Railway Workers' Minimum. Successful Arbitration
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 10
LONDON, Tuesday Evening.--The arbitrator dealing with the dispute in connection with the employees in the railway workshops at Harwich, Lancashire, has. awarded the men a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Workers' Conference. the Equalisation of Privileges
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4
The conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Union, which has been sitting for about seven days, will probably extend into next week. Yesterday the conference…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Railway Washaway. Torrential Rains Experienced
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Commissioner for Railways has received a telegram from Mary borough stating that four chains of the line on the Wetheron Flats were washed out last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dangerous Railway Crossing. Death of Richard Newman
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 14
Evidence was heard by Mr. H. S. Hawkins, Acting City Coroner, yesterday, as to the death of Richard Newman (72), which occurred at Sydenham railway crossing on December 25…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Darling Harbor Railway Troubles. Evidence for the Carrying Firms
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 14
Mr. "Wilfred Blacket, sitting as a Royal Commission to inquire into the working of the goods traffic at Darling Harbor and Darling Island, resumed the taking of evidence at…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tram Sections. Why North Shore People Complain
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7
Throughout the northern suburbs there is a strong feeling of dissatisfaction with the charges made on the local trams. This is not, a now fooling, either, but was manifest years…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →By Tram to Manly. Prospect of Reduced Fare
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 11
There is some prospect of the fare from Sydney, to Manly, by way of Cremorne, being reduced from Sd, as at present, to 5d, for through passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Brisbane Holiday. the Railway Returns
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 8
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The total number of passengers carried on the metropolitan railways during Christmas and New-Year holidays was 87.240, and S7.240 and the total revenue amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Riding on Railway Buffers. Two Men Sentenced
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9
MITTAGONG, Wednesday.--Dick Lee and Stanley Gordon were charged at the local police court with filling oil the buffers of the Cooma mail-train between Picton and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →John Bridge and Co., Limited
The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 8
A particularly quiet week and very little doing is the order of things in the wool trade at the present time. Buyers are all away holiday making, and there is no…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A New Road Material
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2
A road made of leather waste treated with tar has been in use at a suburb of Birmingham. England, for nearly twelve months, and shows practically…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Held Up. Train Derailed at Flemington
The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 12
The derallment of a shunting engine at Flemington siding yesterday morning was responsible for a great deal of delay and inconvenience. Many stock trains were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Our Bad Roads. Rough Travelling in the Country. Alderman Cocks' Condemnation
Evening News · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 4
The English language has its limits. It is sufficient for ordinary business purposes and for occasional flights of imagination. As a descriptive language it also goes a long way…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor
The Land · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 15
The Motor Boat Club of N.S.W. will hold another of their popular Venetian Evenings at the Club House to-morrow afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Reader's View the Railway Problem
The Land · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 6
"Agricola" writes.—It was interesting to road your able loader in the issue of "The Land" of the 15th ult., on "The Serious Condition of our Railways."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Works
The Land · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 5
If the official promises are fulfilled, the year 1912 should see an improvement in the railway traffic, but the suburban portion will benefit chiefly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Produce. Railway Yards
The Land · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 12
The trend of buyers at the Hallway Yards has been in ottering lower values for hay and chaft', consequently, prices have eased considerably since we last…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Traffic Delays. Improvement in Sight. New Railway to Darling Harbor
Evening News · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 7
Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Commissioner for Railways, was examined to-day regarding the congestion in the goods traffic at Darling Harbor and Darling Island…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Guage. Why Not Uniform? Vast Saving of Time
Evening News · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3
Mr. Henry Daly writes: The interesting map in Wednesday's "Evening News," as well as the article by Mr. Alex Wilson, calls for some comment. There can be little doubt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Talk. the Driver Reminiscent. English Experiences. Fish Only Fit for Kiddies
Evening News · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3
He was evidently new at the game as he fumbled with the tickets, trying at the same time to keep his balance on the footboard, and recollect the right amount of change he had to…
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