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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

7,678 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Tramway Traffic

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

The monthly general meeting of the Tramway traffic branch will be held at Head Office on Monday next at 10.30 a.m. Business:…

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Tramway Officers

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

The next meeting of this branch will be held at Bowen’s Buildings, Central Square, on Wednesday, 19th inst., at 8 p.m…

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Tramways. Appointments

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

Traffic Brunch Conductor. Samuel P. B. Carter, Sydney. Junior Car Cleaner: Donald F. Morrison, Sydney. Apprent[?]ee: Robert H…

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Staff Changes and Promotions Railways. Appointments

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

Loco. Branch.-—Car Builders’ Apprentice: Frederick Kedd[?]e, Honey-suckle Point. Per. Way Branch—Fettlers:…

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Railway Appeals Board

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 7

Last week a deputation waited upon Mr. Hoyle upon the subject of the constitution of the Appeals Board. The deputation urged upon…

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Border Railways

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

The Queensland Government is considering the question of linking up the coastal railway with Now South Wales, by connecting with…

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Automatic Signalling on the N.s.w. Railways. Control of the System

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 8

There has been a great expansion of electric signalling on the New South Wales railway system within the last few years, and a paper…

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Award Variation. Railway Group; No. 4 Board

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

The award of the Government Railways Group, No. 4 Board, has been varied in the manner following:—…

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Railway Recruits

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

The Department, says M. Hoyle, has no objection to men enlisting unless they possess special expert knowledge and whose services are…

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Wanted Engines. Railway Congestion

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

It was recently stated in the daily press that the Railway Department had made “complete and ample arrangements” for handling the wheat…

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The Railway Appeals Board

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

The Appeals Board, Mr. Hoyle says, will be of a peripatetic character, that is, it will sit in different places. Instead of country…

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Motor Cycling. Maker's Kink Record

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

E. G. Baker's new world's record of 930 miles for 24 hours' riding on the road is a fine performance. Indeed, considering the adverse weather condition he had to contend with, the ride is really a phenomenal one; for, with…

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Rail and Tram Wages. Government and Deputation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

Recently a conference of unions having members in the railway and tramway service decided to ask the Cabinet to meet a deputation in regard to the question of increasing the…

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Labor. Tramway Men

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 3

The secretary of the Tramway Employees Union (Mr. Warton) recently wrote to the Acting-Chief Commissioner (Mr. Fraser), in reference to the wages of ash truckers at the…

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Motor Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.--The Liverpool Coroner held an inquiry this afternoon concerning the death of Katherine Kerr, of George Street, Clyde, who was knocked down by a…

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Railway Bill. Cabinet to Consider

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

The Amending Railway Bill, the provisions of which were outlined in "The Daily Telegraph" on Saturday, have yet to be considered by Cabinet and submitted to Caucus…

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Dangerous Bridge

The Land · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

The Engineer of Macintyre Shire Council reported at last meeting on the condition of a bridge, as follows:- "J. Brissett has been employed with…

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Exploring New Guinea. The Proposed Aeroplane Expedition

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 5

Particulars were received by the last English mail of the plans that have been elaborated by Dr. Eric Mjoberg, the Swedish scientist, who was in Sydney…

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Knocked Down by a Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

Mrs. Mary Ann Hornery, the wife of a fettler at Glen Innes, was knocked down by the mail train on Wednesday, two miles from town. Deceased opened the…

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MISADVENTURES Mishaps on the Road Motor-cycle Smashes After a Race

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

J. B. W. M'Hugh, a bank clerk, and resident of Orange, was admitted to a private hospital in a serious condition, buffering from concussion of the brain…

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