Nationalisation of Railways. London
The annual conference of the National Union of Railwaymen, at Bath, carried a resolution in favour of the nationalisation of railways…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
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Railway Matters. Mr. Hoyle and Mr. Thompson. Sydney
The remarks of Mr. Hoyle, Minister for Railways, criticising the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, were replied to on Saturday by Mr. Claude…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor in War. Hindenburg's Drive
"How do the Germans do it?" ask friends and foes alike. According to E. A. 'Langdon, in "The Automobile," the Teutonic successes in Poland were the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East to West Railway Strike. Melbourne
Mr. O'Malley, the Minister for Home Affairs, has received a notification that 50 men, engaged on the east to west trans-continental railway, have declined to walk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. Mixed Goods Train Derailed. Sydney
A railway accident occurred on an incline between Cullerin and Breadaibane, on the Southern line, last night. None of the railway men on the train were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Interstate Railway. Joint Inquiry. Adelaide
Documents are being prepared to convert the Railways Standing Committee into a Royal Commission, to work with the Public Works Committee of New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Railway Works. Brisbane
Mr. R J. Douglas, Acting Judge of the Industrial Court, has been appointed a Commission to inquire and report on the position of construction workers on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Road Collision. Inquest at Wallsend
An inquest concerning the death of Stanley George Dobell, which occurred at the Wallsend Hospital on the evening of the 21st instant, was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Women Railway Workers
With only the depleted staff resulting from the ready response to the colours by the railway men, a very serious hindrance in this necessarily uninterrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our London Letter. London Topics.—enemy Raids and the Dublin Revolt.—mr. Hughes and Labour.—women Railway Workers. London, May 5, 1916. London Topics
Compared with exciting events, home political affairs may seem tame. On Tuesday and Wednesday last week the secret session of Parliament was held, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Fatality
Mrs. Amelia Pelgrave, aged 50 years, who lived in Church-street West, Newcastle, was killed yesterday morning on the tramline at the Auckland-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Railway Men. Increased Pay Sought. Melbourne
A deputation, representative of enginemen and firemen and cleaners, employed on the State railways, waited privately on the Railway Commissioners to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Pilferers
There can be no doubt that the confidence of the public in the railways as a medium for the conveyance of goods, will he very seriously undermined if drastic…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queensland Railway Policy. Brisbane
The Cabinet sat for two hours this afternoon discussing the railway policy of the Government. Seen after the meeting, the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Railways. Preference to Unionists. Brisbane
A deputation from the Queensland Railway, Union on Saturday waited on Mr. Adamson, the Minister for Railways, to ask that the railway employees should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Summons Division. Motor Lights
Charles Crothers and Cecil A. Allingham were each fined £1, with 6s costs, for failure to carry on motor cars which they drove in Hunter-street at night sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors and Horses in Collision
TWO motor cars and a pair of horses attached to a sociable, provided two sentations on Sunday night, on the road between the old Toithat and the Long Bridge. The sociable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Fatality. Coroner's Inquest
An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday by Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, into circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Amelia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney City Railway. Sydney
According to a statement made by Mr. Molman to-night, the construction of the Sydney-city railway is to be-gone on with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Railway Servant. Thirty-eight Years' Service
Over sixty members of various branches of the railway service, as well as citizens of Newcastle, met at Way's Cafe on Saturday night last, to bid god-speed to…
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