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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

Railway Superannuation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

At the last, meeting of the New South Wales Amalgumated Railway and Tramway Service Association (Newastle branch), resolutions in favour of the sittings of the superannuation board being held in public,…

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Frenzied Motoring. Ten Miles in 412 Seconds. Vancouver

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 1

There was some sensational motoring at the Playadelrey Motordrome, San Francisco, to-day. Ralph de Palma won the 10 miles open…

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Victimised Tram Men

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 6

"A little while ago 'Unionist,' through your columns, eulogised the Chief Commissioner for reinstating the victimised tram men; his eulogy was quite uncalled-for, as only a few of…

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North Coast Railway. Concessions to Contractors

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

Various rumors have been current in political circles regarding concessions made by the Government to certain contractors for the North Coast Railway. It is alleged, among…

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Killed on the Railway. Newcastle

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

Frederick Herbert, employed on the deviation works near Fassifern, was run over and killed by the mail train at noon to-day. Deceased leaves a wife and eight children, who…

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An Expired Railway Ticket

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 4

This morning, at the Central Police Court, before Mr. King, S.M., a youth named Frederick Walmar Stackleberg, 17, was charged with travelling in a railway car without…

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Motoring. Automobile Club's Opening Run

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 10

In regard to the opening run of the season of the Automobile Club of Australia, which is to be held tomorrow night to Pennant-hills, some of the members seem to be under the impression that their friends are…

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Railway Strike Terminated. Substantial Concessions Granted. Gasworkers Come Out

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

LISBON, Sunday. -- The railway strike has terminated. The concessions granted by the companies include 20 days' leave on full pay…

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Broken-hill Tramway Men. Increased Wages

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Saturday. -- The employees of the Government street tramway at Broken-hill have just received an intimation that their wages have been increased by 1 a day all round. The increase is to take effect, as…

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Railway Superannuation. Notices of Motion. Action at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

The Railway Superannuation Board is to meet on Thursday to commence business. It will be the first meeting since the deadlock, which was created by the insistence of Mr. Catts,…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Killed on the Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

A shocking fatality occurred on Saturday afternoon, at about 6.50, when James Mack (45), a shearer, and a native of Glasgow, Scotland, was cut to pieces on the railway line about 50…

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Railway Company Hard Hit. by Federal Land Tax

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

PERTH, Saturday. -- The Federal land tax forms have now been issued. The tax will affect the Midland Railway Company more than any other West Australian land-owner. The…

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Shrapnel From an Aeroplane. San Francisco

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

Lieutenant Crissy, an American officer, flying with Purmalee, on the latter's aeroplane to-day, dropped a shrapnel bomb at a height of 475ft…

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Prospects of Aviation. Long Aeroplane Voyage. Parts, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 7

Mr. Henry Farman, in discussing the proposed aviation tests for safety, predicts that at the end of 1911 aeroplanes will be capable of remaining 24 hours in the air…

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Attempted Train-wrecking. Mail Train's Escape. Hobart, Monday. What is regarded by the [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 7

What is regarded by the police as a deliberate attempt to wreck the mail train from Launceston took place shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday. As the train approached the…

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A Guard Killed. Run Over by a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A fatal accident occurred on the railway duplication works between Fassifern and Awaba this morning, a railway guard named Frederick Herbert being…

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Reduced Freight Desired. on Road-making Material

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 8

A deputation comprising Aid. J. A. I. Perry and Mr. A. R. Bluett (secretary of the Local Government Association) waited upon the Chief Railway Commissioner yesterday to ask…

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Richmond Train Disaster. Compensation to Cost £130,000. Sunshine Amount Exceeded. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

The claims branch of the Railway Department is still engaged in settling the claims for compensation received from passengers and relatives of passengers in the wrecked…

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Reinstated Tram Strikers

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 3

The trammen who were refused re-employment by the Railway Commissioners for their party pation in the tram strike to 1908 and who have just had the [?] taken off them are…

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Motoring

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

The Automobile Club's opening run to Pennant Hills, arranged for to-night, has been abandoned in consequence of the bad weather…

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