The Railway Question of Pay. Minister's Statement. Sydney
The Minister for Works and Railway, Mr. Buttensaw, denied the suggestion that the Government would bring the railways under the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1929
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Railway Wages. Question of Payment. Action by Commissioners
Because the employees of the Railway Commissioners are receiving payment on the basis of 48 hours for 44 hours actual work the wages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Smash. Trucks Shunted Into Goods Shed. Narrow Escapes
The West Maitland railway goods shed was badly damaged this morning when two trucks were backed into it during…
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Messrs. Dave, and Olson have landed a handsome New Ford Roadster (single seater) to the order of Mr. Geo. Dowling. It will please the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cloudburst. Flood Hits Railway Near Werris Creek. Trains Delayed. Embankment Swept Away
As a result of the floods, some serious delays to railway and road traffic have occurred. A cloudburst between Worm Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Case Remanded Charges of Grievous Bodily Harm. Echo of Motor Accident
An echo of a motor accident which occurred some little time ago on the Wollombi Road was heard at Cessnock Police Court his morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Workman Drowned. Fell From Wyangala Bridge
While working on the construction of a bridge at Wyangala Dam near Cowra, Leslie Jeffrey fell from a plank into the Lachlan River and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goods Train Collides with Trucks Station Shed Damaged
A goods shed was partially wrecked and three men narrowly escaped injury when a coal-laden train crashed into two stationary trucks during…
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A motor car, skidding on the wet surface of George-street, Sydney neat the Central Railway Station, last night dashed on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Racing. Track Being Formed at Wembley. London, Feb. 19
Wembley Stadium is adding a dirt track for motor racing to its other activities. The Westralian, Mr. J. S. Hoskins,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tenders for Motor Services
A tender at 9d per mile and 3/ per hour waiting time was received by the Hunter District Water Board from Mr. R. Krempin, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Boat Missing. Fears for Safety of Three Men. Sydney
A motor boat named the Heather Belle, with three man aboard named W. Campbel, Campbell Jones, and L. Heathnill, which left Port Macquarie…
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The holder of a domestic science scholarship, and to have a reputation as a dirt-track racing motor cyclist, are distinctions that belong to Miss Fay…
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A motor boat named the Heatherdelle, with three men aboard named W. Campbell, Campbell jones, and L. Heathiell, which left Port Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Long Bridge
The condition of the footway and general docking of the Long Bridge was brought before the Maitland Chamber of Commerce last evening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train on Fire Panic Among Passengers. New York, Feb, 19
A wild, stampede, resulting in injury to scores of people, occurred when a train caught fire to-night in the tunnels running under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Loyalists Rights to Be Restored
A bill to restore the seniority rights of the 1917 loyalists, who were regressed by the Lang Administration, has been drafted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trams and Trains. Revenue Returns Substantial Improvements
The report of the Railway Commissioner for the quarter ended December 31 last has been made available to the Minister for Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Hours. Chief Advocate for Commissioners. Visit to Melbourne. Sydney
After the recent rumours regarding the proposal to institute 48 hours in the railway service, significance is attached to the visit of Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Insurance on Motor Car. Claim in Sydney District Court
In the District Court, Sydney, Bradley Bros., Limited, of Wentworth avenue, Sydney, and Winfred Marple, of the same place claimed £100 for…
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