Oakhampton-road. Out Up by Heavy Traffic
Mr. G. G. Lindeoman, engineer to the Cessnock, shire Council, has pointed out to the Hunter District Water Board that the road leading to the Walka waterworks…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Railway Ambulance Corps. Presentation of Medals
A concert was given in the Oddfellows' Hall, Auckland-street, under the auspices of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps, last evening,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor. Alleged Dangerous Bridge
Sir,—It is about time the Wallsend Council paid some attention to the dangerous bridge at the bottom of Kemp-street. Two accidents have already…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Strike. Goods Traffic Held Up. Sydney
Discontent, which has for some time existed among the men employed as goods porters at the Darling Harbour railway yards, suddenly assumed an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kalgoorlie Tramway Dispute. Kalgoorlie
In the Court of Arbitration at Kalgoorlie this afternoon the hearing was commenced of a case between the Kalgoorlie Electric Tramway Employees' Union of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Strike. No Settlement. Sydney
No settlement has been arrived at in connection with the strike of porters at Darling Harbour goods yards, and the goods traffic on the railways is paralysed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. Aeroplane and Dirigible
When it comes to aeroplanes, France, says an authority, is the best equipped of the Powers. After her comes either Great Britain or Germany. On the other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. Lambton Tramway
Sir,—I have lately noticed a complaint regarding the want of a waiting shed at Croudace-street. No doubt a great many of the residents would be very much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Strike. No Settlement. Mr. Carmichael Hopeful. Sydney
The hold-up of the goods traffic on the railways through the strike of porters at Darling Island continues, and so far as the public can judge there is no road yet open…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Still Striking; Still Passing On.—the Meaning of "Canberra." —Are Wild Men Shows So Law Ful?—small Wages for Railway Men.—"a Surplus of Fruit Every Season."—the Objection to Net Fishing. Sydney
More pass on, more strike, and more pass on again. The Ferries company has now fixed things, and the employers of masters and men must pay the extra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike. Position More Serious. Clyde Shunters Go Out. Sydney
The Darling Island railway strike, for the settlement of which Mr. Carmichael, the Minister for Labour and Industry, held out hopes on Friday night, is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Railway Stations
If you want to be happy, keep away from trouble; If you want to be happier, keep trouble away from you. So, an I know most people do wont to be happy, I strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Strike. Negotiations Fail. Position Very Grave. Sydney
All the Government's efforts to settle the railway strike have failed, and to-morrow steps will be taken by Mr. Johnson, the Chief Commissioner, to employ…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. Toronto Train Service
Sir,—As a regular traveller to and from Newcastle I wish to call attention to the running of the trains between Toronto and Newcastle. For instance, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Strike. Commissioner's Firm Action Men Still Stand Out. Sydney
Every effort to induce the railway men on strike to accept the proposals of the Government for a settlement of the dispute has failed, and Mr. Johnson, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Mine Motors. Proof Against Explosion
Recent explosions in collieries have again accentuated the projudice against the use of electric motors in coal mines. Coal-dust, we know now, threatens as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sun-power Motor
Mr. Frank Shuman gave a few interesting particulars concerning this motor at the fourth ordinary general meeting of the Sun-Power Company (Eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Sydney Letter. Free Wool Means Another Market.—the Strike Situation.—passing Things on in Beef.—a Warning From the Employers.—tram Ticket Plant.—the Educated Burglar Leaves His Card. Sydney
What's the most important local item to-day? Strike? No:—Free wool, United States of America. It means an enormous lot to Australia if the wool can be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike Ends. Men Return to Work. the Terms of Settlement. Sydney
The railway strike was declared settled at two o'clock this afternoon, and the men at once commenced to return to their accustomed posts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toronto Train Service
Sir,—By the tone of Constant Traveller's letter, I don't think he is very accustomed to travelling, when he complains of being late at holiday time. One…
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