Fall From a Tram
Frederick Rowland, 25 years of age, and employed in the permanent way branch of the Railway Department, met with an accident on the tram line near St. Benedict's…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250
General News. Over the Tramways
A map is published in this issue showing the new lines which have been added to the Sydney tramway service during the last seven years. With the exception of the La Perouse-Botany…
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The "Railway Budget," which is the organ of the Railway Institute, in its January number foreshadowed that the results of the current year's operations would take…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Retrenchment. the Men Dissatisfied. One Section Bears the Whole Burden. the Workmen's Views
The first serious retrenchment proposal of the Railway Commissioners is being met with strong resentment on the part of those whose bad luck it is to be affected…
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LONDON, Saturday. -- The Amalgamated Railway Servants' Union has adopted a rule, providing for a subscription of 1s per annum from each member for the support of labor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Days on the Tramways. Development of the System. Remarkable Effect on Sydney and Suburbs. From Horse-tram to Electric Car. I.
It takes three or four days to travel over the entire extent of the tramways in and about Sydney. That is what I discovered, much to my astonishment, during the past week, while…
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Michael William Tochey (21), hairdresser, was fined 10 or 48 hours' imprisonment, at the Central Police Court on Saturday, for refusing to pay the sum of 1d tram fare when demanded by the conductor. For using bad…
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LONDON, January 12.—A coal train broke down at Areola, Illinois, on Saturday. The inhabitants of the town, who had been with out coal for weeks, rushed the trucks and…
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LONDON, Monday.--A coal train broke down last week near the town of Arcola, in. Illinois, the inhabitants of which had been without coal for weeks, owing to the great…
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A coal train broke down at Areola, Illinois, on Saturday. The inhabitants of the town, who had been without coal for weeks rushed the trucks and pillaged them. The people…
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The proposal among railway and tramway employees to establish a superannuation fund is meeting with marked success. Mr. H. Richardson (superintendent of lines), to whom the credit of initiating…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Railway Department is considering a suggestion to follow the example of the North-Eastern Railway Company, England, to experiment with petrol motor…
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The Public Works Committee, which left for Cape Hawke last evening to take evidence in connection with the proposed breakwater, sat , yesterday, and inquired further…
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With regard to the shortening of the hours of the mechanical staff of the railways, the innovation come into force for the first time on Saturday. Although the men concerned have…
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Frederick Rowland, 25, a railway employee, fell from a tram in George-street West yesterday morning, and sustained severe injuries to the back and loins. The Civil Ambulance took him to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Africa. the Netherlands-south African Railway. London, Jan. 11
Great Britain has offered private shareholders in the Netherlands-South African Railway Company £135 per share. In regard to the settlement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Railway Fares for the Military. Brisbane
As the result of the bill passed last session which altered the terms of the Defence Act, the military and naval forces when travelling on the railways will be required to pay the ordinary fares. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Economies. Stringent Measures in Victoria. Non-paying Lines. Maintained by Contract. Melboubne
The railway traffic receipts for the week ended Friday last amounted to £17,559, which as compared with the returns for the corresponding period of last year showed a decrease of £6822. Since the beginning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Arbitration Case. Pacific Co-operative Company and the Railway Commissioners
For some considerable time arbitration proceeding have been pending between the Pacific Cooperative Steam Coal Company, Limited, and the Railway Commissioners as to the amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Public Works Committee. Proposed Eden to Bega Railway. Evidence of the Engineer-in-chief
The Public Works Committee met yesterday and further considered the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Eden to Bega. Mr. J. M'Farlane, M.L.A., presided…
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