Railway Retrenchment. Pruning Barely Commenced
Whilst the Railway authorities, when approached yesterday, were uncommunicative as to the economies being made in the Department, in view of the great decrease in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Railway Retrenchment. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—In reference to the above, we are assured that in view of the losses on the railway (through want of profitable employment) it is compulsory to dispense with the services of a large number…
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The motor-car art union in aid of the Mount Kembla Fund closes on January 31. Tickets are 1/. Four motor-cars, valued at £3050, are given as prizes…
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Thomas Duniam, foreman of the Geelong (Vic.) Railway Goods Shed, had a miraculous escape from death. Just as the Queenscliff train was steaming into the station,…
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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company proposes to increase its capital to £80,000,00. With the increase in capital the company intend to construct tunnels under the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Servants. Sweated by the Commissioners
From one of the stations on the Northern line "Truth" receives a complaint as to the condition of things existing among certain of the railway employees…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway and Tramway Service Superannuation Fund. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Having carefully perused, under the above heading, Mr. E. B. Taylor's contribution to above question, the ample evidence therein contained of the repeated failures of efforts made by persons not possessing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Tramway Superannuation Fund. to the Editor
Sir, -- Among railway men, just now, this subject is receiving a good deal of attention, for it is one which intimately concerns the welfare of everyone employed in the service. The recent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Voice of the People. Tram Anomalies
P. M'E. writes:—There are now three lines of trams betweeen Redfern district and the city, and, although a line has been laid through the new street connecting Castlereagh-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] South Africa. the Netherlands S.A. Railway. Offer to Shareholders
LONDON, January 11. 2 p.m.—Great Britain offers the private shareholders in the Netherlands South African Railway Company £135 per share…
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Frederick Rowlands, 25, residing at Bucknell-street, Newtown, fell from a tram this morning; in George-street West, near St. Benedict's Church. The Civil Ambulance Brigade conveyed…
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The shortening of hours in the Railway Department, the authorities state, means that the mechanical staff will be paid at the rate of 5½ days instead of 6. It has been rumoured abroad that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Servants' Society. Stringent Rules Adopted. London, Jan. 10
The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has adopted a rule providing for a subscription of 1s from each member towards the support of labour…
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There were no new developments on Saturday in respect to measures for securing greater economy in the railway service. The opinion seems to be generally held that further reductions are imminent,…
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Replies have been received from all the States in reference to the intention of the Federal Government to constitute a board to report on the proposed transcontinental railway to Western Australia, South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dural Railway League
A meeting of the above league was held at Dural on Saturday afternoon, the chairman being Mr. J. C. Hunt. Delegates were present from Galston, Glenorie, Castle Hill, Kenthurst, Dural, Middle…
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Michael Wm. Toohey, aged 21, hairdresser, was charged at the Central Police Court on Saturday with refusing, to pay on demand by Robert Jones, conductor on New South…
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The North-Enstern Railway Company are introducing an improvement in railway traveling. An official inspection has taken place of a new light and comfortable type…
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works sat this morning and took further evidence relative to the proposal to construct a line of railway from Eden to…
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