Rain and Strikes Spoil the Show. Strathvean, Tarcutta-road
Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is such a long time since I last wrote to the Page, but I haven't forgotten you. I read the Children's Page regularly every Saturday night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
636 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 32
Motor Car Travelling
There can be no question that the watchword in motor car travelling should be first and always—safety first. Because "safety first" was built into Firestone…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →The Railway Strike. Sydney
James McEnaney and Frederick Lowden were arrested at Scarborough to-day and charged with shooting with intent to murder in connection with the shots Tired at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henty-daysdale Railway
Mr G. G.Jones presided over, a well-attended meeting at Urangehne recently for the purpose of considering the proposed Henty-Daysdale…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Notes
Whoever would have thought to see a Ford motor car slowly plodding along the furrows of a wheat field, taking the place of the sturdy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge Against Motor Driver
Two charges were preferred against Arthur Franks, a motor mechanic at Shepparton, in the State of Victoria. The first charge was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Facilities
From last week the reduced service of trains to Cobram came into operation, much to the inconvenience and disgust of local residents As…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway strike. SYDNEY, Thursday, 3.30 p.m
A disturbance took place at Balmain late yesterday, when national worker, who was driving a lorry was attacked by a body of strikers who called him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Latest Strike News Some Railway Men Refuse to Sign Applications. the Gas Workers' Strike Extends. Sydney Tuesday Afternoon
Thousands of strikers turned up at Eveleigh this morning, and were supplied with forms of application for employment. A number of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Big Strike. the Railway Strike Over. Men Go Back on Government Terms. Other Unions Considering Their Positions. the Settlement Not Unanimously Accepted Sydney, Monday Morning
The railway and tramway strike has been definitely settled. All the unions concerned in these services have accepted the Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Big Strike. Probable Settlement of the Railway Strike. Work May Be Resumed Next Week. Negotiations in Progress Respecting Other Unions. Sydney, Friday, 6 p.m
A mass meeting of eight big unions—the engineers and allied trades—decided to continue the strike, and to prevent by any legitimate means,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Strike. Early Settlement Probable Sydney, Saturday morning
As a result of mediation on the part of the Under-Secretary for Labour and Industry, it is considered certain that the railway and tramway strike will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Strike. Sydney
The railway and tramway position is still indefinite. A mass meeting of the Association carried a resolution to continue the struggle, but it is generally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Train Service
The reduced train services as a result of the strike has had the otfcct of congesting the lines. The train service on the Urana and Oaklands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike News. (Continued from page 19). Tramwaymen Signing On
Eighteen hundred tramwaymen have now signed the re-employment forms. Everything is calm. The men are awaiting instructions…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Number of Railwaymen Employed
The Railway Commissioner stated on Wednesday that on August 1 the staff employed numbered 37,006, of which 16,090 remained loyal; 6908 were re-employed to…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Efforts to End Strike Railway Men Ordered Back on Government Terms Only Limited Employment on the Railways. Unionists Dissatisfied
There was general jubilation in Sydney on Saturday morning when the news was read that the strike, as far as it affected the railway and tramway services, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Tramwaymen Sign On
Tramway department returns show that 1500 men signed the necessary forms. The men returned to their homes and will be sent for as 'required…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Railway Strike. Sydney
The railway and tramway strike, which has lasted over five weeks, has been definitely settled. All the unions concerned in these services have accepted the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-tram Conductor Fined for Interference. Sydney
At the Redfern Police Court, Edward Davies, 35, ex-tram conductor, now striking, was fined £10 for opening the brake switches of a tram…
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