SYDNEY TRAMWAY STRIKE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 119, 18 November 1908, Page 3

SYDNEY TRAMWAY STRIKE.

Press Assn — By telegraph — Copyright. SYDNEY, last-; night. C^ The Tramway Hoard" appointed as a •result of tho la to strike to enquiro into t.ht; relations of the Commissioners' and the employees, have presented their, award. It * regards 'that espionage was'one of "the"' men's chief grievances and provides that no conductor be punished lVir irregular issue of a tickot on tntfuncorroborated' evidence of a**s^njSl ; officer, for punishes.! for fnlHng to collect a fare, unless attention has been called to the irregularity at tho time. He was to be notified that he-was alk>wed to examine the reports <arid call evidence on their own behalf. The all-round increase of 6d per\ day in wages is provided. It also reports to the men's advantages in regard to the eye-sight tests, and declared that they were hot unnecessarily harsh or unsafe to allow men unable to pass* a drive. The Board, by the casting vote of the president, decided that Croucher, ovor whom the strike arose, was'jgtiihy f .