Why the Trams Do Not Pay. an Army of Dead Heads
ONE of the reasons why the trams do not pay on some lines is the large number of persons who are allowed to travel free upon them. Not only do members of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
4,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 204
The Tramway Strike
MELBOURNE, This Day.--Yesterday and Saturday the tramway traffic was in thorough working order, and the time-table was observed on all the lines. There…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--Frederick Hall, the amiable youth who goes by the [?]man of "Flash Freddie." was brought up on Saturday charged with having broken…
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At these sales yesterday poultry ware in moderate supply. Fair arrivals of the other produce. Prices averaged:--Eggs, 1s 6d to 2s 4d per dozen; butter from ½d to 1s per lb; inferior from 2d; bacon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Melbourne Tramway Strike. the President of the Union Holds Out. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The tramway strike is at an end, and on Saturday the cars were running as usual. Amongst those whose names were down to commence work on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Narrabri-walgett Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Walgett
A meeting of the Narrabri-Walgett League was held to-day, at the Imperial Hotel. It was unanimously agreed that the other brauchen of the league and members of Parliament be communicated with, asking co-operation in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Permit me to direct attention to the dangerous practice that some of the bus drivers indulge in, namely, in keeping a short distance in front of the tram motors. It only needs a wheel to come off the 'bus, or a horse to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Railway Strike in the United States. London, Feb. 19
The strike on the Reading and Philadelphia Railway has terminated, the strikers having failed to secure their demands…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Mitchell and the Railway Employees. to the Editor of the "Australian Star"
Sir,--I notice in one of your evening contemporaries that Mr. Mitchell is thought to be the only candidate likely to secure the railway vote in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian. Victoria. The Late Tramway Strike. The Employees Union Dissolved
MELBOURNE, This Day.--At a meeting of the residue of the Tramway Employees Union, this morning, it was resolved to dissolve…
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A TRAM accident took place last evening, about six o'clock, at the corner of Hunter- street and Elizabeth-street. A man named Peter Appleton, aged 67 years, and…
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THE residents of the Carcoar District who are benefited by the completion of the Blayne Murrumbidgee line, have arranged for a public picnic at Lyndhurst…
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IN compliance with a request from Mr. J. MITCHELL, the authorities have decided to give the railway men bring in the New. town district two half-holidays in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian. Victoria. Suicide of an ex-Tramway Employee. Remarkable Discovery of a Body
MELBOURNE, This Day.--A tramway employee. Joseph Keys, 45 years, married, with a family, was this morning walking near the punt Hotel, Saltwater River,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TASMANIA. Railway Accident
LAUNCESTON, This Day.--On the Scottsdale railway while a train was backing down an incline several truck got off the rails. Three or four persons who were…
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It is understood that the Government had under consideration yesterday in Cabinet the various proposals which have been made to them by private persons to take over the…
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Now that the reforms in the law relating to the management of the railways and the construction of public works is approaching completion, much speculation is being indulged in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sydney Tramways. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,—I have been greatly pleased with your leader on the above subject of the 9th inst., and with a view of emphasising your arguments against leasing the tramways I ask you to…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.-- The Tramway Employes' Union a thing of the past, those members who have returned their duties refunding to keep it in existence. Those who are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident in Tasmania. Several Persons Seriously Injured. (By Cable)
HOBART, Monday.-- Intelligence has reached here of a rather serious accident having happened on the Scottsdale railway. A train was backing down an Incline when soma carriages…
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