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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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State Financf. Increased Revenue. Railway Returns. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The revenue returns for January, 3919, for Governmental and business undertakings total £1,803,147, being an increase of £986 over January, 1918, including an…

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Eight-hour Day for Railwaymen

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

The Press Bureau announces that representatives of the Railways' Executive Committee and the Railwaymen's Unions have signed an agreement establishing the…

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Turkish Railways. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

The French and British have assumed control of the Turkish railways at Constantinople…

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Burglary at Railway Station. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

At 3 o 'clock this morning Kennedy, the watchman at the Toorak railway station, was found lying in the ticket office on an island platform. He seemed dazed and…

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Railwaymen's Agreement. 8 Hours Without Mealtime. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

The railway agreement stipulates that the eight hours day does not include meal time…

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British Labor Troubles. Railway Strike Probable. Station-masters Debarred From Union. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

At a conference between the Railway Clerks' Association and the President of the Board of Trade, the application for station masters' right…

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The Week-end Record. Sydney 4 Cases; Adelaide, 5; MELBOURNE, 151 AND 12 Deaths. Dispute Between State and Federal Governments. Victorian Threats. Demand for Sydney's Isolation. Everyone Wearing Masks. Quiet Period a Delusion. Tram-men and Seamen Demand More Money. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 2

Four new cases of pneumonic influenza were definitely diagnosed in Sydney yesterday, but there were none on Saturday. The total number of cases…

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Local. the North Coast Railway. Passengers Must Wear Masks. on All Trains

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

The District Railway Superintendent, Mr. R. S. W. Graham, has been notified from the Commissioner's office of the following by-law:--…

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The Trans-australian Railway. Mr. Watt's Protest. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

Mr. Watt has also protested to western Australia against the quarantine of the trans-Australian railway passengers. The Acting-Premier of Western…

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Railway Communication. North Coast and Inverell. Proposed Conference

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 6

The question of linking up the North Coast and Inverell districts by railway came before last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council, through the…

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S0uthgate Road. Should It Be Double Its Present Width. a Surprising Development

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

At to-day's monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council, a letter was received from the Department of Lands, advising that the owners of…

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League of Nations. Speech by Mr. Asquith. Road to Liberty and Progress. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. Asquith, speaking in support, of the League of Nations at the Albert Hall, said that any workable scheme must jealously respect the sovereignty of the…

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Dorrigo Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., writes:—"I enclose an official duplicate of a letter which I received this afternoon. You can publish it, and then inform…

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Situation Still Threatening. Motor Men Cause a Surprise. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

While the industrial' Situation is Still threatening, it is regarded as being by no means desperate. The partial success of the efforts to spread the Clyde strike…

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General Railway Strike Threatened. Dispute's Trifling Cause. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

The London tube railway stoppages affect all the principal underground lines except the District Railway, also the local elevated electric service on…

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Holding Up a Train. Accused Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 4

Wolfren Larsen appeared at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions, charged with having, while armed with a revolver, assaulted, with intent to rob, James…

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A Train on Fire. Mails and Luggage Destroyed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 5

The Kuranda police have advised the Commissioner of Police that the early passenger train between Cairns and Herberton this morning caught fire. One…

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Burglars in a Railway Station. Boorowa

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 5

After an entrance had been gained to the railway station last night, an attempt was made to blow up the safe, but it failed. The burglars also broke into…

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Strikes in Britain. The Trouble Spreading. Tube Railways Stopped. Belfast Strike Continued. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 4

The whole of the London underground railways are expected to be held up today. A general meeting of employees…

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Holding Up a Train

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

Wolfern Larsen appeared at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions, charged with having, while armed with a revolver, assaulted, with intent to rob,…

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