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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

1,147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 58

Accidents and Fatalities. Motor-car Overturns Through Tyres Bursting. Charters Towers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 5

The bursting of two tyres, and the consequent overturning of a motor-car on the Weir road, about three miles from the town last night necessitated the removal…

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Our Empty North-west a Big Railway Scheme "Richest Iron Deposit in the World"

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 3

Mr. J. Thomson, the owner of Yampi Sound, which, according to the report of the State Mining Engineer of Western Australia, is the largest,…

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French Railway Strike. Cabinet's Intentions. Partial Traffic Resumption. Paris, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 3

The strike is extending. M. Millerand (Premier), in the Chamber of Deputies, denounced the strike revolutionaries, and said the…

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A General Strike. On the French Railways. Troops Arriving in Paris Government Arranging for Food Supplies. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphed op Sunday that the General Conferation of Labor has announced that it supports the railway strike…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Live Wire Falls on a Tram. Passengers Jump to the Road. Woman Receives Fatal Injuries. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

There was an extraordinary occurrence in Parramatta road last night. A double tram was proceeding along the road when a live wire fell on to it. The cars…

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Tragedy in a Tram. Murder and Suicide. Husband and Wife's Quarrel. a Third Victim. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

While a tram was passing Grace Bros., in George street West this afternoon, an argument occurred between two women and a man, which was followed by…

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French Railway Strike. Lenin and Trotsky Behind the Scenes. the Gay Parisienne. Situation Becomes More Serious. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs that the strike situation hourly deepens in gravity. The leaders on both sides are sitting in continuous secret conclaves…

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French Railway Strike. Air Services Augmented the Premier's Appeal Paris, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

The French railway strike is extending. Soldiers are guarding the principal railway stations, and the air services have been augmented,…

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Late Cables French Railway Strike Mobilisation Order Disobeyed Troops Pouring Into Paris. Paris, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

The railway strikers refuse to obey the Government's mobilisation order. The General Confederation of Labor is sitting continuously to watch…

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French Railway Strike. Early Failure Predicted. Additional Leaders Arrested. Plenty of Labor Offering. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphed that five additional arrests of strike leaders have been made. Fifty per cent. of the employees on the Paris-Lyons…

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Burglars at a Railway Station. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

Te Railway Department has been advised that the office at the Westbrook railway station was broken into last night, the safe removed to near the goods shed…

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Queensland. Dismissal of Railway Employees. Proposal to Pool the Work. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

The Brisbane Trades Hall Council decided to comply with the request from the Queensland Railway Union in respect of the dismissal of railway employees in…

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Railway Strike. Temporary Agreement Reached. Men Return to Work. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 5

The terms of the settlement of the French strike include the adoption of wages on a sliding scale, no pay during the strike, the cancellation of…

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The Motor-car. 70,000 in Australia. Wage Bill of £5,650,000

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

The president of the Motor Traders' Association, Mr. H. C. Richards, speaking at a smoke social at Adelaide, emphasided the importance of the motor industry to…

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Heavy Rain in South Washaways on Railways Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

Dust storms, accompanied by rainfall, occurred in the south-west districts of the State on Saturday, when 160 points fell at Albury. Ten…

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Attempted Train Wrecking. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

A deliberate attempt on the part of some unknown person to wreck trains travelling on the main Sydney line has been reported to the Melbourne Criminal…

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Cheap Motor-car

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

A light motor-car is shortly to be marketed in England at £100. It is to be known as the Carden, and will be a two seater. The design of the engine and the…

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Motor-car Backs Into the Harbor Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

A motor-car, containing three persons, backed Off the punt at the Spit last night and fell into twenty feet of water. The occupants were rescued, but the car has…

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CASUALTIES & Fatalities. Motor Smash at Pyrmont. Two Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 5

Five persons were injured in a motor smash rat Bridge road, Pyrmont, early this morning. They were returning from a drive when the car collided with a…

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French Railwaymen. Strike May Resume. If Comrades Are Not Released. London, March 4

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphed on March 3 that the Railway men's Union in Paris has issued a statement that they will, resume the strike if…

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