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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Milson's Point Railway Station

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 4

The inadequate means of exit from Milson's Point railway station are naturally increasing with the growth of the traffic, and the scene in the passage way between the platform and the…

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Rival Railway Unions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 4

The schedule of demands that has been compiled for submission to the Railway Commissioners or the Arbitration Court by the amalgamated society, once more opens up the…

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Railway Employees' Grievances

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 4

To-day we publish extracts from the proposed new classification sheet prepared by the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association. In all some 70 claims have been…

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Cause of Bush Fires. Various Theories of Opinion Discussed. Railway Department and Fire Breaks. Bushmen Careless with Matches

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 5

Almost every theory possible regarding the origin of bush fires has been seriously discussed except ignition from the water bag. They run the whole gamut of carelessness with matches,…

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The Railway Service. Commissioners and Their Employees. Proposed Classification Sheet. Rival Interests Concerned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners have already been brought under the operations of the Arbitration Act, and are threatened with more litigation. In the middle of last year the Tramway…

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Motor and Cycle Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 6

The Chief Secretary has been asked by representatives of the Municipal Association of Victoria to receive a deputation shortly with respect to the introduction of legislation for the…

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Road Makers' Grievances

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

At the request of a deputation from the United Laborers' Union the Minister for Works yesterday inquired into a complaint made by a section of the men employed at the Centennial…

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An Express Train Lost

Evening News · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 6

There are tremendous snowdrifts in Southern Russia, causing many deaths. The Kharkof express train has disappeared. It is supposed to be covered by a snow drift…

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The Country. a Slow Train Service

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 7

INVERELL, Monday.--The Inverell Chamber of Commerce has made repeated requests to the Railway Commissioners for an accelerated train service between Morce and…

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Closer Settlement. the Business Method Adopted. Road Construction Before Settlement. North Coast Lands to Be Thrown Open. £20,000 for Road Improvements

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 5

The policy and the practice of the man of the syndicate with land to sell usually is to subdivide, construct roads of access, and reap the direct benefit from the enhanced price of the…

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Frozen Russia. Many Deaths Reported. Express Train Lost. London. Monday. 2.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 1

There are tremendous snow-drifts in the south of Russia, and many deaths have been reported. The Kharkoff express has disappeared, and…

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Road to the Coast Hospital, Little Bay--inhumanity. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

Sir,--I do not think many of your readers have for some time past travelled the Bunnerong-road to the Coast Hospital at Little Bay. If once they went never again would…

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A Well-managed Railway Service

Evening News · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

Though the railways show a improvement from the revenue side daring the half-year, the net benefit can hardly be gauged until it is known at what expenditure the extra revenue…

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Border Railway Rates

Evening News · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners, who have been in Melbourne for some days consulting with the Commissioners of the sister State on the-much-debated subject of border rates, will probably…

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Victoria. Conference of Railway Commissioners. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 7

The conference between the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales and Victoria, which was commenced in Melbourne on Thursday, has extended over a longer period than…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

The following are the handicaps for the A.N.A. Wheel Race, as issued by the handicapper of the Victorian League:- Ivor Lawson (U.S.A.), W. Rutt (Germany), G. F…

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Proposed Motor Cycle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

In connection with the proposal to form a motor cycle club, the matter has been enthusiastically taken up by motorists both in the city and the suburbs. As a result a meeting has been called for Thursday…

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Casualties. Fatal Tram Accident. a Conductor Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 8

An accident, attended with fatal results, occurred last evening near Carr-street, Coogoo. Lionel Burns, a tram conductor, in charge of the 7.30 p.m. tram from Circular…

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Railway Classification Proposals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 6

No exception could be taken to the classification proposals of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association if they were held by the railway…

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N.S.W. Railway Commissioners. [By Telegraph.]. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 7

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners are returning to-day…

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