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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Rand Labour Crisis. Railway Workers Agitate. the Authorities Taking Precautions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A strike of 35,000 South African railway employees has been called. Some of the men came out at midnight on Wednesday as a protest…

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General Strike Threatened. Attempt to Blow Up Train. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

Following the arrest of several of the leaders of the Federation of Trades at Johannesburg, a general meeting threatened to call a general…

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South African Strike. Railways Still Working. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

The South African railway strike, according to reports from Johannesburg, is likely to he stillborn. A general cessation of work was to…

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Narrowly Averted. Railway Engines Scandal. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

It has just leaked out that a serious railway disaster was narrowly averted on January 2. A goods train arrived at Gunneden, and when…

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Motor Garage Burned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

The following further particulars of the garage fire at Kempsey are to hand:—A big fire occurred at Messrs. Robinson Bros' motor garage on Wednesday morning,…

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Motor Smash

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

A sensational motor accident occurred at Mount Coottha, otherwise known as One Tree Hill, a suburb of Brisbune. A party of about twenty-five Christian students,…

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The Chief Railway Commissioner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 4

All doubt as to the relations existing between the Chef Railway comraissioner and the Government have been set at rest by the authoritative, statement that Mr…

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Sunday Trams

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 4

The decision of the Government to run the trams during church hours on Sunday evenings has called forth some very earnest protests. It is pointed out that, bit by…

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Young Boy Strangled. Body Found in a Railway Carriage

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The police are completely baffled by the murder of a boy whose body was found under a seat in a railway carriage at Shoreditch on…

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The Railway Strike. City in a State of Siege. Defence Forces Mobilising

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG, Sunday.—After a protracted discussion at a meeting of the Trades Federation, a generad strike was recommended. A ballot of all the…

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South African Strike. a Bridge Dynamited. Stringent Official Measures. Trains to Be Run. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

An attempt was made to dynamite the great railroad bridge at Fowken Streams, fifty miles from Kimberley. The rails were torn up by the…

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Rails for the Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

The Jetty end resounded to the clang and clash of steel on Monday, the noise being occasioned by the discharge and re-stacklng of steel…

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Late Wires. Sensaltional Motor Smash. Occupants' Miraculous Escape. Wellington, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

A motor car containing three ladies and three gentlemen became, uncontrollable, when descending a long steep hill overlooking the Otara…

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Questions of the Hour. (By Our Sydney Representative). The Railway Commissionership

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 4

In the matter of another imported Railway Commissioner to fill the place of Mr. Johnson, who is on the eve of retirement, one of the evening papers. "The Sun,"…

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The Dorrigo Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 7

The meeting called for last Saturday evening to discuss matters in connection with the proposed Glenreagh-Dorrigo railway, was one of the most enthusiastic ever held…

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Motor Reliability Tour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The points scored in the four days' motor reliability trial from Melbourne to Sydney, which concluded on Saturday afternoon, are as…

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The Railway Strike. Business at a Standstill. an Eight-hour Day

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

PRETORI A, Monday.—The railway men are now advancing other demands, besides the reinstatement of those retrenched, namely, the abolition of…

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Railway Men's Demands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

The present strike of railway men in Orange Free State (formerly Orange River Colony) is closely liked with the Rand riots, which occurred on July 5 and 6 last…

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Railway Act

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

The proposed amendment of the Railway Act will provide for the appointment of four commissioners. The railways are to be divided into…

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Strike in Portugal. Railway Service Suspended. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 5

The entire railroad service in Portugal has been suspended owing to the declaration of a general strike. About one-third of the railways…

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