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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Railway Produce Weights. a New Scheme on Queensland Lines

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Representatives of the Queensland Farmers' Parliamentary Union last week asked the Commissioner for Railways to reconsider his decision in…

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The State Railways

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

The N.S.W. Public Works Committee commenced taking evidence at Condoboin, last week, regarding the proposed extension of the railway from…

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The North Coast Railways

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 4

The disclosures of Mr. Atkinson Price, M.L.A., with regard to the slow progress on the North Coast railway, are sufficient to prove that the advent…

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Inter-state Railways. the Uniform Gauge

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 5

In the course of an interview in Sydney on Tuesday, Mr. Denham, Premier of Queensland, said that when ho saw Mr. Daccy, the New South Wales…

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Congested Depots. Darling Harbour and Island. Loading of Railway Trucks. the Supply of Labour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 10

Mr. Wilfred Blacket, who was appointed a Royal Commission of inquiry "into the adequacy or otherwise of the provision made for the handling of omward and outward…

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New Zealand Railway Employees' Wages. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 10

The Cabinet has decided to pay members of the second division of the railway service a minimum wage or 9s a day, the same wage to be paid to men engaged on railway…

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Cycling and Motoring. Championship Cycling Carnival. Eastern Suburbs B. C.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 12

Last night was close and sultry, but not unfavourable to cycle racing, and some 2000 spectators attended at the Sydney Sports Ground, on the occasion of the Eastern…

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The Upper Clarence. Railway From Rappville to Tabulam Wanted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 6

Replying to the request of the Rappville branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association for evidence in support of a railway line from Rappville to the Upper Clarence River,…

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Emu Bay Railway. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 11

The receipts of the Emu Bay Railway Company for 1911, with the latest adjustments, total £60,629, as compared with £59,229…

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Army Horses. Breaking-in Operations. Busy Scene at Liverpool. Motor-lorry Trials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 6

While there is truth in the Napoleonic saying that an army moves along on its belly, in another sense its locomotion is impossible without well-trained horses, and just now the…

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Argentine Railway Strike. Eight Thousand Involved. Buenos Ayres, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 9

The railway strike, has involved been men. A fair passenger service has been maintained. Troops are guarding the railway stations and workshops…

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"Undesirable Immigrant." Dr. Arthur Attacked. "Lack of Respect, Intelligence, and Commonsense." Chief Railway Commissioner Defended

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 6

Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., was referred to in most unflattering terms at the meeting of the Mosman Progress Association last night. At an indignation meeting in the Mesman…

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New Tram Sections. in the Northern Suburbs

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

The proposed rearrangement of the tramway sections in North Sydney and Mosman has met with the approval of the Mosman Progress Association, who endorsed them…

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Farmers Outcry. Trucks Wanted Urgently. Produce Delayed in the Country. Railway Management Criticised

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 1

Mr. Herbert Stephens, the manager of the auctioneering department of Prescott, Ltd., who has been on a visit to the Coolamon Ganmain districts, was interviewed…

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North Sydney Trams. Public Meeting Asked For

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 1

Mr. Cocks, M.L.A, for St. Leonards, and Mr. Fell, M.L.A, for Lane Cove, have written to the Mayor of North Sydney requesting him to call a public meeting to consider the…

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Handling the Harvest. Railway Work on Sunday. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 1

With reference to the recent refusal of a number of railway men in the Bendigo district to work on Sunday in handling the harvest, a member of the Legislative Assembly…

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Jumped the Points. Tram Traffic Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 7

Early last evening a Drummoyne-Ryde tram proceeding citywards missed the points at the loop on the Pyrmont side of the Abattoirs Bridge, and jumping the line came to a stop…

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Prosperity of Queensland. Shortening of Railway Journey. State Treasurer's View

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 8

Several matters of interest were on Saturday discussed with a "Daily Telegraph." representative by Mr. W. H. Barnes, Queensland State Treasurer, who is passing through Sydney on…

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The Mysterious Motor. Strange Tale of the Yarra. No Sign of Man Nor Boat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The police hardly know what to think of the mysterious happening on Saltwater River, at Footscray, in the early hours of Sunday morning, when a…

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Argentine Railway Strike. Troops on Guard. Looking for British Labor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 7

BUENOS AYRES, Sunday Evening.--The railway strike now involves 8000 men. A fair passenger service is being maintained on the lines, and troops are guarding the…

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