Victorian Railway Employees. Affiliation with the Trades-hall Prohibited. an Order Issued by the Government. Prospects of a Strike
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 6
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Premier and the Minister for Railways to-day had a long consultation in regard to the affiliation of railway servants with the Trades-hall. As a result,…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 7
Yesterday a departmental inquiry was held with respect to the railway accident at Lindfield on Saturday morning, when a car of an empty train was overturned and two others derailed. It…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cards. (By "Finesse.") Bridge
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 58
D.H. Hornsby: (1) The instant a card is led by an adversary, whether in or out of turn, the dealer's partner should promptly lay his oards face upwards on the tobie without remark. (2)…
Continued on Trove, page 58 →Iowa Train Held Up
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 9
The Rock Island express was held up towards the end of November about midnight, within the limits of the City of Davenport, Iowa, by a gang of twelve to fifteen men. The express car was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mail Box for Cross Roads-
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 152
Several families living upon a cross road can erect a collection of boxes like that shown in the cut, the name of the family being placed upon each box, which should be securely locked.—"Rural American."…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 24
The Rock island express was held up on Friday night, November 21, within, the limits of the city of Davenport, Iowa, by a gang of 12 to 16 men. The express car was blown up by dynamite, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Intense Heat Delays a Train
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 6
The up mail train arrived at Chiltern three hours late to-day in consequence of a break in the road three miles on the Wodonga side of Barnawartha. It is supposed that the intense…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 10
A largely-attended meeting of the council of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association of New South Wales was held at the Trades-hall on Monday evening, the president…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Election Disturbance. Road Metal Thrown. a Resident Seriously Injured. £150 Reward Offered
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 8
On Monday evening a meeting, addressed by Mr. Thomas Ross in support of his candidature for the South Ward of the Waterloo borough, was marked by a somewhat serious incident…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Africa. Apportionment of the Works Loan. Nationalising the Railways. London, Jan. 20
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 7
Of the loan of £35,000,000 to be raised for reproductive works in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, £10,000,000 will go to the latter colony…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Economies in the Railways. the Reduction of Hours
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 7
The reduction of employees' time by the Railway Commissioners was discussed at a largely-attended meeting of the council of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, at the Trades…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australia. the Adelaide Tramways. Adelaide
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 7
Satisfactory arrangements have been made between Mr. F. H. Snow, representing the Westinghouse Company, and the directors of the local tramways, with a view to the electrification of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Telegraph and Railway Construction in South Australia. Adelaide
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 7
A representative deputation waited on the Acting Premier to-day to urge that the construction of the telegraph line from Port Augusta to Tarcoola goldfield be continued. A line had been started by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Victorian Railway Service. Affiliation with the Trades' Hall Council. Withdrawal Demanded. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 6
In accordance with the decision of the State Cabinet that a stop must be put to the affiliation of railway employees' associations with the Trades Hall Council, the secretary for railways forwarded a letter,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Position in Sydney. Affiliation with the Labour Council. No Objection to Railway Unions
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 6
The situation raised in Melbourne by the affiliation of the Locomotive Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association with the Trades Hall Council has been keenly discussed in Sydney labour circles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal for the Railways
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 7
The Supply and Tender Board to-day received tenders for the supply and delivery of coal for the South Australian railways, and the Works Department and Produce Department, for three years [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Night on the Tramways. the After-twelve Service. Quaint Experiences in the Small Hours
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 8
The all-night service of trams is undoubtedly a great and much-appreciated been, there being an hourly series of trams to and from the suburbs. The trams are patronised by those…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Shore Railway Line. Duplication Wanted
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 5
The occurrence of a second accident at Lindfield in the course of two or three, months, has directed attention again to the necessity for completing the duplication of the North Shore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway to Mildura
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 6
In the Legislative Assembly to-day a proposal to construct a railway line from Hopetoun, to connect the western districts of Victoria with Mildura and the Darling River, was referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Retrenchment. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 10
Sir,--Regarding the existing and rumored methods of retrenchment to be adopted by the Railway Commissioners, there seems to be but little interest evinced therein, except by the…
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