The Tram Strike. Trades Hall Action. Reinstatement of Leaders' Wanted. Sydney
At last night's meeting of the Traders and Labor Council a letter was received to the effect that the Chief Railway Commissioner was of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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Humula-tumbarumba Railway
Mr. R. Donaldson. M.I.A., has received the following letter:—"Sir.—Referring to your letter of August 22. re survey [?] the Humula to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Determined Suicide. Jump in Front of Train. Melbourne
A well-dressed, middle-aged man threw himself in front of a train at the East Melbourne Station this morning. The engine passed over his body,…
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An action has been commenced by Ellen MacDonald, who claims £2000 damages from the Railway Commissioners for injuries alleged to have…
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Mr. George Turner, son of Sir Geo. Turner, died at Melbourne yesterday from the effects of injuries sustained through being run over by a train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai Police Court. Monday, September 7. Before Mr. Nisbett, P.M. Railway Charges
Michael G. Gellaty pleaded guilty to entering a railway carriage at South Gundagai by c[?]mbing through the window. Mr. Fraser for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A father's Revenge. Child Killed by Motor. Two Occupants Shot. Car Dashed to Pieces. London. Sept. 7
A terrible motor car tragedy is reported from Italy. A car containing the two daughters of the Marquis of Revedin, knocked down and killed a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim for £2000. Tramway Accident Suit. Sydney
[?] Supreme Court Charles Mr. [?] and his wife sued the Railway commissioners claiming £2000 damages for injuries sustained by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victims of the Tram Strike. Chief Commissioner Adamant. Meetings of Union Convened. Sydney
The Chief Commissioner of Railways to-day definitely stated he would not re-employ certain members of the Tramway Union who were connected as active…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Tragedy. a Child Killed. Frenzied Father Uses Revolver. Shoots Chauffeur and One of the Occupants. Another Dangerously Injured. London
A remarkable tragedy, culminating in the death of three people, and the probable death of a fourth, has occurred near Genoa…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. a Storeman Killed. Sydney
James Sutton, aged 50, a storeman employed at the Everleigh railway workshops, was killed this afternoon by being knocked down by a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. Young Man Mutilated. Sydney
The body of a young, man named William Thorley was found on Saturday night on the railway line near Kurri Kurri with the head and legs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed on the Railway. Young Man Mutilated. Sydney
A young man named William Thorley was found about midnight on Saturday on the railway line between Kurri Kurri and Weston. The head…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Development of New South Wales in so far as it is Affected by Recent Land Legislation. [paper Road at Debating Society, September 10, 1908.]
The most important recent Land Acts are those passed since 1894, and, in order to arrive at a proper consideration of the subject of this paper, it is necessary to…
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Correspondence reached this office during the editor's absence in Sydney that has now been attended to. It invites Cootamundra to send delegates…
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Was it a fact, asked Mr. Holman in the Legislative Assembly last week, that laborers were employed by the Railway Commissioners at the rate of 6/6 a day ?…
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A motor car, carrying a woman and child from a polling booth to their home in Perth, collided with a train and was fearfully smashed up. The car, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cycle Road Race
Two cycle road races, run by the Speedwell Cycle Company (Mr. P. Sullivan, manager) took place yesterday, and interesting contests resulted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speedwell" Road Race Ten Miles, Won by Geale
Two road races, organised and carried out by Mr. P. Sullivan, manager of the Wagga branch of Messrs Bennett and Wood, makers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Engines Made in Secret Extraordinary Action of N.s.w. Commissioners. Labor Policy Adopted, But Officers Enjoined to Secrecy
New South Wales Laborites who read the "Sydney Morning Herald" enjoyed a very delightful surprise on Monday last when they saw that, notwithstanding the repeated…
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