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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Australian Tramway Employees Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

Two meetings of the Victorian branch of the Australian Tramways Employees' Association were held to-day to consider the amended constitution of the association, which was…

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Legal Profession Motor Ambulance Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 10

Messrs John Williamson Sons acknowledge the receipt of the following suseriptions:—G.F. Williamson, £5/5; John Williamson, £5/5/; P.L. Will[?], £[?];A. C. Ebsworth, £5; L.E.Cannon,…

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Interfered with Air Brake. Railway Passenger Fined

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 8

For Interfering with the air brake in a guard's van of a passenger train Frederick William Shellback, a carriage builder, living at Dulwich Hill, was fined £5, with 34s costs,…

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Railwaymen's Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 11

At the Railway Workers and General Laborers' annual conference yesterday the question of organisation occupied most of the day's debate. For some time country members have been…

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Tramway Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In view of the recent decision of the High Court in the tramway case, a special general meeting of the Australian Tramway Employees' Association was held…

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Queensland Railway Appeals New System Inaugurated

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

Railway and tramway employees in New South Wales have long realised that the present system of hearing appeals is more often than…

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Staff Changes and Promotions RAILWAYS. Week Ended 2nd January, 1915. APPOINTMENTS

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

Murdoch, Zarra-st., Power House, Newcastle. Fitter: John Whittaker, Zarra-st., Power House, Newcastle. PROMOTIONS…

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New Railway Appeals Board Bill

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 7

A Bill to amend the Government Railways Act, 1912, with regard to appeals; and for other purposes. 1.—This Act may be cited as the…

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Sydney Tram Extension. College-st. to Woolloomooloo Bay

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 8

It [?] in the Government Gazette” that [?] to [?] with the construction of the tramline from College-st. to…

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British Railwaymen. Demand Full Wages

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 8

The working staffs of the various British railway companies have bee depleted by 65,000 this number of men having joined the colors to as…

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Appeals Board. Railways Act No 30, 1912, Relating to Appeals Epitomized

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 8

Sec. 87—(1) Members Secretary to C.C.—Chief Accountant—C.M.E.—Engineer-in-Chief Traffic Manager—and (2) Employees Representative (Mr. E.D. Campbell) elected by ballot for three years. 88—(1) Three members form [?] (2) Decisions by majority vote Chairman having second of…

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Tram Conductor in the Trenches Down for the Count. in a German Hospital

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

An English tram conductor, [?] Corporal II. J. Rush, of the Northumberland Fusiliers, writes home to his friends at Norwich as follows: —…

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Wrecks of War on Belgium Railways

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

When the Germans were attaching Antwerp the Belgians sent five locomotives, with waggons loaded with sand under full steam full tilt in the direction of the German lines at Malines. Then occurred perhaps, the most remarkable railway wreck in the world's history. The Belgian engineers pulled the lovers, then jumped off as the engines got under way, and let them gather speed as they rushed without control over the…

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British Railways in War Time. Evidence for State Ownership

Co-operator · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

The British Railway Executive Committee were the special guests of After this Demonstration of what can be accomplished by a [?]…

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Millwood Road

The Land · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

A meeting was held on 5th instant, the chair being occupied byMr. A. E. Edis. The attendance was a fairly good one…

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The Armored Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 1

An armored train at Ballah was of special note. It contained British, Indianand Egyptian troops. The trains is painted khaki, has a couple of trucks like…

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John Bridge and Co., Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 10

Our communications from our branch in Brisbane disclose a distinctly better feeling in the wool market, mainly owing to the active competition of American and…

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Sydney to Melbourne. Projected Aeroplane Flight. Trial at Richmond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

About half a mile out of Richmond, quiet and sleepy in the afternoon sunshine, a short run in the motor along the dusty road landed visitors in a field close to a structure…

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Road to Hungary Open. London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 15

The Petrograd correspondent of Le Matin states that the Russians have entered Transylvania, and that the Austrians have hurriedly evacuated…

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British Made Road-roller. Order Goes to Noyes Bros

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

A letter from Messrs. Noyes Bros, was read at last night's'meeting of the Rockdale Council which gave particulars of the steam roadroller and scarifier, an order for which had…

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