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1885 Leaves [[Otago Railways]] with bad feeling. 'His conduct toward them (the employees) was most cruel, inconsiderate, and unjust'<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OAM18850519.2.14 Oamaru Mail, Volume IX, Issue 2906, 19 May 1885, Page 3]</ref> At his appointment with the VR he is stated to be the Locomotive Superintendent of New Zealand and received his training on a large English railway..<ref>The Argus. Melbourne. 22 July 1885</ref> | 1885 Leaves [[Otago Railways]] with bad feeling. 'His conduct toward them (the employees) was most cruel, inconsiderate, and unjust'<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OAM18850519.2.14 Oamaru Mail, Volume IX, Issue 2906, 19 May 1885, Page 3]</ref> At his appointment with the VR he is stated to be the Locomotive Superintendent of New Zealand and received his training on a large English railway..<ref>The Argus. Melbourne. 22 July 1885</ref> | ||
1888 Problems with the drivers and A. D. Smith.<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP18880417.2.26 Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7039, 17 April 1888, Page 5] | |||
1890-93 CME of [[Victorian Railways]] | 1890-93 CME of [[Victorian Railways]] | ||
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Allison Dalrymple Smith
1869-71 Studied under Lieut. John Mackie in Edinburgh
1871 Joined the North British Railway under Thomas Wheatley
1874 December. Joined the Air Brake Co under George Symonds
Spent a short time in the US
1875 June. Appointed draughtsman in Constructed Railway office in Wellington, N.Z.
1877 April. Promoted to Locomotive Superintendent of Canterbury Railways
1879 Locomotive Superintendent of Canterbury Railways
1885 Leaves Otago Railways with bad feeling. 'His conduct toward them (the employees) was most cruel, inconsiderate, and unjust'[1] At his appointment with the VR he is stated to be the Locomotive Superintendent of New Zealand and received his training on a large English railway..[2]
1888 Problems with the drivers and A. D. Smith.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Oamaru Mail, Volume IX, Issue 2906, 19 May 1885, Page 3
- ↑ The Argus. Melbourne. 22 July 1885
- ↑ Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7039, 17 April 1888, Page 5 1890-93 CME of Victorian Railways