On the Land. Farm and Station. Railway Rates
It is unfortunate that the Railway Commissioners should have felt it necessary so heavily to increase the railway rates on the carriage of artificial manures at the present…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250
Porters at Railway Stations. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,âWhen the Bowral train arrived yesterday at 6.30 p.m. there was for some timo a complete absence of porters on the platform, and several ladies with luggage and parcels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merriwa Railway. Merriwa
In response to representations from the local Railway League, an urgent telegram from the Secretary of Railways was received to-day, stating that goods traffic only will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Employees. Melbourne
At a conference of railway men and Trades Hall organisations it was decided that a strike ballot should be taken on the question of independent industrial boards for railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Casualties. Collision with a Tram
John Talbott, a carter, who resides in Railway-road, Sydenham, was driving along Regent-street yesterday afternoon, when his vehicle came into collision with a tram. He…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Record Floods Damage in Queensland Railways Under Water Brisbane
Queensland is again being visited by heavy rains and floods. It is reported from the northern, central, and western districts that considerable damage has been done to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Staff Changes and Promotions RAILWAYS. Week Ended 12th February. Locomotive Branch. Appointments
Fitters’ Apprentices: Norman T. Jones, Clarence R. Tonics, Newcastle; Claude Fleming, Murrurundi; William P. O’Neill, Werris Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Boards. Evidence Before No. 1 BOARD, (Concluded.)
DUCKET MAYBERRY, storeman, Goulburn, 10/ per day, 33 years’ service, examined by Mr. Thompson, certified that he had one man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen As-industrialists (Brisbane “Standurd,” Feb. 23.)
Like the teachers, and other branches of the public service workers, railwaymen have to contend against the toryised view that when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Railway Union Proposed Official Organ
At the sixth annual conference of Die Q.R.U. held last week, consideration was first given to the following proposals:—By Bundaberg,—”That…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Motor Tractors
LONDON, Wednesday.--The War Council has permitted the Ford Motor Company to erect a factory at Cork for the rapid production of farm motor tractors…
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Eggs. Archie Shells, and Fuming Onions. Australian Airman at Balnika
[?]—who is attached to the [?] cores writing from [?] on [?] in Sydney giles the following [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Peculiar Mishap. Pocket Caught by Moving Train
John William Hamilton, night officer at Newtown (Sydney) railway station, was standing on the edge of the platform at the station on Monday afternoon when the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hindering Production Railway Commissioners' New Tax. an "Unfriendly Act."
At the same time that the Government of New South Wales is considering the advisability of making further concessions, in the shape of price…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Strike Threat
At a conference of railway men and Trades Hall organisations, in Melbourne, on Wednesday, it was decided that a strike ballot should be on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident
On Friday afternoon last a school-girl named Face, residing with her parents at Tavistock-street, Hurstville, was crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatalities and Accidents. Knocked Down by Motor-car
Allan Ludlow Clark (9), living with parents at "Winona," Lauderdale Avenue, Manly, was knocked down by a motor-car whilst crossing the street, in front of the house…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Flood. Railway Traffic Held Up
BRISBANE, Thursday. -- A message from Emerald, Central Queensland, states that 34in, of rain has fallen since December 1. Theresa Creek and Retreat Creek are joined, nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →East-west Railway
MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The expenditure on the cast-west railway to date has amounted to £6,096,524. This includes the outlay on plant, material, and rolling-stock, for which credit…
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