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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 60

Trouble with Tramwaymen. Capetown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 12

A message from Johannesburg states that a mass meeting of tramwaymen decided to refuse to work with men who declined to contribute to the levy on behalf of the…

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South Africa. Railway Employees' Claims. Capetown, Tuesday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 6

In the Assembly to-night Colonel Creswell moved in favour of reconstituting the Railway Board, to consist of an equal number of Government nominees and railway servants…

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Railwaymen Adamant. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 14

The extremists' section of the Triple Alliance of Labour are stirring up other unions, including the vehicle workers and electricians, with a view to joining in the…

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Industrial Crisis Railwaymen's Demands. London, Monday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 14

The Railway Committee has made fresh concessions, which are not yet disclosed, but are considerably under the men's demands, hoping to avert a strike…

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Tramway Strike. Malvern Men Accept Advice

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 11

The Premier of victoria (Mr. Lawson), who is endeavouring to settle the tramway strike, advised the Industrial Disputes Committee to urge the men to return to work, as…

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British Railway. the New Regime. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 12

The Press Bureau reports: The Board of Trade announces that the average earnings of the railwaymen in 1913 were 28/6 weekly. Additions since February, 1915, have made…

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Bulga Tableland. Railway Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 9

A meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Wingham, on Monday night last, for the purposing of further discussing the matter of railway connection between Wingham,…

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Barmedman-rankin's Springs. Proposed Line of Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 March 1919 · page 3

At a reception tendered by the Barmedman and Rankin's Springs Railway League to Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, and others, at West Wyalong, the Minister…

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The Electric Workshop Repair Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 6

Everybody has heard about the wonderful system of light railways which the British constructed for military transport in Flanders, but only now has information been made…

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Producers, Necessaries "John Bridge" on Markets

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 4

The Country Service and Supply Department of John Bridge and Co., Ltd, writes:- "With the desire to be helpful to…

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Producers' Necessaries. "John Bridge" on Markets

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 3

The Country Service and Supply Department of John Bridge & Co., Ltd., writes:— "With the desire to be helpful to…

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The Electric Workshop Repair Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 14

Everybody has heard about the wonderful system of light railways which the British constructed for military transport in Flanders, but only now has information been made…

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Producers' Necessaries. "John Bridge" on Markets

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 6

The Country Service and Supply Department of John Bridge & Co. Ltd., writes:— "With the desire to be helpful to…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Driver Committed for Manslaughter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 9

The inquiry concerning the death of Mrs. Eliza M[?]heron 52 years of age, who died in Sydney Hospital from injuries received as the result of a motor accident in the city on…

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Railway Facilities and Deepening the Harbour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 9

A second deputation from the Decentralisation Association urged that the facilities at Newcastle for the handling of produce from the north and north-west should be…

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Barmedman-rankin's Springs. Proposed Line of Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 16

At a reception tendered by the Barmedman and Rankin's Springs Railway League to Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, and others, at West Wyalong the Minister…

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Masks at Railway Stations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 2

Country stationmasters have been pfficially advised to bring into force Immediately the regulation compelling all persons travelling by rail, and those…

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Three Deaths in Sydney. Railway Restrictions. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1919 · page 4

Two deaths from pneumonic influenza occurred at the State Hospital, Liverpool. The victims were Fredrick Goodlife and Wm. Doherty…

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The Egyptian Rising Attack on Railway Train. British Officers and Men Murdered. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 3

General Sir W. Allenby has given dotails of the murder of British officers and five men-aboard a train from Upper Egypt, on March 17…

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In Land of Omar. Airman's Romantic Adventure. Disguised As Persian Tramp

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 7

The detachment of the Royal Air Force which was recently operating in Persia met with some strange adventures, but none was more exciting than the eseape of a certain…

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