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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Russia, India, and Persia. Gigantic Railway Scheme. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

British, French, and Russian syndicates are subscribing £100,000 to finally survey the route of a railway to connect Russia and India, via Persia, which would materially…

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Railway Workshop Labourers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

The arbitrator has awarded the railway work-shop labourers at Harwich a minimum wage of £1 a week, and those earning more an additional shilling…

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Railway Laborers' Conference. Death of a Member

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 8

Owing to the death of an old member of the union, Robert Kennedy, the Railway Workers' and General Laborers' Association conference at the Trades Hall adjourned this…

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More Tramway Claims. Power-house Employees and Linemen. Wages and Hours Desired

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 8

Claims have been submitted to the Government Railways and Tramways (Tramway) Board on behalf of the overhead linesmen's staff, the electrical tram-shed employees, and…

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For Land Seekers. Concessions in Railway Fares

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 8

The Government has decided to re-establish the travelling concessions granted to landseekers, and which were abolished by the Wade Government…

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A Faulty System. Railway Worker Killed. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

An inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of Mark Muir was held by the Coroner, Mr. Cole, to-day. Muir was working under a stationary train at Princes'…

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Against the Bylaws. Railway Prosecutions at Burwood

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

James Anderson, railway traffic inspector, proceeded against John Scanlon, John Conway, William Ritchie, Eric Tinson, David Grinham, and Stanley Stafford, at the…

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Melbourne to Sydney. Yee's Attempt on Motor Bicycle Record

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Bennett and Barkell received a wire this morning from Mr. J. F. M'Neill, a committeeman of the Victorian Motor-cycle Club, stating that Motor-cyclist Yee left…

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A Tram Driver’s Views. (To the Editor.)

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 2

Sir,—The Tramway Traffic Award is regarded not only as victory for the Amalgamated, but as a triumph. Considerable merriment is caused at the…

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Tramway Traffic

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

The Tram Traffic branch met on Thursday, 21st December, when the election of officers resulted as follows: President, Afr. Gus Mueller…

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A Motor Tour

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

Motoring is an unchallenged method of holiday making, add delightful companions and good Toads, and a full measure of bliss is assured. In the…

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TASMANIA. Tasmanian Government Railways Employees’ Association

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

Minutes of meeting held at Commonwealth Coffee Palace, Tamar-st.. Launceston, on Saturday, December 9th, at 7.30 p.m…

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Tram Sigualmen

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

The above branch held their final meeting of the year at the Trades Hall on Tuesday, December 12th, at 7.30 p.m., Mr. Hickey presiding over a…

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The Tramway Award. (To the Editor.)

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 5

Sir,—In a notice case at a Tramway Depot I see that the opposition crowd have posted a notice taking to themselves all the credit of the recent…

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Railway Signalmen. (To the Editor.)

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 5

Sir,—In the “Co-operator,” dated the 21st December, I notice that Signalman Long’s evidence in the Wages Board is given very…

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Tram Conductors Death Tran[?]

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

It seems like ringing a toy. bell to announce that a brass band is playing, to say that public attention has been drawn to the prevalence of footboard…

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RAILWAYS. Old and New World Comparisons. (For the “Co-operator” by A. E. Dykes, late Secretary, Railway institute, N.S.W.)

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

Visiting England and comparing the various lines of railways with those of N.S.W. you are at once met by the not easy task of diverse conditions. In…

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The Amalgamated’s Tram-way Victory. (Contributed.)

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

The Tramway Award came into force last Friday, and apart from the advance in wages that has been conspicuous in all those grades where…

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Railway Traffic Boards

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

The employers and employees’ representatives on the N.S.W. Railway Trafic Wages Board, Messrs. 11. Richardson and ST. Kelly respectively,…

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East and West. Persia to Supply the Link. Notable Railway Project. the Way to Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.--British, French, and Russian syndicates are subscribing £100,000 for the final survey of the route for a railway connecting Russia with…

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