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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Today's Telegrams. Railway Iron Workers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 5

Considerable unrest prevails amongst the members of the Federated Ironworkers' Union in the employ of the Railway Department. The union secretary said he…

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Railway Matters

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 2

There is in existence in many of the country districts of New South Wales a spirit ol dissatisfaction in regard to the manner in which the…

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Aeroplane's Return Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1919 · page 4

Captain Holden, M.C., who recently passed through Maitland on his aeroplane trip in the interests of the Peace Loan, made his return visit this afternoon. Captain…

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Cycling. Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1919 · page 4

The Maitland District Bicycle Club will run a 28-mile road race on Saturday next to start at three o'clock from the Caledonian Hotel, Singleton, to the West Maitland…

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Railways and Week-end Travellers. Decentralisation Needs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 September 1919 · page 2

At the present time the railways make full provision for week-end travellers who desire to spend the Sunday in Sydney, but practically…

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British Railways. Danger of General Strike. London, Sept. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of the Railwaymen's Union, in a speech in London declared that there was imminent danger of a general railway strigke…

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Dangerous Railway Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 6

An incident at the railway crossing at Cessnock on Saturday night, in which a serious accident was narrowly averis[?] again directs attention to the need of…

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Railway Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 5

A meeting of members of the Federated Ironworkers Employees' Union in the employ or the Railway Commissioners defeated a motion that a little direct action…

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Big Railway Strike Threatened. London. September 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. J. H. Thomas announces that an ultimatum has been presented to the Government on the railway crisis, which expires afternoon to-morrow…

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Canadian Railway Robberies. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 5

A message from Quebee states that four arrests have been made in connection with the theft of £20,000 from a train last Thursday, but the money has not been…

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State Motor Vehicles, Cost of Upkeep, £79,689

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 2

According to the Auditer-General'S annual report, the prime, cost of motor vehicles in the service of State department and business and industrial…

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Sunday Train Service for Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 4

The Morpeth Municipal Council is in receipt of a communication from Mr. C. James, district superintendent, to the effect that he would recommend that a train…

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Railway and Tramway Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 5

Delegates from railway centres all over the State attended the annual conference of the Railway and Tramway Association, which opened in Sydney to-day. The…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 4

Mr. William Kessell, a commercial traveller employed by R. Hall and Sons, Limited, of Newcastle, was admitted to the Kurri Kurri Hospital yesterday afternoon…

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To-day's Telegrams. Motor Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 5

An inquest was held on the body of Henry Edwards, who was run down and fatally injured by a motor car in Oxford-street a fortnight ago. The coroner in…

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British Railways. Threatened Strike. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 5

The decision to call a strike for to-morrow was telegraphed to all the railwaymen's branches in the United Kingdom last night. Subsequently the Cabinet proposed…

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Railway and Tramway Officers Annual Conference. Service at the War. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 7

The anual conference of the Railway and Tramway Officers' Association begun this morning under the presidency of Mr D. Cumming…

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State Railway System

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 16

A lengthy discussion ensued at the Farmers and Settlers Association Conference over a resolution submitted by Mr. Therby Council that in view of the ever-increasing…

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Railway Robbery in Canada. Vancouver, September 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 12

Five masked robbers gagged the mail clerks on the Ocean Limited Express on the Canadian National Railway outside the city of Quebec this morning, and stole…

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British Railways. Danger of General Strike. London, Sept. 23. I

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Thomas, general secretory of the Railwaymen's Union, in a speech in London declared that there was imminent danger of a general railway strigke,…

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