A Threat Against the Railway Act
The deputation of railway and tramway employees which, backed by the political influence of several members of Parliament, approached Mr, Kidd on Tuesday to ask for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Parramatta and District. a Tram Grievance
The running of the trams on the Parramatta Bauikham-hills Hue has not been satisfactory to the public in several respects. "With a view to remedying the grievance and removing the cause…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Management of the Railways
Great satisfaction is expressed at the appointment of Mr. Tait as Chief Commissioner for Railways. Up to the present, the amending bill to provide for a board of three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Superannuation Scheme
A meeting of employees on the New South Wales railways was held last night at the Cambrian-hall, Newcastle, to consider the question of the establishment of a superannuation fund…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thrown From a Tram
A conductor named J. W. Daft was yesterday thrown from a cable tram in Boomerang-st. whilst endeavoring to collect tickets on a crowded car…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Victorian Railway Commissioner
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon,--Mr. T. Tait, the newly-appointed Railway Commissioner for Victoria, will sail on May 1…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Railways and Our Ports. to the Editor
Sir,--Our Public Works .Committee is busy with several projected lines of railway. Only the other day a section of this committee held inquiry respecting the Bega to Eden line…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Abbotsford Tram
Resolutions were carried at the last meeting of the Drummoyne Council to the effect that the Railway Commissioners bo requested to have the tram service between Leichhardt and abbotsford…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railways As a State Asset. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The Premier last Wednesday attempted to justify the spending policy of his Government, and pleaded for public opinion to grant him an extension of borrowing power at whatever interest…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Accident to a Tram Conductor
As a cable tram coming into the city was turning round the sharp curve near Boomerang-street about 2 p.m. yesterday the conductor, J. W. Daft, slipped and fell heavily to the roadway. He was picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Railway Commissioner. Date of Departure. London, March 3
Mr. Thomas Tait, the new Victorian Railway Commissioner, will leave Canada in May for Melbourne…
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Good progress is being made with the big water scheme of the railway department. The reservoir half-way between here and Wentworth Falls has been completed, and is to contain 300,000 gallons…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Temora-barellan Railway. Temora
At a public meeting, which delegates from centres along the Temora-Burellan railway route attended, it was decided to invite the Minister for Works to turn the first sod of the railway. A casket made of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →John Bridge and Co., Limited
No auction sales have been held in this centre since the 18th of February, and the next is set down for commencement on the 16th instant. A fair private enquiry, more…
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Harry William Murkin, 7, living at St. George'sparade, Hurstville, was [?]lighting from a train at Carlton station yesterday afternoon, when he fell between the car and the plaftorm. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Water. a Main Bursts in Newtown-road
About 5 o'clock this morning a water main in Newtown-road, near the top of Cleveland-street, burst with great violence. The main, which is a 36 inch one, runs underneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casualties. Fall From a Train. a Boy's Arm Cut Off
A schoolboy named Henry William Murkin, living in St. George's-parade, Hurstville, met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon, The lad, who attends the Kogarah Public School, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway and Tramway Employees. to the Editor
Sir,--As some rather severe, and in my opinion unjust, criticism has appeared with reference to this matter, and as I happened, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. M'Gowen, to have been its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Africa. the Railway Conference
LONDON, March 5.—The Railway Conference, attended by delegates from the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, was opened at Johannesburg yesterday by Lord…
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