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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Latest Advices. Railway Strike Collapsing. Unconditional Surrender at Trades Hall. Johannesburg, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 9

The railway strike is believed to be collapsing. There are more applications for re-employment than there are vacancies…

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Border Railways. Victorian Announcement. Conference with Mr. Griffith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 6

A statement regarding border railways was made by Mr. R. B. Rees, M.L.C., of Victoria, yesterday, after an interview with the Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith)…

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Motor Cars. Millions a Year Spent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 9

During the year 1913 there were 2600 new motor cars registered in this State, exclusive of taxi-cabs. The total number of cars registered from January 1 to Decembor 31, was…

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The Railways. More Political Power Mr. Hollis's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 9

Mr. R. Hollis, M.L.A., who, with Mr. M'Gowen, is regarded as an authority on railway subjects in the Legislative Assembly, yesterday gave his views of the proposed…

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School Teacher's Bag. Stolen at Railway Station

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 1

George Drew, 60, a native of Germany, was a charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having stolen a kit bag, the property of James Harvey, head master of the Hill…

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Breaches of Railway Bylaws

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 7

Inspector Anderson, of the Railway Department, proceeded against 47 defendants at the Newtown Police Court to-day in respect of breaches of the railway bylaws. The…

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Another Tram Block

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 1

The swingle-bar attached to one of Messrs. Schweppes's waggons became locked near the G.P.O. in Pitt-street about noon to-day, causing considerable delay, to the tram…

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Lordly Tram Men

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

"Observer" is indignant:--"The tramway officials of the Sydney rolling stock seem to be getting more bitter against the public every day. This…

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Knocked Down by Motor-car

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

A bricklayer, George Keane, 27, residing at 401 Church-street, Parramatta, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was attempting to board a tram when he…

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Two Horses Killed. Smashed by Railway Engine. Adelaide

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 7

A train from Kapunda smashed into a trolley and killed two horses, just after leaving the station to-day. The vehicle was driven by M. Walsh, who…

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Strangled Boy. Railway Murder Mystery. Reconstructing the Crime. London, Friday Morning

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 8

The inquest into the mysterious murder of the seven-year-old boy William Starchfield, who was found strangled under the seat of a railway carriage at Shoreditch last week…

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Daring Robbery. Tramway Depot Looted. Cash-box and £50 Taken. While the Clerks Worked

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 8

The robbery last night of a cash box containing £50 from the tramway depot at Rushcutters Bay opposite Baker's Stadium, is regarded by the police as one of the…

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Threatened Strike at Canberra Railway Workers' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 5

Mr. R. Semple, organiser of the New Zealand Federation, who is in Sydney at present, addressed the annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association…

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At the Cape. Railway Services Maintained. Situation Easier

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 10

CAPETOWN, Wednesday Evening. -- The situation at the Cape is easier. The strikers last ground in Capetown to-day. The country population, English and…

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Railway Workers and Reorganisation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 5

A scheme of reorganisation was under consideration on Wednesday by the conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association. It was reported that in certain…

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Railway Travellers in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 4

A batch of railway trav[?]llers appeared before Mr. Maitland, S.M., at the Burwood Court, at the instance of Inspector James Anderson, to answer for various breaches of the railway by-laws, principally that relating…

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Motor Cycling

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 14

Among the passengers for Melbourne by R.M.S., Omrah which arrived on Monday from England, was Mr. Theodore K. Hastings, who, it will be remembered, toured Australia in July last travelling representative…

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New Motor Record. Car Does 122 Miles an Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 10

LONDON, Wednesday Evening. -- Hornsted, in a Bena ear, on the Brooklands track, has covered two miles at the rate of 122 miles an hour, and five miles at the rate of 116 miles…

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Railway Strike in Portugal. an Engine Derailed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 10

LISBON, Thursday. -- A general railway strike has begun. The telephone and telegraph wires have been cut in Lisbon…

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Chief Railway Commissioner. Mr. Johnson's Record. Great Railway Expansion. Six Years of Wonderful Growth

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 8

In the course of the next few days Mr. T. R. Johnson. Chief Railway Commissioner, will virtually sever his connection with the New South Wales railway system, of which he has…

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