The Wheat Traffic. Railway Storing Arrangements Sydney
Mr. Hoyle, Minister for Railways, recently asked the Deputy Chief Commissioner for Railways to furnish a report as to the present position in regard to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
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Railway Presentation
At the conclusion of the locomotive officers' conference, held at the office of the Chief Mechanical Engineer at the Railway Department in Sydney, a few days ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The East-west Railway. Melbourne
Mr. Gilchrist, in addressing the Royal Commission to-day on the construction works charges regarding the East-West railway, assorted that appalling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Pilfering
In view of the enormous amount of pilfering which occurs, on the railways, one would naturally think that offenders when detected would be sharply dealt with, just…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Liberal Association. Railway and Tramway Fares. Sydney
The Liberal Conference concluded its sittings yesterday. A resolution was submitted in favour of abolishing the excess fares on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East-west Railway. Strike of Clerks. Melbourne
Work on the South Australian section of the trans-Australian railway has been stopped by Mr. O'Malley, Minister for Home Affairs, because 40 clerks at Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Railways. Talk of Strike Ballot. Melbourne
The council of the Victorian, Railways' Union is considering the question of taking a ballot to decide whether there shall be a general strike of railway employees,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gift of Motor Ambulance. Sydney
What is described as the finest motor ambulance yet received, was presented to the military authorities this morning for service at the front. Its presentation was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Difficulty. Melbourne
The statement of the Premier in the Legislative Assembly that whilst the Government will not grant wages board for the railway men, they are willing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Railway Trouble. Melbourne
In the Legislative Assembly, to-day, Mr. Frank Madden, the Speaker, condemned in scathing terms the action of a group of Liberal members in allowing "a reckless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taken Down by Spielers in a Race Train
Three spielers took down a couple of Dungog visitor going to the Tuggerah Park pony races while in the train. The trio introduced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Tramways
It does not seem long since we listened to an animated discussion in the Legislative Assembly respecting the Melbourne Tramway Company Bill, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Cycling
It is the intention of the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club to hold a speed-judging contest this afternoon. The course chosen is from the bottom end of Gordon-avenue (where members…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victorian Railway Men. Melbourne
At a meeting of the executive of the Railway Union, it was decided that the proposal by the Government for the establishment of a Departmental Board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broadmeadow Bridge. Work Steadily Progressing
Good progress has been made with the construction of the overhead tramway and vehicular bridge over the railway at the Breadmeadow station. The brickwork of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →German Train Destroyed Amsterdam
French aviators completely destroyed a German munition train. Sixteen Landsturmers were killed. Two Austrian divisions have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Belmont Railway. Approaching Completion
The extension of the New Redhead Land and Coal Company's railway from Redhead to Newcastle is approaching completion. Operations have so far progressed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Waratah Tramway Service
Sir,—One of the alluring representations in favour of residing in the suburb of Waratah is the supposed convenience of the addition of tram service. A tram…
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A general meeting of the Newcatle Automobile Association was held at the club rooms on Tuesday night, presided over by Mr. D. Sneddon, in the absence of Mr. Goninan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal for Victorian Railways. Sydney
The Victorian Government has entered into a contract with the Lithgow Collieries Association of New South Wales for the supply of 100,000 tons of coal, to be…
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