Delays to Steamers. a Mail Train Cancelled
The Railway Department notifies that in consequence of the delay of the departure of the northern mail steamer Bingera, the mail train timed to leave Brisbane at 9.45 p.m. for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
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Fixing Minimum Wage. Competent Tribunal Wanted. Tramway Men's Proposals. Sydney
The conference of the Railway and Tramway Unions, constituted recently to deal with the wages question, met again at the Trades Hall this morning…
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The Railway department is experiencing difficulty in obtaining men necessary to carry on the usual services. In addition to its many employees…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Labor is hopeful that the tramway men's grievances will be brought before the Industrial Court immediately, and that the threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Tramwaymen's Ballot. Decision Against Stop-work Meeting
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The tramwaymen's ballot resulted in a decision against the stopwork meeting proposed to consider the grievances…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Soldier Killed. Attempt to Re-board Train
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—William Wells, 45, employed at Darge's photo studio at Broadmeadows camp, was killed at Kensington railway station last night. It is supposed…
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LONDON, Sunday.âA strange affair occurred on the Groat Central Railway, London. Violet Reynolds, 18, was returning home in the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Government has now practically decided upon all property resumptions to be made in connection with the City…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Railways Big Construction Scheme. Property Resumptions. Sydney
The Government has now practically decided upon the whole of the property resumptions which are to be made in connection with the city railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl and a Soldier. Strange Affair on the Railway
LONDON, Saturday:—A strange affair occurred at the Great Central Railway. Violet Reynolds, 19, was returning home at midnight from Marylebone when a soldier from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aerial Activity. the Raid on Freiburg. Railway and Military Buildings Bombed
PARIS, Saturday.—It is officially stated that the Freiburg raid was conducted by a dirigible, which dropped 38 bombs on the railway station and military establishments,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision with Hospital Train
AMSTERDAM, Monday.—Travellers from Germany report a catastrophe on Saturday. They state that the Cologne express collided with a hospital train full of wounded men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dreadful Railway Accident German Express. Collides with Hospital Train. Sydney
Travellers from German report a terrible railway catastrophe. The Cologne express collided with a hospital train full of wounded men. The shock…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Roy Thompson, a railway ticket collector, was crossing the line at Strathfield station when he was knocked down by a train, his right leg being badly…
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Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received official letters dated 18th January/1915, from the Director-General of Public Works, in reply to the Bellingen River Craruber of…
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PARIS, Tuesday.—A communique says:— Our heavy artillery effectively bombarded Steenstraete bridge and damaged the abutment on the eastern bank. We wrecked the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conscription. Condemned by Railway Workers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A motion condemning conscription was carried at the railway workers' annual conference. It was stated that an enlistment of nearly five thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Employees
A section of the tramway employees is idsappointed with the secret ballot on the "stop work" question, and it is stated a vote of censure will be moved against the president…
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The milage of concrete pavements in the United States has increased rapidly, says "Municipal Engineering," and it is likely to continue to increase, according…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ford Motors. Embargo Cancelled. Melbourne
Senator Pearce, Acting–Prime Minister, announced that, as the result of further information from Canada, it had been decided to cancel the…
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