, has issued instructions for the imposition of…

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Liquce on Railway Platforms

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 1

Goulburn railway officials refuse to issue platform tickets alter 11 o'clock, assigning the reason that the platform privilege gives access to refreshment…

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Youthful Railway Offecials. a Jury's View of Them

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 2

Christina Prentice, dressmaker, of Middle Park, was the plaintiff in a county court action for £604 damages against the Railway Commissioners at…

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Held-up on the Line. Mishap to Mail Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 7

A serious "hold-up" occurred on the railway line two and a half miles north of Glen innes railway station about 9 o'clock on Wednesday night (says the local paper), when the…

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Railway Fatality at Hamilton. Young Man's Death Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

The mangled remains of a young man named Thomas Horne were round this morning alongside the railway line at Hamilton. Deceased was apparently run over…

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Cyclist and Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

A cyclist, Thomas Lavis, collided with a fast-moving tram in the city this morning, and was tossed into the air. He was picked up in an unconscious condition, and was…

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Letter to the Editor. Proposed New Railway Lines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

Sir,—A railway league has been formed at Mulbring to forward a movement for a railway to connect Minimbah with Dora Creek, or Morrisset, and another from…

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Railway Employees' Award. Revised Rates of Pay

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 4

THE award of the board in respect to the claims filled by the Railway Traffic Association has been issued. The hours of labour are fixed at 96…

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Railway Works. Imperial, Statements by Mr. Johnson

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 2

THE Chief Railway Commissioner was the first witness examined on Wednesday, in Sydney, by the Dominion Royal Commission to inquire into the trade and…

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Knocked Down by Train. Boy Killed at Hamilton. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

Thomas Horn, a call-boy in the Railway Department, Newcastle, was killed at. the Hamilton level crossing last night. His body was not fonud [?]…

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Railway Award. Revised Rates of Pay

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 8

Mr. H. Montgomerie Hamilton, barrister chairman of the Government railways group, No 3 board, has issued the award of the board in…

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The Late Railway Strike. Another Grievance. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5

Despite the appointment of a Royal Commission there is still a possibility of a recurrence of trouble in the railway service if details relating to the terms of…

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Railway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. M'Gowen) yesterday wired to Mr. David Tweedie, A.M.A. Broken Hill; "This Government has already stated that it has no authority to construct line to…

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