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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

422 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 22

Railway Revenue

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 4

The railway and tramway revenue for the quarter ended March, shows a decrease in the gross earnings of £117,539…

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Road Race

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon a bicycle road race for £10 was decided between J. Sharman and George Johnson, the former conceding his opponent 2min. 25sec. in a distance of 13 miles. A good deal of…

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Victorian Railway Employees. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 5

THE Victorian Minister of Railways emphasises bis determination to enforce obedience to the Government's edict that the railway unions most…

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The Bagdad Railway. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 5

THE Russian newspapers are delighted at Britain's discountenancing the Bagdad railway, and thus checkmating Germany…

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Balby and his Motor Car

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 8

A sleepy crowd was gathered at the bar of a small hotel in Witchem; there were navvies from an adjoining railway, farmers' laborers from the…

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The Victorian Railway Trouble

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 3

The Victorian Railway employees are to be given until to-morrow morning to decide whether they will withdraw from the Trades Hall. The…

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TELEGRAMS. The Railway Trouble. Still Unsettled. the Men Determined. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

The Victorian railway trouble is not yet settled, but it is believed an amicable settlement will be arrived at on Monday. SYDNEY, Monday…

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Railway Drama

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 6

Scene 1.—Traian stopping at a big junction. Ticket Collector (examining passenger's ticket): "This won't do, sir You'll have to get out and—"…

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The Victorian Railway Trouble

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

THE action of the Victorian Government, Minister for Railways, and Railway Commissioner, in ordering the railway unions to disconnect…

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Tram Accident. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 5

A BUTCHER named Richard Scott fell While attempting to alight from a tram at Enmore and was ran fiver…

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Victorian Railways. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 5

The railway crisis in Victoria has not developed any further. The Ministers will consider the position to day. Two of them state there will be no strike,…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Victorian Railway Trouble Intervention of the Premier

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 5

The Victorian Premier yesterday met the executives of the various Railway Unions, and urged them to obey the order issued by the…

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Railway Trouble in Victoria

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 4

A telegram from Melbourne on Saturday says that the probabilities of a railway strike are discussed from various points at view…

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The Road Vote. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

A PORTION of the roads vote will be released shortly in order to afford employment to distressed men in the country districts…

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The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier. AND Fairfield & Wallangara Advocate Friday, May 8. The Victorian Railway Crisis

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 2

THE public of the Commonwealth of Australia are gazing with keen, avid and critical eyes on the position of railway affairs in Victoria. The railway men…

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The Railway Trouble. A Crisis Inevitable. SYDNEY

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 2

The Victorian Premier on Tuesday met the executives of the various railway onions and urged them to obey the order issued by the Government, Mr. Irvine…

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Victorian Railway Trouble

The Inverell Argus · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 2

The EVENING NEWS says:—It is amazing that the Government of Victoria should openly sanction the principle of interference with…

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Victoriaa Railway Crisis. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

MR. T. BENT, Minister for Railways, is reported to be very nnwell to-day. A prominent member of tbe Victorian Parliament had no hesitation to-day in…

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Victorian Railway Crisis. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

THERE is immense excitement in Victoria over the railway men's difficulty as tbey have again declined to withdraw from the Trades' Hall. The…

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Train Held Up. Duel Between Passengers and Bobbers

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 2

The New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph tolls a story which in quite worthy of the California of "the old days." Three masked…

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