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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1891

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Scotch Railwaystrike Failure of the Stikers. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 2

The traffic on the Eastern and Scotch lines is increasing, and the men are slowly returning to work. Popular feeling in Glasgow is adverse…

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Railway to Walgett. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 2

The committee of the Mudgee Railway League is of opinion that a line from Mudgee to Walgett, via Coonamble, is inevitable, and that the section to…

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Scotch Railway Strike Conflict with Blacklegs. Attempt to Wreck a Train. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 3

A serious disturbance has taken place at Coatbridge, near Glasgow, where a number of strikers stormed a dormitory occupied by certain workers…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Scotch Railway Strike Directors Confident of Victory. Rioters Sentenced. [By Cable.] London, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 3

The directors of the companies affected by the strike in Scotland are confident of being able to work the line without granting the demands of…

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Scotch Railway Strike Men Supported by Dundee Dockers. Effects on Trade. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 2

Three thousand dockers at Dundee have resolved to cease work in support of the railway men on strike in Scotland…

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Scotch Railway Strike the Men's Demands Refused. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

In connection with the railway strike in Scotland the demand of the men to have the hours of labor reduced to 10 hours per day has been…

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Cricket. Souths v. Railways

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 2

THE above match was commenced on Saturday, on the South Reserve, and as far as the game has gone the first-named have decidedly the best of it Winning…

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Railway Accident. Breaking of an Axle. Fifteen Trucks Smashed. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 3

A railway accident occurred between Drouin and Warragul, South Gippsland, on Saturday night. A goods train with 20 trucks, heavily laden with dairy…

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The Labor Movement. the Legality of Strikes. Scotch Railway Strike. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 3

The recorder of Plymouth, Mr. Henry Mason Bompas, Q.C., in adjudicating on a case which arose out of the strike, has decided that strikes…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Scotch Railway Strike the Men Still Determined. Action of the Seamen. Threatened Lockout by Mineowners. [By Cable.] London, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 3

Affairs in connection with the railway strike in Scotland are still unchanged, and the men are as determined as ever to gain their demand…

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Scotch Railway Strike. London, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 3

Owing to the railway strike, traffic in the North of England and Scotland is terribly congested, and miles of tracks, loaded with goods, are laid up…

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Collision on Elevated Railway. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

Owing to a collision on an elevated railroad in New York, the engine of one train was precipitated, into the street below…

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Scotch Railway Strike Companies Refuse Arbitration. Sympathy From Victoria. [By Cable.] "London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 3

The number of men on strike in Scotland is increasing. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh has come forward as mediator in the railway…

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Scotch Railway Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 2

It is reported that a locomotive conveying police has been stoned by the Scotch strikers and several men injured. £3000 has been subscribed…

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Scotch Railway Strike. London, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 2

The railway strike in Scotland continues, and the various trade unions are subscribing profusely…

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Scotch Railway Strike Increasing in Violence. John Burns to Be Prosecuted. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

The strike on the Scotch railways is increasing in violence. Attempts to wreck trains have been discovered, and the English companies, fearing a…

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Scotch Railway Strike. Serious Developments. London, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1891 · page 2

The railway strike in Scotland is assuming a serious aspect. The Glasgow export and shipping trade is generally suspended in consequence of the strike,…

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2nd Edition Miner Office 6 p.m. Latest Cables. Scotch Railway Strike. London, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 3

The strike in Scotland is assuming a more serious aspect every day, and there appears not the least chance of the dispute being settled. To-day…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Latest Cables. the Scotch Railway Strike. London, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 2

The Edinburgh Municipal Council is engaged in procuring a petition to the Board of Trade asking it to interfere in the railway strike with a view…

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Scotch Railway Strike Dundee Dockers Refuse to Come Out. Resort to Dynamite Threatened. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 2

The dock laborers in Dandee have refused to abandon work, although called upon to strike in aid of the railway men in Scotland. It is…

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