Clean Railway Trains
"Wanderer" writes:- Having travelled on most of the railways of the Commonwealth, I am astonished to find how little the department does in the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250
Recruits From Railway
At noon to-day a recruiting meeting was hold in the Eveleigh workshops. Mr. Bickford conducted the meeting, and Mr. Scoular took the chair. Mr. Buchanan was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Retrenchment in Queensland
Not a little amount, of disappointment was expressed locally (says an Ipswich, Q., paper) when it became known that the pruning knife had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Tramway Route
A tramway has been constructed connecting the Dulwich Hill and the Cook's River tram routes. The new line starts at the intersection of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No. 4 (Tramway) Board
The Amalgamated Association has filed claims for No. 4 (Tramway) Board on behalf of electrical fitters' assistants, electrical, machinists…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Unionism in Queensland Striking Annual Report. Need for Militancy
At the meeting of the Toowoomba branch of the Queensland Railway Union held last week the secretary presented his annual report and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Steel for Railway Works. Material Commandeered For Export
The Minister for Works of Railways (Mr. Ball) informed a deputation last week that the construction of the Sydenham-Botany line cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways Act Amendment. a Summary
In spite of the many explanations which have appeared in the “Cooperator.” much misconception appears to exist in regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Staff Changes. Railways. Week Ended January 27[?]. Traffic Brancil Appointments
Junior Clerks: Victor Williams, Harold Dell, Darling Harbour; Allan Rutter, Homebush; Albert Dixon, Walter Wright, West Maitland;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycling. Non-stop Run Postponed
Messrs. Harriott and Fair, who to attempt a non-stop engine run to Melbourne on Monday, have decided owing to the bad state of the roads and the unsettled weather conditions to postpoue the event indefinitely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Material. Supplies Sent to France
LONDON, Wednesday.-- The "Daily Chronicle" points out that the recent stringent railway restrictions arose through The "Dally Chronicle" points out that tho recent stringent railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Committed for Trial
Ernest Albert Stewart Bailey (30) was charged at the Central Court, before Mr, Smithers, S.M., yesterday that he did, on October 24, being thou In charge of a motor-cycle, by furious…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Mystery
The body of a female infant was found on the railway between Clandulla and Kankos. in the Rylstone district, yesterday. It is believed that the infant was thrown out of a train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mails by Aeroplane. Melbourne
The Postmaster-General has had under consideration the question of the conveyance of mails by aeroplane. It was recently suggested that mails should be so carried from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge Players Help
The hon. secretary of the Citizens' War Chest Fund advises having received a letter from an enthusiastic bridge player, suggesting that those who are constantly playing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P.m.g. Against Aeroplane Post
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Postmastor-General, who has been considering tho question of mall conveyance by aeroplane, does not favor this method on account of financial and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Along the Road. Bush Yarns
Four of us were riding along the Great Northern Road between Wingen and Murrurundi, when we came across an obelisk on the lefthand side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ah Infant's Body Found. Thrown From a Mail Train
The nude body of a newly-born infant was found by a [?]anger on the railway line near Clandulla (N.S.W.) early on Wednesday morning, It had apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marche des peaux tres actif. Ventes fuites par John Bridge
MM. John Bridge & Co. nons informent que'le calme comparatif du marche, occasionne par les fetes de Noel et du Premier de l'An, a pris fin et a fait…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Responsibility of Railway Commissioners
"Wayback" writes:— (1) Are the Railway Commissioners responsible for timber or posts. The stationmaster weighed the load of posts. Not being able to bring enough…
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