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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Tram Conductor Assaulted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

At the Newtown Court, before Mr. Clarke, S.M., Bernard Schdroski (24) was charged with unlawfully assaulting Ernest Alfred Plummer, at Marrickville, on January 13…

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Railway From Rappville to Tabulam. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

Sir,--In reply to the Farmers and Settlers' Association of Rappville, asking for evidence in support of a railway line from Rappville to the Upper Clarence River, and thence along that river to Tabulam, the Upper…

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Perth Railways and Wages

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 7

PERTH (W.A.), Thursday.--A number of boiler-makers have booked passages for the eastern States, where they expect to obtain the minimum rate of 13s per day…

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Cauge Problem. Railway Engineers to Confer. Immigration: a Federal Matter. Request for 25,000 Passages Yearly. the Premiers' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Premiers' Conference got down to business this morning, and by 5 o'clock had accomplished a reasonably good day's work. South Australia was…

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Minister's Complaint. Cabinet and Railway Commissioner. "Instruction" or "Request."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 9

Mr. Beeby, the Acting-Premier, yesterday said be desired to express his strong resentment at the leader in "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday as to the relationship existing between the…

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General Cable News. Argentine Railway Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 10

BUENOS AYRES, Wednesday Evening.--The railwaymen who are on strike have agreed to accept the mediation of the Government in a hoped-for settlement of the dispute…

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Motor Traders' Association. Rules Drafted by Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 14

The committee of the recently formed Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales met and drafted rules which will be submitted to a general meeting of members on Monday, January 22. The draft rules show that the…

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Motoring

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 14

Dr. Humphrey, of Lismore, reports to the Automobile Club of Australia that the roads all rounds the district are worse than they have been for years. Owing to the long dry spell loose metal is in abundance, and in other…

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Fall Off a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 7

The Acting-City Coroner held an inquiry into the cause of the death of Charles Edward Nicholas (67), which occurred at Kirketon Private Hospital, Darlinghurst, on January 16…

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North Shore Trams. Length of Sections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 11

In view of the proposed revision of the sections on the North Shore tramlines. the following information respecting the length of these supplied to Mr. Arthur Cocks, M.L.A.,…

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A Carpenter's Claim. Secures Damages From Tramway Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 11

BRISBANE. Thursday.--At the civil sittings of the District Court to-day, Anderson Nielsen, carpenter, claimed £200 damaged against the the Brisbane Tramway Company for injuries…

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Tramway Union Badges. Trouble in Brisbane. Some of the Men Defiant

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 10

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Considerable excitement was caused in the city to-day when it became known that the members of the Tramway Union had decided to wear their union badges…

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Cabinet and Railway Commissioner

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 8

If, as Mr. Beeby declares in the course of a statement in another column, pluvious Governments have "requested" the Chief Commissioner for Railways to give effect to…

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The Railway Gauge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 8

The question of a uniform railway gauge which the Premiers' Conference addressed itself to yesterday is one of double importance. Economically, avoidance of the…

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Chapter Xxvii.' on the Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

The evening was at an end. The two ladies in their chairs hefore the alcove had long ago drifted to a bridge table. Jean had made her escape from her imprisonment, and…

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THE Newsletter. a Paper for the People. McGowen's Surrender. The Referendum Again. Determined Attempt to Steal Our Railways, Our Post Office Savings, and Our Self-Government

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 1

It is good-bye to Liberty in New South Wales, if the people should endorse the shameful surrender of Self-Government, of…

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Street Dangers. Tram Collisions and Runaway. Six Persons Injured

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 8

Three tram collisions which occurred last night and a runaway this morning caused injuries to six persons. The first collision occurred in Erskine-street…

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"Evicted." Tram Departments Moving Day

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

Although it has another seven years to our out of the original lease of ten were the Tramway Department was eiv[?] this morning by the Electrical Engineering Department…

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Tram Troubles. Bar to Union Badges. Conflicting Reports

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

BRISBANE, Saturday.—A shortened tramway service, as a result of the trouble arising out of the men wearing the union badges in de[?]anee of orders, continued this morning, the men…

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Motor Liners. Remarkable Development

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 16

In connection with the shipping industry few development have been more remarkable than the progress made with the use of internal combustion engines for marine purpose…

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