Brief Mention. Tramway Strike
Officially declared off. Further big rise in the price of butter. 1 point of rain registered since last issue…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
547 stories in New England's papers · page 16 of 28
The Tram Strike. Officially Declared Off. Mr. Lawton Roughly Handled. Sydney
THE situation is generally improved. It is now understood that the railway men will not come out, but nothing definite was made known at last night's Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seeing the World by Motor
The motoring feats of Mr. Charles J. Glidden, the American traveller, form the subject of an interesting article in "Pearson's Magazine."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overlaid Railway
Borne men have no luck. A train runs to 'Oodnadatta, in Central Australia, but once a fortnight, and then it only rani in a moderate way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Reflections. Sidelights on the Tram Strike
The tram strike has full command of the limelight. Also of the sunlight, the starlight, the electric light, the gaslight, and every other…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Strike of Tramway Hands. Sydney
The [?] stan at the powerhouse is now the same as before the strike. At Newcastle the steam drivers…
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In consequence of the inclemency of the weather there was not an overflowing attendance of the public Wednesday evening to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney's Tram Service
IT has been officially stated that there are altogether 800 trams in the metropolitan service. Of course, this number is only required on special occasions, and it is stated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Porter Mutilated
SYDNEY, Thursday.—William Leigh, aged 21, a railway porter at Hurstville railway station, had his leg crushed off this morning by an engine. His condition is critical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Strike. Sydney
At a conference between the Parliamentary Labor party, the Tramway Union Erecutive, and the Executive of the Sydney Labor Council, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. The Tramway Strike
The tramway men attribute their defeat to the failure of the attempt to bring about a general strike…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Revenue
The earnings of the railways and tramways for the year ended June 30, showed a comparative increase of £338,000. There is a surplus of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interest on the Railways
The Farmers and Settlers Conference carried, a motion to the effect that all persons using the railways should be compelled to contribute to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Latest. Temporary Bridge Gives Way
SYDNEY, Monday Night.—At Parra[?]atta three railway trucks loaded with bricks, while going over n temporary bridge spanning the Duck River, were suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Uganda Railway. Forests and Wild Beasts
All day long the train runs upward and westward through broken and undulating ground [?] encumbered with superabundant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miscellaneous Articles. Cool Passenger Who Evicted a Minister for Railways
Dr. VOR Derchatta, the Austrian Minister for Railways, has had an amazing adventure. He entered a first-class non-smoking compartment…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tramway President
SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon.—Mr. H. Lawton, president of the Tramway Employees' Union, who was assaulted on the night the strike was declared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Strike
The strike of tram conductors and drivers ended on Wednesday. The decision of the railway men not to participate probably led to the return…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intemperance on the Railway
As a result of inquiries made regarding alleged drinking by employees at railway refreshment roams, an employee has been dismissed, the leasee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the Strike. the Tramway Servige
The Sydney tram way service, which was dislocated by the strike of the men, is again running in its normal order, and, so far as can be…
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