Railway Commission. Mr. Kirkcaldie' S Story. Disagreements with Mr. Oliver
The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 4
The commission (Judge Rogers and Mr. G. A. Wilson and Colonel Burns) appointed to inquire into the inharmonious relations existing between the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Falls From Trams
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 8
The City Coroner yesterday investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of an unknown man, who fell from a tram in Cooks River-road. St. Peters, on the 20th ult., and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Inquiry. Mr. Oliver Cross-examined. Commissioners and Their Letters. Publication of Evidence Prohibited
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 4
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into alleged inharmonious relations existing between the Commissioners for Railways continued its sittings yesterday. Judge Rogers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring. Pioneer Motor-cycle Club
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 9
Members of the Pioneer Motor-Cycle Club should note that entries for the two miles motor race at Newcastle on March 17 close on the 7th inst. with the secretary of the League of Wheelmen…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Jubilee Scholarships
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 6
Brief mention was recently made of the report presented to the Railway Commissioners by the committee appointed to draw up the conditions in connection with the science scholarships at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Investigation
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 6
Mr. Oliver, Chief Commissioner of Railways, concluded his evidence yesterday in the railway inquiry, and was succeeded in the witnesses' chair by Mr. Kir[?]aldie, whoso testimony…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Bridge and Co., Limited
The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 9
For our No. 19 sale we brought forward on Tuesday a catalogue of 759 bales, consisting in the main of oddments and shirtings; but nevertheless a few…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Supposed Attempt to Wreck a Train
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 6
A ganger at Korumburra, returning home yesterday afternoon, discovered six old bolts placed on a rail in the middle of a sharp curve. The police have been informed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Inharmoniousness. Appeals to the Minister. Compliments Across the Sea. a Meeting at the Railway Station
Evening News · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 3
Mr. Kirkcaldie went on to say that a few days later Mr. Oliver furnished him with the report of a tramway inspector who had been detailed to follow this officer and watch his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Car Manners
Evening News · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 3
"Suburbanite" writes:—The practice of slamming doors and windows on trams is a growing one, and perhaps the conductors themselves are the greatest culprits. The slamming of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways Inquiry. To-day's Proceedings. Further Evidence by Mr. Kirkcaldie
Evening News · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4
The Royal Commission (Judge Rogers. Colonel Burns, and Mr. G. A. Wilson) which is investigating the administration of the Railway Department by the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fares and Freights. Dissatisfaction in Western Districts
Evening News · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4
BATHURST, Friday.—For some time past indignation has been steadily growing throughout the western districts at the high fares and freights on the western line, compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extra Special "Evening News", Office, 3.10 P.M. the Railway Commissioners' Squabble. Interesting Revelations. Accusations and Recriminations. a Communication to the Press. (Continued from page 4.)
Evening News · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 5
Mr. Kirkcaldie, the Second Commissioner, continued his evidence this afternoon. He said that at that interview he asked Mr. Oliver if the acting secretary had not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter From Inverell. Prohibitive Railway Rates. a Deputation to the Minister for Lands. (From Our Special Reporter.) Inverell
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 3
A deputation from the town council and principal business men waited on the Minister for Lands, Mr. Ashton, to-day, and asked for his assistance in approaching the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Administration. Royal Commission Inquiry. Mr. Kirkcaldie's Evidence Continued. Commissioners' Quarrels Detailed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 8
Judge Rogers (President), Mr. G. A. Wilson, and Colonel J. Burns sat again yesterday as a Royal Commission to inquire into the alleged inharmonious relations existing among…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cycling and Motoring. Training at the Cricket Ground
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 7
It is really surprising to see the great interest that is being taken in the various local and interstate champions who have accepted for the mammoth prize race to be held on the Cricket Ground this month. Each…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pioneer Motor Cycle Club
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 7
Mr. Foreat Finlay, secretary of the Pioneer Motor Cycle Club, writes protesting against the way in which his body has been treated since joining the League of Wheelmen. Amongst other things, he says:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Motor Airship
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 7
From America comes word that no less a person than M. Santos Dumont, the world-famed aeronant and designer of navigable airships, has resolved on making a dash for the elusive North Pole by aid of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Point for Railway Travellers. Tamworth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 6
A local resident was fined at the Police Court to-day for travelling in a first-class carriege from Werris Creek to Singleton on a second-class ticket. The defendant was put…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Could Not Agree. Railway Commissioners' Quarrels. the Locomotive Question. Mr. Carruthers' Change of Mind
The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 5
The commission (Judge Rogers and Mr. G. A. Wilson and Colonel Burns) appointed to inquire into the inharmonious relations existing between the Railway Commissioners…
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