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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Railway Subways, &c

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 2

The Mayor and Ald. Dickson and Brown met Mr. Inspector Alt on Saturday morning, to discuss the proposed subway in lieu of the present…

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Evidence Continued. Railway Manager's Views. a Miller Satisfied. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. John Harper, Traffic Manager of the Railway Department, giving evidence to-day before the South Australian Wheat Commission said the…

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The Wheat Commission Evidence of Railway Traffic Manager. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 2

The South Australian Wheat Commission took further evidence to-day. John Harper, Traffic Manager of the Railway Department, said the revenue…

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Sydney Tramways. Employees Dissatisfied. Charges of Spying. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 4

There is a good deal of unrest among the tramway employees in the city, and special meetings of the union have been convened to decide as to…

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Sydney Tram "Pimps." Trouble Coming

The Worker · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 20

There is considerable trouble in the ranks of the Sydney tramway men, owing to the abominable system of "pimping" that is being carried on by the…

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Devils in Collision. Aeroplane and Taxicab. Extraordinary Scene

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

There was an exciting scene here (writes a correspondent of “Lloyd’s Weakly” on 2nd May) to-day when M. Delagrange, in making a fine flight in…

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Railway League

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

A MEETING of the Railway League was held at the Literary Institute on Friday night, Messrs Brown (chair), Molineaux, Boston, Witts, Merryful,…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Thursday Night. Tram Strike Threatened

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

At a mass meeting last night, the shift employed on the Sydney tramwasy carried a resolution demanding the immediate abolition of the special…

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The Braybrook Railway Disaster. Result of the Inquest

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

After deliberating 10.20 a.m. on Thursday till 25 minutes to 5 on Friday afternoon the Coroner's jury of nine returned the following verdict as…

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Elopement Stopped. Husband Arrested on a Railway Platform

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

A strange story of a frustrated elopement was told to the Bristol magistrates yesterday (7th May),; when Henry John Edwin Holder, a tramway clerk, was…

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Telegrams. To-day's News. The Tramway Troubles. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

The Chief Commissioner for Railways stated that he would receive a deputation from the Tramway Union on Tuesday next. The Sydney Trades…

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The Cross Railway. the Missing Link

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. R. Patten (now the "Hon.") of Mitchell's Creek, in the Wellington district, and a vice-president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of…

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Very Latest. The Tram Union. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

The Railway Commissioner this morning was asked as a matter of urgency to receive a deputation this week in connection with the tramway…

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Tramway Trouble. Use of Spies Resented. an Indignation Meeting. Ultimatum to the Commissioners. Strike Probable. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

A large meeting of Sydney tramway men was held in connection with their grievances, principally in relation to the system of "spying," which is…

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The Tramway Trouble Demands of the Men. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

Enthusiastic meetings of tram men were held last night and to-day to protest against the department's system of employing special officers to detect…

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The Tramway Trouble

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

The Tramway Appeal Board heard and dismissed the appeal of the conductor on whose behalf the tramway employees are agitating. The decision…

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Tramway Grievances. a Driver's Dismissal. Appeal Set Aside. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

The appeal board dismissed Conductor Croucher's appeal against his dismissal for alleged irregalarities,…

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Goods on Barellan Railway Line

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. P. McGarry, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Secretary for Railways (Mr. H. M'Laughlan):—"With reference to your call and…

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Sydney Tram Trouble. Croucher's a Appeal Dismissed. the Unrest Intensified. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

The Appeal Board delivered its reserved judgment to-day in the appeal of ex-Conductor Croucher against his dismissal from the tramway service for…

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Murray River Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

Whilst at Albury on Friday Mr. Wade received a deputation which urged the construction of railway to open the Upper Murray. The…

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