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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
335 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 17
THE Victorian railway crisis reached a climax on Friday night, when the employers went out on strike. For some time pant there has been growing dissatisfaction in the Victorian railway service, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The excitement of the hour is the railway strike in Victoria, Over 11,000 men employed, on the railways are on strike, and the railway service of Victoria is almost at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Should the Victorian railway strike continue for only a short while, there will be no necessity for the Melbourne produce dealers to have recourse to Adelaide for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works took evidence on the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Maitland to South Grafton, at a number of centres in the Southern portion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The railway strike is the sole topic everywhere. Of 1800 members of the Drivers' and Firemen's Union, only 15 remained loyal to the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →STRIKE prospects are more hopeful. The Day-paid Union, numbering between three and four thousand members, has withdrawn its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Public Works Committee have at last reached Grafton and concluded their tour of inquiry concerning the advisability of inspecting the proposed railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →REPORTS on Tuesday stated that the Railway Commissioners offer a bonus of £50 to each driver remaining loyal. The Chambar of Manufactures offers a subscription of £50 for a similar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Bent is confident, so is the Secretary of the Drivers. One of the two must necessarily be over-confident, and the question is, which? Mr. Bent has put on a service…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There is now a very limited train service in Victoria, and the trains run at much less speed. In one respect, however, an "extra" has been put on—the train of R[?]in,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works took evidence, at the Court House, Grafton, on Tuesday, on the expediency of constructing a line of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State of Victoria has the most [?]laborate railway system of any of the Australias. Excepting the fur north-western and part of the eastern territories, every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Public Works Committee concluded the taking of evidence in support of the construction of the proposed North Coast railway from South Grafton to Maitland, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—All the galleries were crowded when the Assembly met yesterday afternoon. Mr. Irvine, who was accorded an ovation on rising, said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EXCITEMENT over the Victorian railway strike is lessening. Many men are ready to return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Public Works Committee, after taking evidence up the river as reported on page 4, came on to Maclean. On Thursday morning they, visited the Showground, where they, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE strike of the Victorian railway engine-drivers came to an end on Friday, when the men decided to unconditionally surrender. The Government accepted the offer to go back to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE visit of the Public Works Committee to Maclean hist week was in connection with tho inquiry into the proposed construction of the North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The sub-committee of the Legislative Assembly, whose conference with the Executive of the Railway men on strike led up to the final settlement, explained the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Public Works Committee took evidence at Maclean on Thursday afternoon in regard to the proposed North Coast railway. James Kane, timber inspector of the New Zealand Government…
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