Motor Cars Wanted
The New Zealand sick and wounded soldiers will leave Sydney this afternoon. The Red Cross motor cars numbered 18-35 are requested to be in attendance at Rose Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1917
6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250
Mosman's Revolt Launches Do Big Trade Better Tram Service Wanted
If the tramway authorities will provide a 20-minute service on Mosman side of the harbor the syndicate which controls the new passenger connection between Mosman and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →La Perouse Tram Collision
In the report of last Saturday's tram collision at La Perouse, which appeared in "The Sun" on Monday, it was stated that Driver Wilkins--the name should have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Botany Railway Municipal Council's Attitude
At last night's meeting of the Botany Council Alderman Griffin drew the attention to a paragraph in Wednesday's "Sun" concerning a request toy the Mascot Council that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Branch Meetings. Tramway Officers
The monthly meeting of this branch was held at Head Office on the 20th December. The attendance was fair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Railways Act. “All Grades” Successes. Many Reforms Included
The New Railways Act, which came into force on New Year’s Day contains many reforms which the “All Grades” Association has advocated, in some cases, for more than a generation. Our members remember the prodigious fight that the Association put…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Organising Campaign. General Secretary and Organiser of the Amalgamated to Visit All of the Tramway Depots
As a result of the decision of the Executive of the Amalgamated Association to undertake another organising campaign, the General Secretary (Mr. Claude Thompson), accompanied by the organiser (MR. A. W. Buckley), visited the Rushent[?]ers Bay Depot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Debate in the Asse[?] Railway Estimates. Criticism of Rail (Continued from last week.)
In the Assembly on December 6th, the Railway vote, £7,846,[?]40, was discussed and eventually carried. During the debate a number of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Railway Picnic
The annual picnic of the Bathurst railway employees was held at Wade Park, Orange. Th[?] picnickers were conveyed to Orange by two special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tasmania Railway Men. Increases Expected to be Paid as from July Last
The general secretary of the Amalgamated forwarded a copy of the Traffic Draft Award to the general secretary of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retirement of an Old Railway Servant
A valedictory evening was tendered to Mr. John Taylor, late fettler on the Maryvale-Gew[?]l section, at his residence Cam[?]o, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage to Railways. Extensive Telegraphic Interruptions
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The general traffic manager at Rockhampton, Mr. J. Chambers, in a message to the deputy-commissioner for railways. Mr. C. F. Pomberton, stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Washaway Mail Train Delayed
The Railway Commissioners received a telegram to-day stating that heavy rain had resulted in a washaway of the railway between Nea and Curlewis, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Bridge and Co., Limited
Operations under the new conditions commenced on Wednesday, the 3rd inst. Of course, the initial proceedings under the new Wool Acquisition Scheme are not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Held Up. Record Flood at Richmond. Richmond (Q.)
It has been raining here for the past week, and there has been a recorded fall of fourteen inches. Flinders River is in flood—the biggest flood on record. It is reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bad State of Road. to Botany Cemetery. Working Bee Arranged
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waverley Council Cases. Donald Before the Court. Road Metal Contract
The beating of the cases arising out of the recent inquiry held by Mr. Stevens, the [?] Government officer, concerning alderman of the [?] Council, was resumed this afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Worst Road in State Undertakers Won't Use It Access to Botany Cemetery'
Mr. Page, M.L.A. for Botany, claims to have in his electorate the worst road in Australia. It is, moreover, the thoroughfare which gives access from Bunnerong road to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram Driver Assaulted. Trouble at Neutral Bay
John William Carroll was charged, at the North Sydney Police Court before Mr. Smithers, with assaulting Donald M[?] on December 30, and with using indecent language in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Washaways
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