Latest From the Strike Centres No Trams on Sunday Morning a More Hopeful Feeling. Friday afternoon
The brass moulders at the Randwick shops left work to-day; otherwise there has been no extension of the strike…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
636 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 32
Big Railway Strike. Randwick and Eveleigh Work. Workshops Closed. Sydney, Thursday, 3.30 p.m
There was great excitement in Sydney this morning when it became known that the 5000 odd men at the Eveleigh and Randwick workshops refused to go on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tramp Cyclist
Eustace had a bicycle. Eustace had something else, too—he had profound contm[?] on yokels, ” as he called the inhabitants of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Science Notes. Japanese Motor
Japan is now successfully building automobiles which are claimed to be well made and are produced at a low price. The output-is not large, but is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Corowa Train
Yesterday the train came into Corowa as usual, and departed, but official intimation has been given out that on and from yesterday there would only be two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Limited Services Being Maintained. on Both Tram and Train Lines. Police Protection in Sydney. Tuesday Afternoon
It is estimated that 30,000 men are now on strike. Practically the whole of the tramway men, as they left their cars at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Prisoners in Palestine. "The Aeroplane Figures for July. Wounded Arrive in London. Confidence in French Government
In the House of Commons it was stated that the missing in the first and second Gaza battles included 431 prisoners, whereof three officers and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Strike. Spreading to Inland Work Shops. Many Offers of Assistance. Race Meetings Postponed. Sydney, Friday Night
A number of men at the Bathurst railway shops left work to-day. The engineers and boilermakers also came out at Wellington, Orange, Dubbo,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Strike. Spreads to all Branches. Thirty Thousand Men Leave Work. The Government's Firm Attitude. the Progress of Events Told in Order of Receipt of News. General Strike Ordered at Midnight Monday. Limited Services Being Maintained. Sydney, Monday 9 a.m
The Government is still standing firm. Very few trains are running. The strikers now number 10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Strike. Further Serious Developments All Branches Called Out. Government Will Act Drastically. Sydney
The Government is still standing firm and has signified its determination to adhere to the card system. Very fow trains are now running,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Strike. 10,000 Men Out. Railway Services Cancelled. SYDNEY
The railway strike at the Eveleigh Workshops, Sydney, has extended. Practically all the engine-drivers, firemen and cleaners in the Metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Freight and Faraes. an Increase Made
[?] way rates as recommended by the Railway Commissioners, have been adopted -by-the Executive Council,…
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One hundred and twenty tram cars were in use at 10 o’clook this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Latest. Work Ceases on the Water Fronts. Train and Tram Services Being Partially Maintained. Trolley and Draymen Strike Sydney, Friday, 1.30 p.m
The wharf laborers joined the strike this morning, resulting in the complete stoppage of work on the water front. The men are reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Upheaval in Sydney. 30,000 Men on Strike. Railways and Tramways Idle. Railway Coal Declared "Blace." Government to Retain Card System Men Must Resume Work To-day
One of the most serious strikes m the history of Australia, involving as it does the whole of the railway and tramway services of New South Wales, ia now in…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Big Strike. The Government Maintains its Firm Attitude. Limited Train and Tram Services. The Prices of Commodities Fixed, Including Meat Prices. Volunteers Offer Their Ser Vices. Another Conference. the Government Adheres to Its Position. Wharf Laborers Decide to Strike. Men Idle at Newcastle and Wollongong. a Domain Demonstration. Melbourne Wharf Laborers Return to Work. Strikers' Conduct Exemplary. Sydney, Wednesday 9 a.m
There are no fresh developments. The tramway men have endorsed the executive's action. The Government is deluged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Higher Fares on Trains and Trams
The Executive Council has approved the increased railway and tramway fares. These increases, which came into force on August 8, are:—Railway passenger fares,…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Railway Gauge Trial
A demonstration of his invention, which aims at solving the problem presented by the disparity between the Victorian and New South Wales railway gauges was given…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Railways Guarded
All tunnels, bridges, and strategic points on the railway lines are guarded. Trespassers may be shot,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Railway Strike. Sydney, Thursday, 3 p.m
The strikers' defence committee interviewed the Cabinet to-day. The conference is unfinished. It is expected that two-thirds of the…
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