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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

4,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 244

Victoria's "Economy" Government. Wants to Curtail Railway Men's Increases

The Australian Worker · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 5

A mass meeting of Victorian railway employees held at Melbourne on Sunday, passed a resolution condemning the proposal of the Bowser Government to…

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Henty-billabong Railway. Private Loan for Construction. Will Government Resume Neighboring Areas?

The Australian Worker · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

After previous discussions on the subject, and rumors of Cabinet differences on the subject, N.S.W. Promier Holman announced in the Assembly last week, in…

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Victorian Railways. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 8

Serious accusations against the Victorian Railway Commissioners were made in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by the Minister for Railways (Mr. Agar Wynne). In…

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South African Railways. Capetown, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 7

Introducing the Railway Budget in the Assembly this afternoon, the Minister for Railways stated that the revenue exceeded the estimates by £620,000. This was chiefly due…

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Bathurst Railway Accident. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 7

The Coroner's Inquiry into the iccident in the Bathurst Railway Yards last week, when Charles Edmund Bradley and Walter, Hochkins were killed and mother man Injured…

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Loss on East-west Railway. Melbourne, Wesdnesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 7

A return was issued to-day showing the results of the [?]rst quarter's working of the East-Went Railway. The working expenditure amounted to £68,450, and the revenue…

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Railway Officers' Salaries Grading and Increases Interpretation of an Award

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 6

An application on behalf of the New South Wales Tramway Officers' Association for the interpretation of an a ward was dealt with by Judge Roiln in No. 2 Industrial Court to-day…

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Victoria's Problem. Making the Railways Pay

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A statement affecting the attitude of the present Chief Commissioner of Railways toward the State Ministry's proposal to import a railway expert in the hope…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Fell Off Tramcar

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 5

In attempting to board a moving train at the corner of Park and Elizabeth Streets, city, last night, John M'Farlane (74), a caretaker, of 6 Crystal Street, Petersham, fell and sustained…

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Albury's Fruit. Railway Facilities Curtailed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 5

ALBURY. Wednesday.--'The fruit-growing industry at Lavington. three miles from Albury, which had during the past few years assumed important proportions, suffered a set-back by…

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The Road to Ruin in Queensland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 6

It is three years since the Liberal party in Queensland, under the leadership of Mr. Denham, was badly defeated by the Labour forces led by Mr. Ryan. In little more…

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Answers to Questions. Right of Council to Close Road

The Land · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

T.M. writes:—(1) Have Shire Councils the power to close a road against. the wishes of a Dumber of objectors? (2) Have Shire Councils the power to grant an exchange of…

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Motor Cycling Sydney Club Provides Good Programme for Charity

Arrow · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 7

The motor cycling events should be one of the features of the his carnival which the Police and Firemen will hold at the Agricultural Ground to-morrow week, March 2. The…

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Delayed Telegrams. Causes Railway Fatality

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 7

Delays in de[?] are not uncommon, and hav[?] the cause in come cases of serious [?] recently. It was stated [?] inquest…

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The Victorian Railways a Financial Expert to Be Imported. Local Man Passed Over

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

The Victorian Minister for Railways (Mr. Wynne), in the Legislative Assembly, in Melbourne on Tuesday night, referred to the attitude of the Chief…

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N.S.W. Railway Commissioners. The Vacancy to be Filled

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

The N.S.W. Premier (Mr. Holman) stated this week that the cabinet was considering the appointment of an assistant railway commissioner to fill the vacancy…

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N.S.W. RAILWAYS Developmental Lines Riverina Wants a New Port at Jervis Bay

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

Settlers in the Riverina (N.S.W.) are making a determined effort to have a railway constructed from Yass to Canberra and Jer[?] Bay. At an…

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Land Settlement and Railway Development. Repatriation Queensland Soldier-Settlers the Premier's Statement of Work Done

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

The Queensland Premier (Mr. Ryan), in the course of his policy speech at Townsville (Q.) on Monday night, said that the present Queensland Government…

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MISADVENTURES Motor Tragedy in Sydney One Person Killed and Three Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

A sensational motor smash occurred in William-street, Sydney, at a little after one o'clock on Tuesday morning, and as a result one person, Miss Ivy Allen, was…

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North Coast Railway. Bowraville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 8

Mr. H. D. Morton, M.L.A., in opening the annual show, foreshadowed the completion of another section of the North Coast railway to the Nambucca River during the forthcoming…

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