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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Railway Information

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

Passengers for Wednesday's excursion can secure their tickets between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. The fares…

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More Tram Trouble

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

A mass meeting of tramway men was held this morning at the Trades Hall to discuss the constitution of the industrial board to try the issues…

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Tramway Dispute the Dismissed Men. Another Strike Suggested

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

The dismissal of some 200 men who were on strike in connection with the tramways has caused much soreness among the men and all kinds of…

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Sydney Tramways. Another Strike Suggested. a Fleet Week Dislocation

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

A rumor gained circulation in Sydney on Thursday that another strike of tram way men was not improbable, and that a general dislocation of traffic would take…

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Return of Bishop Barlow. an Episcopal Motor Cab

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 4

Bishop Barlow, who attended the Pan-Anglican Congress, left London on Friday last by the Orontes, and is expected at Goulburn about the middle of…

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The Cross Roads Fire. Coroner's Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 3

At the Coroner's Court yesterday an inquiry was held into the origin of a fire which occurred at the Travellers' Rest Hotel, Cross Roads, at 12.30…

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English Railways. Decrease of Revenue London, August 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

The net revenue of the English railways has decreased over £1,000,000 in the last half year…

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Railway Revenue Decreases

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

The net revenues of the English railways have decreased by over a million sterling during the last half-year, in comparison with the corresponding…

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Adelaide Wheat Commission Railway Commissioner's Evidence

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 4

At the sitting of the wheat commission at Adelaide on Monday Mr. Pendleton, Commissioner of Railways, was examined as to the railway charges…

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Tramway Employers Dispute. Wages Board Recommended Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Judge Heydon to-day decided to recommend the constitution of a wages board to hear the tramway employees' dispute…

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Tram Cars Attacked. Passengers Wounded and Robbed. London, Aug. 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

A band of ruffians armed with bludgeons attacked two tram cars at Cairo at midnight, and wounded and robbed many passengers…

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Girl's Murderer. Tracked by Bloodhound. for Four Days. Scent Fails at Railway Station. London, Aug. 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

A bloodhound for four days tracked the murderer of Madge Kirby, a little girl, whose body was found in a cellar of an empty house at Liverpool…

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Visitors Free on Trams

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Departmental instructions were issued this morning to the tram conductors, which stated that all officers, sailors, and marines of the American…

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Tracked by a Bloodhound. Scent Leads to Railway Station. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

For four days a bloodhound tracked the murderer of Madge Kirby, the little girl whose body was found in the cellar of an empty house in Liverpool…

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Tramcars Stuck-up. Ruffianism at Cairo. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

A band of ruffians, armed with bludgeons, at midnight attacked two tramcars at Cairo and wounded and robbed many of the passengers…

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Railway Engine Drivers

The Worker · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 11

After persistent agitation on the part of the Labor members in Parliament the Ministry has conceded the eight hours system to engine drivers and firemen on the…

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N.s.w. Labor Party and Tramway Strike

The Worker · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 17

Mr. Beeby, one of the members of the New South Wales Parliamentary Labor Party, who, with several colleagues, took prominent part in the recent tramway…

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The Arrival of the Fleet. a Brilliant Spectacle. Marvellous Enthusiasm Displayed. Red Letter Day for Sydney. Surprising All Previous Events. Record Crowd. Tram Traffic Blocked. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

The day broke dull and cloudy but fine, with slight south-westerly winds sufficient only to cause a ripple on the water. Long before daylight tens of…

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Across Africa. in a Motor-cab. Marooned in a Wilderness

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 8

Lieutenant Paul Graetz, of the German army, has accomplished another stage in his journey by motor-car through the heart of Africa from Dar-es-Salaam,…

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Rolling the Roads. Consultation of Shires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

A deputation from the Mitchell Shire waited upon the Kyeamba Shire yesterday, with reference to the purchase of a road roller for the use of…

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