Railway and Tramway Men Conference in Sydney. Sydney
The silver jubilee conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was commenced at the Trades Hall, under the presidency of Mr…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
781 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 40
Railway Appeal Board
In his address to the annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, Mr. E. W. Campbell, the president, referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Matters. Deputation to Mr. Doran
Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway traffic superintendent visited Newcastle yesterday, and in the evening he received deputations at the superintendent's office,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the Bakers and the State Oven.—nationalising Medicine.—the Man with the Wet Towel.—shakespeare Day.—the Cost of Running the Railways.—mr. Haynes and German Music.—is the Labour Party Fairly Criticised? Sydney
The deputation to the Premier of the Master Bakers was really two in the garb of one. The second will be discussed presently. The Bakers urged that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road-making and Kerbing Extraordinary
Sir,—Many thanks to his worship the Mayor of Merewether for his promptness in taking notice of my letter. I may say that within twenty-four hours of it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Station Destroyed. Amsterdam
Allied airmen destroyed Eleyberg station, on the Belgo-German frontier. They damaged the tunnel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Mystery. Chauffeur Found Shot. Melbourne
At about eleven o'clock this morning a motor car was found standing in the middle of Bullen-road, Heidelberg, with William Haines, the chauffeur, dead,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Railway Peer
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, one of the new peers, was, like Mr. Astor, born in the United States. He is a native Milwankee, and, as his name proclaims, of Irish…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Norwegian Vessel. Missed by an Aeroplane. Christiania
It is reported that a German aeroplane flying over the North Sea discharged several bombs, but missed the steamer Modena, 1148 tons, flying the Norwegian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor Car Murder Sensational Discovery. Melbourne
In connection with the motor car murder a sensational discovery was made by Mounted Constable Costello, of Heidelberg, on Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Randwick Tram Trouble. Ballot to Be Taken. Sydney
A mass meeting of the employees at Randwick tram sheds belonging to all unions represented there was held at the Protestant Hall to-day to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, Feb. 26th. More Pay for Railway Men
Serious Industrial trouble is threatening in the railway service of this country. The men of the second division, i.e., all the manual workers, have demanded…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Randwick Tramshop Trouble. Boys to Resume Work. Sydney
There is now little doubt that the boys from the Randwick tram sheds who are on strike will resume work this week. Two of their representatives yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trans-australian Railway. a Difficult Situation. Perth
In September last Mr. D. L. Gilchrist, who had been employed as clerk in the Kalgoorlie depot of the trans-Australian railway line, created a stir by mating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italian Railway Mishap. Ten Persons Killed. Rome
A passenger train proceeding from Ancona to Castellamare collided with a troop train at Pedaso Station. Ten persons were killed and forty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trans-australian Railway. a Strike Threatened. Kalgoorlie
Matters in connection with the trouble on the trans-Australian railway line regarding the employment of Mr. D. L. Gilchrist, a former clerk, were brought to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trans-australian Railway. Difficulty Not Settled. Perth
The position of the Trans-Australian railway trouble is unchanged. Mr. Darby-shire, when invited to reply to the statement of Mr. O'Malley, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The German Difficulties. Bad Weather and Roads. London
Colonel Repington states that the Germans at Verdun commenced moving up heavy guns three miles on the 27th February. They were expected to occupy at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers and Tram Fares
Sir,—I would like to know when the Government or the Railway Commissioners are going to grant the soldiers free rights to ride in the trams. The men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trans-australian Railway. Strike Commences. Kalgoorlie
A telegram has been sent by Mr. H. E. Marnie, senior assistant engineer, who had been instructed by the Minister for Home Affairs to take our control of the works,…
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