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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Railway Men Returning—others Struck Off. Latest

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

The Railway Commissioner states that [?] men out of 1100 on strike returned to work in the shops at Ipswich. If the rest do not return they…

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N.Z. Tram Strike Service to Be Held Up. Wellington (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. Young, chairman of the late Tram Strike Executive, says that if the men are prosecuted under the Arbitration Act for striking, the Wellington…

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Day Labor on the North Coast Railway

The Worker · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

Dean Worker,— In replaying to a deputation, the Minister for Works said he believed most of the men would try to work for the success of…

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The Railway to West Australia. Mr. King O'Malley on Non-Unionists

The Worker · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 22

The Minister for Homo Affairs stated at Melbourne last week that at least 1500 men will he needed for the construction of the railway to West Australia. Asked…

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Wages of Laborers on Railway Construction. N.S.W. Public Works Department to Pay 9s. a Day

The Worker · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 12

Mr. D. O'Sullivan, general secretary of the N.S.W. Railway Workers and General laborers'. Association, has been notified by the Public Works Department that…

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Wellington Tramway Strike. Complete Triumph of the Union

The Worker · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 27

A strike of employees on the municipal tramways at Wellington, N.Z., which had been threatening for some time, occurred last week and lasted for a few days. The…

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Skilled and Responsible Tramway Employees. Some of Their Underpaid Work

The Worker · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 30

Laterally shocking conditions of labor were revealed at a meeting of the Sydney Tramway Wages Board last week during the evidence of Robert Long, a cable and…

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Huncary's Record Train

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 3

The spirit of American hustle has suddenly invaded Hungary, it seems, for a real fast train will shortly start running between Budapest and…

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Queen Mary's Court Train

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

The statistics of the Queen's new court train arc appalling. If Queen Mary had not been, in her own time, responsible for a million or so of…

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Train Robbers. SECURE £14,000. a Daring Crime. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Five men plundered the mail and express cars on the Rock Island railway, while others, wearing masks, covered the train officials with…

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Killed in Train Smash. One of Eight Miners Injured In Welsh Collision Dies in. Hospital

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

One of the eight miners injured in a train collision near Dowluis on Saturday died in hospital at night (says a London paper of November 26)…

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Yalgogrin Railway League

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 5

A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a Railway League at Yalgogrin to advocate the construction of a line of railway…

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The Queensland Strike. Railwaymen Return. a Stampede to Work 1314 Resume Duty. Trades Hall Fight. Moderate Laborites. "Marked for Degradation." Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

1314 of the men employed at the Ipswich railway worshops have gone back to work. This constitutes nearly the whole of the staff. The…

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Items of News. Tumbarumba Railway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 4

Private business has delayed for a day the arrival of Mr. Barnard, the engineer who is to take charge of the Wagga to Tumbarumba construction…

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Dastardly Act English Mail Train Shot at Sorter's Narrow Escape. Mail Bags Perforated

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

Shots were fired at the English mail train last night, as the result of which a window was broken, a number of sorters had narrow escapes, and some…

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Railway Men Dismissed. Bread Delivered To-day. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

The Queensland Railway Commissioners announced that all railway hands, except porters under 18 years of age, who went on strike, are…

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Tumbarumba Railway. Arrival of the Engineer. a Few Facts About the Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Bernard, now in Wagga, in reply to a question as to when the actual work on the new line would commence, explained that it would be…

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Knocked Down by Tram. Young Barrister Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred in Castlereagh-street last night. Leslie Gaden, a well-known barrister, and former tennis champion, was knocked…

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Dastardly Act. English Mail Train Shot At. Sorter's Narrow Escape. Mail Bags Perforated

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

Shots were fired at the English mail train on Sunday night, with the result that a window was broken several sorters had narrow escapes…

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Tumbarumba Railway Proposed Ministerial Visit. Presentations to Be Made. Honors for Messes. Headley and M'garry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

For once in a way a public meeting called by the Mayor, Alderman T. Dobney, was enthusiastically attended about 30 persons being present at the…

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