Quiet at Newcastle. Railway Men Paid. Newcastle
Locally strike matters were quiet to-day. The railway men lined up for their pay this morning, but some of those on strike had only a shift or two to draw…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
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Railway Commissioners' Report. 2018 Strikers Re-employed. Sydney
In a report issued yesterday, the Railway Commissioners state:— "All the trains provided on the schedule ran into Sydney this morning practically…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Notes
Much of the carbon deposit in most engines which [?] from it is due to overheating of the lubricating oil. Quietly gloating over the prospect of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Service. Regular Time Tables
Sixty hundred and fifty men in uniform were on the Sydney trams to-day, excluding officers of the official staff and volunteers. More than half are loyalists and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Tram Smash. London
Ten persons were killed and 40 injured in a runaway tram accident at Dover. Such of the cable news on this page so headed has appeared in the "Times," and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Street March. Miners and Railway Men Unite
A combined demonstration of unionists, comprising miners, railway men, and others in sympathy with the industrial up-heaval, was held on Wednesday. It was on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Motor Accident
Mr. David King, conductor for the Clio mail service, died at Albion Downs last week at Richmond as the result of a motor car accident while he was conveying the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway Strikers Going Back
The tramway strikers are steadily drifting back to the various depots. Since 9 a.m. on Monday, 94 have sought and secured re-employment, including 36…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Mr Milne. Deputy Chief Railway Commissioner
Mr Edmund Milne, the Deputy Chief Railway Commissioner, died at his residence, Ryde, on Thursday. The deceased had been a sufferer from lung…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Dispute in Britain. a Settlement Effected
London, Thursday.—Members of the Locomotive Engineers' and Firemen's Union threatened to strike for the recognition of an eight-hours day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Men Resuming
The Tramway authorities state that 116 strikers returned between 9 a.m. yesterday and 1 p.m. to-day. As the strikers return fresh cars are sent out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workshops. 151 New Foremen
Replying to Mr Gardiner, in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, the Acting Premier said that 151 new foremen had been recently appointed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident on Belmore Bridge
Through the horse stumbling whilst going across the Belmore Bridge on Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Ford, of East Maitland, was thrown from the milky in which she was driving with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fireman Shot. Wounds in Chest and Arm. Moving Train Fired On
Alfred-Vincent Green, a railway fireman, of 224 Unwin's Bridge Road, St. Peters, whilst firing on the 7.50 "down" train, near Coledale, on Saturday night, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockholm Conference. Seamen's Tramp Card. London
Mr. J. Harrick Wilson President of the [?] has made a statement that the made un[?] refusal to carry [?] to [?] is none suggested her…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Strike Threatened. London
Mr. Wilton. "The Times" correspondent, has telegraphed from Moscow:—"A special meeting of the Council of the Ministry at Fatregrad on Thursday discussed with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Notes
If when inflating an empty tyre, the value be arranged at the top dead centre, the closing of the plunger will be assisted by gravity, thus allowing initial pressure to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Railway Strike
The Government has decided that the northern railways men who are on strike must return to work by Tuesday morning, otherwise they will lose their status and privileges…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramps Doing Their Bit
Statements sent to the Local Government Board, London, show that the present decrease in pauperism is the biggest in the ranks of the tramps…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aeroplane Charges a Hun Patrol. Amazing Exploit of a French Airman
The story of a thrilling "hand-to hand" combat between a French airman and German infantry is told in a message to the EXchange Agency by Mr. H. Wood, the…
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