Italian Railway Strips
The "Times" correspondent at Milan reporis that a recurrence of railway strikes in several Italian elties is one of [?] ugliest aspects of the industrial situation. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
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Railway Pay. Deputation to State Treasurer
The State Treasurer (Mr. Lang) was interviewed by representatives of the railway wages staff. The deputation asked that the increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor. Postal and Railway Delays
Sir.—The way we have been treated of late both by the Postal Department in the matter of telegrams and the railways in the transit of perishable goods from…
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A sad fatality occurred on the railway crossing at Belford on Saturday, the victim being John Arthur, a navvy, employed on the duplication work between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Strike 3000 Factory Hands Idle. Volunteers for Gas Works. Trams Stop Running. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne, Monday
It is estimated that 3000 factory hands, have been thrown out of work by the strike. There are grave fears of a stoppage of…
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Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has received word from the Public Works Department. under date June H. with reference in his representations in relation to a communication dated 26th…
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Mr. Council, M.L.A., has received a letter from Mr. T. B. Copper, the Under-Secretary to the Public Works Department, stating that the Minister has had a long conference with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Mr. C. Oliver. Former Railway Commissioner
At Mainly on Tuesday the death occurred of Mr. Charles Oliver, C.M.G., who it prominent public man from 1880 to 1911. He was in his seventy—third year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane Fails. Descends Into Wooloomooloo Bay
People gathered in the vicinity of Wooloomooloo Bay on Wednesday afternoon witnessed a thrilling aeroplane descent. While Lieut. Webb and a passenger were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rapid Road Reconstruction
A new type of road repair equipment has been produced by a leading British firm. It consists of an electric battery—driven truck on which is mounted a compressed air plant…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Day's Telegrams Side—car and Motor Collision. Sydney
While Inspector Milne, of the Marrickville police, and Constable Gillis, of lakehurst, were driving through the city in amotor bike and side—car, a collision occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Rates. Statement by Commissioners
The Railway Commissioners, relerring to a statement that when they found they would have to pay their employees 20 per cent. more wages they redressed the balance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Railway Traffic. Prince's Visit to Victoria
No daily traffic returns were furnished by the Victorian Railways department during the Prince's visit, but a return has now been compiled, showing that from May 21…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fractured Skull. Railway Worker's Death
Charles McLean, aged 22, who was employed for some time on the railway construction works at Rosewood, near Tumbarumba, was found dead in the main street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams Collide
Two trams collided last night at Barn[?] Rezelie, One passenger was slightly injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Telegrams Tram Traffic. Sydney
Official figures issued this morning showed that one million people were carried in the sydney trams on wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glen Innes to Ashford. Need for Light Line of Railway
At a meeting of the severn shire council, held at Gken Innes, it was resolved to meet representatives of the Ashford shire council and confer on the proposal that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railwaymen's New Knife for High Prices
Let every profiteer get off the track, and "extremely quickly," a Kansas (U.S.) editor advises, for the movement of the Railway Brotherhoods to establish co-operative…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Mainland Railways
Mr. Council, M.P. is in receipt of a letter from the Public Works Department, stating that it has been ascertained by conference with the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Fares. Cessnock Jockey Club on Motor Car Owners
A a committee meeting held last Tuesday night the rates now charged by car owners to and from the Cessnock racecourse on race days was…
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