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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

7,678 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Tramway Officers

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 3

The next meeting of the above Branch will be held on Wednesday February 9th, at Bowen’s Buildings, Central Square, at 8 p.m…

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Tramway Traffic

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 3

Extraordinary general meetings will be held at Head Office, Bowen’s Chambers, on Monday next, 7th inst., and 10 a.m. and at 8 p.m…

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New Locomotive for N.z. Railways. Good Hauling Performances. Simple Superheated Six- Coupled Type

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

The first of the new Ab class locomotives desined for mail and express trains on the New Zealand railways has just been completed at…

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Staff Changes and Promotions Railways. Appointments

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

Locomotive Brunch, Hallways.— Apprentice Fitter: Ernest Forbes, Evelelgh. Apprentice. Machinist James Tansey, Evelelgh. Apprentice…

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Railway Department Censured. Coronial Criticism

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 1

Some time ago a little girl named Sybil May Woodman died as the result of a railway accident at Granville Station. The girl…

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Conscription in New Zealand a Railway Journal’s View

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 1

The “N.Z. Railway Review,” the organ of the New Zealand Amalgamated, says:— “Man—power in the first line of…

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Victorian Railway Men Want Wages Board

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

The question of the appointment of a wages board for railway employees was discussed at a largely—attended meeting of members of the…

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Railway Workers Association

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

The Railway Workers and General Laborers’ Association has decided to refer the question of affiliation with the P.L.L. to a plebiscite of…

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The Victorian Railways 1000 Temporary Men to Go

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

The Victorian Railway Commissioners have decided to curtail, and in some instances cense altogether their operations in connection with…

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Long Suffering Tramway Men. Mr. Estell on the Situation Result of the Application for Leave to Appeal

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

On Tuesday of last week members of the Tramway Union met to consider whether it was advisable to take a ballot to authorise the…

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Tramway Stop Work Ballot

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

On Tuesday, the 25th ult., the Tram way Union. held mass meetings to discuss the following proposal: “That a ballot of the membership be…

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Victorian Railway Men. a Minimum of 9s. Per Day Asked For

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 8

The anomalies created in the classification of railway workers by the action of the Victorian Government in granting sixpence a day increase…

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Tramway Traffic Branch Belated Resolutions

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

The following resolutions passed by the Tramway Traffic branch were [?]orwarded for inclusion in the conference agenda, but were received…

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Back From the Front Enthusiastic Welcome to Disabled Railwayman

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

Private C. H. Thompson, a well—known engine driver on the northern line, received an enthusiastic welcome upon Ills return to Werris…

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Amalgamation of Service Unions Tramway Union Man’s Argument Against the Idea

Co-operator · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

In an issue of the “Co-operator” a week or two back, we indicated that we saw some encouragement given to the fight put up continuously by…

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"Not a Fair Deal." Railway Refreshment Rooms. Aggrieved Applicants, for Managership

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

Applicants for the position of manager of the railway refreshment rooms tinder the proposed now scheme consider that they have a grievance against both the Government and the…

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Cook's River Tram Depot

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 9

One of the largest of the nine tramway depots in the metropolitan urea has recently been established at Cook's 11 River Road, St. Peter, and is now in full swing. The…

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Motor Char-a-banc on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 6

A motor char-a-banc, with a capacity for 65 passengers, owned by Mr. F. Andrews, of Glebe, Sydney, and valued at £1100, was partially destroyed by lire in Bigge Street, Liverpool, late…

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Germans Claim Aeroplane

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

A German official message reports heavy artillery duels, and states that three aeroplanes have been shot down on the western front, one being British. The…

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Killed by Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 10

William O'Leary, 33, who was knocked down by a train at the Illawarra junction of the Redfern railway yards, died from his injuries yesterday at the Royal Prince Alfred…

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