Working on the Railways 100 years ago

     The following table gives details for the period shown of the hours actually worked and the wages paid to approx. 170 NSWGR employees attached to the Chief Mechanical Engineer. From details shown in the Time Book, they would appear to have been engaged in running maintenance of both passenger and goods vehicles at the locations shown.

SYDNEY & EVELEIGH
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
53	Allen	Percy	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
12	Allum	Edward	Car Builder	17-06-1916	108	13:04.00	12.08	8.11.00
2	Baikie	Alexander	Leading Car Builder	17-06-1916	116.25	14:04.25	12.08	9.04.01
55	Bedford	Stanley	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13.02.00	10.06	6.19.01
17	Bell	George	Car Builder	17-06-1916	108	13:04.00	12.08	8.11.00
21	Berg	Carl	Car Builder	17-06-1916	108	13:04.00	12.08	8.11.00
24	Bowmaker	Robert	Car Trimmer	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
41	Brook	Ernest	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
28	Brown	Edgar	Gas Fitter	17-06-1916	-	-	-	-
16	Burton	James	Car Builder	17-06-1916	-	-	-	-	Expeditionary Forces
19	Carey	Thomas	Car Builder	17-06-1916	95.25	11:07.25	12.08	7.09.08	8.75 hours at Holiday rate of 11.08 p.d.
44	Carrington	Harold	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
10	Carruthers	Henry	Car Builder	17-06-1916	108	13:04.00	12.08	8.11.00
62	Carruthers	James	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	110	13:06.00	11.00	7.11.03
69	Cleary	Thomas	Assembler	17-06-1916	95.75	11:07.75	10.06	6.05.08
97	Cole	Albert	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.05.02	5.5 hours at Holiday rate of 9.04 p.d.
76	Crane	Henry	Laborer	17-06-1916	92.75	11:04.75	9.04	5.08.02
95	Cronin	George	Storeman	17-06-1916	95.5	11:07.50	9.08	5.15.05
8	Darch	William	Car Builder	17-06-1916	107.75	13:03.75	12.08	8.10.07
11	Davison	David	Car Builder	17-06-1916	106.75	13:02.75	12.08	8.07.11	8.75 hours at Holiday rate of 11.08 p.d.
7	Day	Walter	Car Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
46	Dryden	John	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
48	Duggan	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
18	Eggleton	Arthur	Car Builder	17-06-1916	109.5	13:05.50	12.08	8.13.04
83	Ellis	John	Laborer	17-06-1916	95.75	11:07.75	9.04	5.11.08
100	Fitzgerald	Joseph	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
91	Freeman	James	Laborer	17-06-1916	94.5	11:06.50	9.04	5.10.03
25	Gaffey	James	Car Trimmer	17-06-1916	92.75	11:04.75	12.08	7.06.10
20	Gaynor	James	Car Builder	17-06-1916	94.75	11:06.75	12.08	7.10.00
54	Gerrard	George	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13.02.00	12.00	7.19.00
34	Gleeson	Wiiliam	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
14	Goddard	Alfred	Car Builder	17-06-1916	93.5	11:05.50	12.08	7.08.00
70	Green	Percy	Laborer	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	9.04	5.12.00
67	Guilfoyle	Daniel J.	Car & Wagon Fitter	17-06-1916	98.25	12:02.25	12.08	7.15.07
75	Heard	Harry	Laborer	17-06-1916	97.5	12:01.50	9.04	5.13.09
4	Hemming	Henry	Car Builder	17-06-1916	107.5	13:03.50	12.08	8.09.08	4.25 hours at Holiday rate of 11.08 p.d.
68	Hennessy	Robert	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	9.04	5.12.00
9	Holland	Charles	Car Builder	17-06-1916	108	13:04.00	12.08	8.11.00
87	Horne	Joseph	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	10.06	6.12.06
104	Irving	Donald	Plumber	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.04	7.08.00
23	Jackson	Charles	Car Trimmer	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
78	Jacobson	John	Assembler	17-06-1916	95.25	11:07.25	10.06	6.05.00
22	King	John	Car Builder	17-06-1916	-	-	-	-	Expeditionary Forces
101	Leamy	Anthony	Office Boy	17-06-1916	-	12:00.00	3.03	1.19.00
80	Littlejohn	Rupert	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
27	Lockyer	Frederick	Gas Fitter	17-06-1916	112	14:00.00	12.04	8.12.08
15	Lucas	William	Car Builder	17-06-1916	108	13:04.00	12.08	8.11.00
88	Lumb	Thomas	Assembler	17-06-1916	-	-	10.06	2.02.00	Payment reduced by £4/4/- paid by Military
6	Maloney	William	Car Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.11.05	4.25 hours at Holiday rate of 11.08 p.d.
43	Matthew	Henry	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
71	McDonnell	Francis	Assembler	17-06-1916	93.25	11:05.75	10.06	5.16.10	3 days at Holiday rate of 9.00 p.d. and 4.25 hours at Holiday rate of 8.06 p.d.
74	McNamara	Harold	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	103.75	12:07.75	10.06	6.12.02
45	Messer	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
96	Meyrick	William	Assembler	17-06-1916	95.5	11:07.50	10.06	6.03.05	8.5 hours at Holiday rate of 8.09 p.d.
82	Michell	Edward	Assembler	17-06-1916	96.25	12:00.25	10.06	5.15.03	17.25 hours at Holiday rate of 8.06 p.d. and 31 hours at Holiday rate of 8.09 p.d.
58	Millington	Alfred	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13.02.00	11.00	7.05.09
85	Monk	Andrew	Assembler	17-06-1916	-	-	-	-	Expeditionary Forces
3	O'Mara	James	Car Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
29	Overall	Miah	Gas Fitter	17-06-1916	112	14:00.00	12.04	8.12.08
56	Parker	Joseph	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13.02.00	11.00	7.05.09
77	Parkes	Ernest	Laborer	17-06-1916	93	11:05.00	9.04	5.08.01	5.5 hours at Holiday rate of 8.09 p.d.
93	Parry	William	Assembler	17-06-1916	95.5	11:07.50	10.06	6.05.04
39	Perkins	William	Painter	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
57	Perry	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	108.75	13:04.75	11.00	7.09.06
1	Porteus	Robert	Wagon Builder in Charge	17-06-1916	-	-	-	-	Transferred to Alexandria
94	Price	William	Head Storeman	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
63	Randall	Walter	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	105.5	13:01.50	11.00	7.05.01
59	Ready	George	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13.02.00	11.00	7.05.09
90	Robinson	Herbert	Assembler	17-06-1916	96.5	12:00.50	10.06	6.06.08
50	Ryan	Edward	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	104.5	13:00.50	11.00	7.03.08
72	Shevill	William	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.04.09	5.5 hours at Holiday rate of 8.09 p.d.
13	Sneesby	William	Car Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
26	Solomons	Frederick	Car Trimmer	17-06-1916	91	11:03.00	12.08	7.02.10	1.75 hours at Holiday rate of 11.06 p.d.
60	Sutton	John	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	105	13:01.00	11.00	7.04.04
65	Thomas	Albert J.	Leading Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13.02.00	12.00	7.19.00
5	Tideswell	Morris	Car Builder	17-06-1916	108	13:04.00	12.08	8.11.00
99	Tiley	Frank	Assembler	17-06-1916	-	-	10.06	2.02.00	Expeditionary Forces - Payment reduced by £4/4/- paid by Military
92	Watson	Reginald	Acting Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
64	Weeber	Alfred	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	116	14:04.00	11.00	7.19.06
42	Whitaker	Barry	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
61	White	Edward	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13.02.00	11.00	7.05.09
47	Widgery	Edward	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
51	Wilcock	Cecil	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
ALEXANDRIA
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
129	Brennan	James	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
117	Clissold	Henry	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
112	Delaney	John	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	97.5	12:01.50	12.08	7.14.05
125	Fraser	Norman	Assembler	17-06-1916	97.75	12:01.75	10.06	6.08.04
121	Gillan	Nicholas	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
113	Gleeson	Cornelius	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
130	Hare	William	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	-	-	-	-	Transferred to Darling Harbour
114	Harrex	William	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	98.25	12:02.25	12.08	7.15.07
120	Larkin	Thomas	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
123	Maher	Michael	Car & Wagon Fitter	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
119	Malarkey	Richard	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
124	McMahon	George	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
118	Munro	John	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
122	Noonan	Peter	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	10.00	6.12.06
111	Olliffe	Gustave	Wagon Builder in Charge	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
1	Porteus	Robert	Wagon Builder in Charge	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	10.03.00	5 days @ time and a half
116	Robertson	Donald	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	92	11:50.00	12.08	7.05.08
115	Scholes	William	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	92	11:50.00	12.08	6.19.10	17.5 hours at Holiday rate of 11.02 p.d. and 17.5 hours at Holiday rate of 11.06 p.d.
110	Sherlock	Edward	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
128	Thackeray	Joseph	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
127	Thiele	Henry	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
126	Watkins	Joseph	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
DARLING HARBOUR
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
156	Arahil	John	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
176	Avery	Frederick	Assembler - Acting Car & Wagon Fitter	17-06-1916	95.5	11:07.75	12.08	7.11.02
166	Baldick	Walter	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
150	Bates	Walter	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
180	Berriman	Andrew	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
160	Bingham	Charles	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
164	Brown	Ernest	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	104.75	13:00.75	11.00	7.04.00
185	Clements	Oswald	Storeman	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	9.08	5.16.00
165	Coddington	William	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
155	Croft	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
157	Dagg	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	97.5	12:01.50	10.00	6.01.10
179	DeLacy	Albert	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
163	Dillon	James	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106.5	13:02.50	11.00	7.06.05
152	Ellison	Harold	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	107.25	13:03.25	10.06	7.00.09
173	Gannon	Albert	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
188	Hare	William	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
161	Harris	George	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
171	Hayes	John	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	92	11:04.00	12.08	7.05.08
187	Houghton	James	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
167	Jackson	George	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	84.25	10:04.25	12.08	6.13.05
154	Kitchener	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	107	13:03.00	11.00	7.07.01
182	Lee	Henry	Assembler	17-06-1916	95.75	11:07.75	10.06	6.05.00
186	Letham	George	Assembler	17-06-1916	92	11:04.00	10.06	6.00.09
184	Lovett	William	Painter	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
183	McCann	John	Laborer	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	9.04	5.12.00
159	McKinney	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96.5	12:50.00	11.00	6.12.08
175	Murphy	James	Car & Wagon Fitter	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
189	Purdy	Thomas	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
177	Redding	Patrick	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.04.05	8.75 hours Holiday rate at 8.09 p.d.
153	Russell	Michael	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
168	Seabrook	William	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
174	Seal	Frederick	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.10.05	8.75 hours Holiday rate at 11.02 p.d.
172	Souter	Ernest	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
169	Starrett	Alexander	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
178	Stokes	Charles W.	Laborer	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	5.19.00	Wage increased from 9.04 for week 2
158	Todd	Cecil	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
151	Watson	Robert	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
162	Wilson	Arthur	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106	13:02.00	11.00	7.05.09
170	Zucker	Ernest	Wagon Builder	17-06-1916	-	-	12.08	-	Absent - Sick since 25/5/1916
HORNSBY
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
4	Bell	David	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	102.5	12:06.50	11.00	7.00.11
1	Kemp	John	Car Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
5	Martin	Joseph	Car Builder	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	12.08	7.12.00
3	Poll	John	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96.75	12:00.75	11.00	6.13.00
2	Shaw	William	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	97.5	12:01.50	11.00	6.14.01
GOSFORD
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
1	Aiken	Frederick	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	150.5	18:06.50	11.00	10.06.11
2	Crowe	Charles	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	141.25	17:05.25	11.00	9.14.03
WATERFALL
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
1	Hand	Ambrose	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106.75	13:02.75	11.00	7.06.09
2	Nicholson	Angus	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	109.25	13:05.25	10.00	6.16.07
3	Creer	Pearn	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	88	11:00.00	10.06	5.10.06	10 days Holiday rate at 10.00 p.d.
WOLLONGONG
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
2	Sewell	Joseph	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	97.25	12:01.25	11.00	6.13.09
1	Smith	George	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.00	6.12.00
FLEMINGTON
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
1	Austin	Edward	Car & Wagon Examiner in Charge	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	13.00	7.16.00
4	Donnelly	Clement	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	126	18.05.00	11.06	10.14.02	Short paid last period 5 days
7	Foxley	Edward	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
2	Hyslop	John	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	11.06	6.18.00
5	Johnson	Henry	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	96.5	12:00.50	11.06	6.18.09
3	McCarthy	Ernest	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	98	12:02.00	11.06	7.00.10
6	Richards	Josiah	Assembler	17-06-1916	96	12:00.00	10.06	6.06.00
CLYDE
Employee Number in Time Book	Surname	First Name(s)	Occupation	Fortnight Ended	Hours Worked	Equals Days:Hours	Daily Rate	Wages Paid £  s.  d.	Notes
1	Barnes	Alfred	Leading Examiner	17-06-1916	92.5	11:04.50	11.00	6.07.02
4	Brooke	Arthur	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	111.75	13:07.75	11.00	7.13.08
8	Carr	James	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	-	-	11.00	2.08.00	Expeditionary Forces - Payment reduced by £4/4/- paid by Military
9	Duffy	Thomas	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	108.25	13:04.25	11.00	7.08.10
7	Evans	Henry	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	106.25	13:02.25	10.06	6.19.05
3	Griffin	Thomas	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	109.25	13:05.25	11.00	7.10.03
6	Lane	Francis	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	107.5	13:03.50	11.00	7.07.10
2	Olsen	Hans	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	112.5	14:00.50	11.00	7.14.08	Short paid last period 11.75 hours
5	Smith	Frederick	Car & Wagon Examiner	17-06-1916	111.25	13:07.25	11.00	7.13.00

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