A Reminder From John Bridge & Co. Ltd to Wool Growers
Woolgrowers ! we press most earnestly upon you the importance of not missing the present opportunity of giving your assistance to the cause of reforms and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
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Railway and Tramway Institute. Opening of Local Classroom An Interesting Function
Thursday last marked an important epoch in the history of the railway service in Singleton, the occasion being the opening of a newly-erected class-room…
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Under the new railway time table, which comes into operation on the 2nd December the Brisbane mail train will leave Sydney at 2 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic Railwaymen. £36,835 for Patriotic Funds
Three years ago employees of the New South Wales railway and tramway service established a war fund, and a special appeal was made for regular amounts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Opening of Railway Class-room
A newly-elected class-room for educational purposes, in connection with the local branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute, was opened on Thursday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Garden Competition
Judging in connection with the annual garden competition in the South Wales Railway and Tramway Department has been completed. The first prizes in the different…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Notes
One of the greatest drawbacks of electric lighting systems is the risk of the lights becoming suddenly extinguished through a short circuit. It is very necessary to have the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East-west Railway. Message to the King
The Governor-General has sent the following cable message to the King:— "Sir Ronald Ferguson, with humble duty, begs to report to your Majesty the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Singleton Argus. Saturday, November 24th. the Railway Institute
The establishment in a practical form of a branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute in Singleton must be considered as an important step in advance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway" Grievances
While,the visiting railway officials were in Singleton on Thursday Mr J. Falkiner drew the attention of Mr C. James, Superintendent for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Workers. and Railway Compensation Act
There is considerable uneasiness amongst the workmen employed on duplication works as casual employees by the New South Wales Railway Commissioners in regard to an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring Notes
Fance has 14,000 touring cars in the service of her army, which cost approximately about £600 a year each to run for spares, tyres, petrol, oil, etc…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Passengers Danger. a Narrow Escape
The passengers on the mixed down train from Narrandera had a very narrow escape from death or injury on Thursday, afternoon. When the train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Timetable. Northern Train Alterations. The Railway Commissioners announce
that the following is a summary of the principal alterations to long distance mail passenger, and express trains to be brought into operation on the northern line with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Stock Yards
During the recent visit of railway officials to Singleton, Mr. J. Falkiner drew the attention of Mr. C. James, Superintendent for the Newcastle District, to the wretched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News From America. Operating the Railways. Washington
Treaties are soon to be entered into between the United States and the Allied countries to solve the slacker problem, making reciprocal drafting possible. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Bridge Evening
Another successful war bridge evening was conducted in the hall of the School of Arts last evening by the Girls' Patriotic League in aid of the Voluntary Workers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Coast Railway. Official Opening to Kempsey
The official opening of the new railway line to Kempsy was performed by the Minister for Works, Mr. R. T. Ball, at the West Kempsey station, yesterday. Just previously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Railway Dispute Liverpool "Slow" Workers. London
Negotiations between the Government and the Railwaymen's Union have broken down. The railway men demand an increase of ten shillings weekly, and the Government offers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Time-table Northern Alterations
Following is a summary of the Prin[?]pal alterations to long distance mail. Passenger, and express trains to be brought into operation on the northern…
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