40-hour Week Unlikely To Affect Trams
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—He did not think it would be necessary to alter tram timetables because of the operation of the 40-hour…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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Increases in Tram and Bus Revenue
SYDNEY. — Tram and bus revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31, 1947, increased by £811,000, the Minister for…
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MELBOURNE: There is a growing fear that instead of Melbourne's tram and bus strike being settled by the end of the week, there will be serious extensions to the suburban railway system…
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The Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) advised Lower Hunter Shire. Council that he could not grant financial assistance towards the cost…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Tram and bus revenue in Sydney and Newcastle increased by £811,000 for the six months ended…
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Bruce Cheetham, 17, of High-street, West Maitland, received heavy contusions to the nose with a probable fracture, abrasions and…
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A fire which started in a motor-cycle in front of the Maitland Ambulance Station last night was extinguished with a chemical…
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WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—Robert Cairncloss, 24, Burke-street, Wollongong, died after a collision between his motor-cycle and a…
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An aged woman was only inches from the wheels of a moving tram when she fell after alighting in Scott-st. shortly…
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MELBOURNE: Little hope of a settlement before tomorrow afternoon of the dispute which has kept Melbourne without…
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MELBOURNE: There seems little chance of Melbourne's tramway service being resumed before midnight tomorrow even…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— John McLennon, 30, of Mitchell-street, St. Leonards, was killed to-night when he fell beneath an electric…
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MELBOURNE. Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. Hollway) to-day told union representatives he would not negotiate for a settlement of the…
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A tram and motor-truck laden with slag collided at Jesmond tram crossing yesterday afternoon the truck was carried around with the…
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MELBOURNE: There is little hope of a settlement of the Melbourne tramway strike today, according to the…
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NEW YORK, Fri. (A.A.P.): Police in eight States are watching highways for three trucks said to be packed with explosives intended for Palestine. An alarm was flashed by…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Seven children under 12 had been killed in road accidents in New South Wales since the beginning of the school…
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The Prices Commission has apt proved of motor repair charges in Newcastle and the Hunter district being increased from 7/3 to 10/3…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Blackburn) to-day said he would refuse to deal with the tramway…
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Twenty-seven new reinforced concrete culverts have been constructed on the Muswellbrook-Sandy Hollow line. This section is being…
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