Free Tram Passes. Detectives Penalised. Serious Inconvenience. Will Have to Keep Ledgers
The Sun · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 12
The popularity of Mr. Tom Johnson, Chief Railway - Commissioner, is increasing. He has won many members of the police force over to his side through stopping the issue…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Tickets
The Sun · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 6
With regard to recent correspondence on the subject of "Railway Tickets" and the alleged difficulty of obtaining them at some stations in time to catch the trains, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram Breakdown in King-street
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 10
Shortly before 11 o'clock last night the King-street tram traffic was held up, owing to a car leaving the track at the foot of King-car leaving the track at the foot of King-street. A car was on its way to Ocean-street…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Died on Railway Station
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 7
Mrs. Elizabeth White, residing at Carlton, collapsed suddenly en the railway station there yesterday, and died in a few minutes. Deceased had been hurrying to catch a train, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Australian Railway. the Day Labor System
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 10
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A report issued by the Home Affairs Department shows that after all the fuss which has been made over the West Australian railway…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deprived of Tramway Passes
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 8
Considerable inconvenience has been caused, with resulting indignation, amongst the milltaut members of the city criminal investigation department over the action of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Laborers' Wages
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 14
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--As a development in the demand of the railway men for an increase of the minimum wage to 8s a day, a resolution was adopted- to-day at a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cadets on the Tramp
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 12
BATHURST. Thursday.--The Bathurst senior cadets under Major Longmuir, left Hill End this morning on the return tramp to Bathurst, a distance of nearly 50 miles. The lads were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hurstville Roads
The St George Call · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 4
A communication from the Department of Public Works was read at Hurstville Council on Monday evening, with regard to the granting and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hermidale-nymagee Road
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 21
The Minister for Works, referring yesterday to the request for a grant of £1000 to repair the Hermidale-Nymagee road, said that he had promised to refer the matter to Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Wardell Road—glebe Island Railway. Proposed Passenger Traffic
Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2
When the rialway now in course of construction from Wardell-road Station—Sydenham-Bankstown line—to Glebe Island is completed, the authorities contemplate, so it is stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Hornsby Train. A Rowdy Passenger
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 6
Algie James, a railway ticket collector, told Air. K L. Maithand, at the Burwood Police Court that while he was collecting tickets in a second-class carriage on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Capsized Over Bridge. Driving Party's Experience. Dungog
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 22
While driving to Wirragelia station to catch a train yesterday. Mr. Brower, of Tha[?]a, together with his wife and three children, had a sensational experience. When…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Aeroplane on Roof. Aviator Who Carries Dog for Luck. Most Exciting Adventure
The World's News · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 13
An exciting and perilous adventure befell Mr. J. B. Manio, the aviator, who created so much excitement last month by flying overs the City of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Main Roads Bill. Shires Angry. Dual Control Condemned. Harassed Councils
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 22
"The year 1912 has been a remarkable one in the history of local government, inasmuch as the good and grand principles that were incorporated in the Local Government Acts,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Main Road Repairs. Position of Shire Councils. Wellington
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 19
The Cobbora Shire Council has decided to strike a rate of 2d in the £. In a minute dealing with the shortage of revenue, as a result of the reduction in the endowment, the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Appeals Board Election of Employees' Representative. Railway and Tramway Interests
Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7
A considerable amount of interest is being taken just now by railway and tram men in the election of employees' representative on the Railways and Tramways Appeals Board. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Knocked Down by Tram. Sir Normand Maclaurin Injured. Narrow Escape From Death Motor Driver's Promptitude
Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 5
That Sir Normand MacLaurin was not seriously injured, or even killed, in the accident which he met with in Pitt-street, near King-street, shortly before 11 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir Normand Maclaurin. Knocked Down by Tram. Remarkable Escape From Death. Motor-driver's Promptitude
The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 9
Sir Normand MacLaurin, M.L.C., Chancellor of the University, had a remarkable escape from death in Pitt-street this morning, and he is now lying at his home in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Crossing Motoring Disaster Car Run Down by Engine. Two Killed
Globe · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 3
A collision between a train and a motor car, which occurred at Millswood Crossing, on the Hills line, near Adelaide, at about 7.45 p.m. last Saturday, was attended with fatal results…
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