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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Thursday Evening. the Train Hold Up

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

Wilfred Larsen, who pleaded guilty to the charge of assault under arms in connection with the Forbes train hold-up, was sentenced to nine…

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D. and M. Railway Co. Half-yearly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

The 89th half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held on Tuesday last. Owing to the border restrictions which…

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Railway Clerks' Union London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

It is stated by the secretary of the Railway Clerk's Association that the Association has decided to strike this evening if its dispute with the authorities is not…

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Payment for Larger Railway Trucks Than Ordered

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 1

A letter has been received by the Primary Producers Union from the Railway Commissioners, stating that in connection with the complaint that…

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Railway Strike Settled Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 3

The London Raiway Strike has been settled, including the strike in the tube railways…

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Cricket Albury and Border Association. Railway United v. Continuation School

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

At Billson's Park this afternoon the above teams will try conclusions. Following will represent Railway United:— Heywood (capt), W. Arnold, R…

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Motor Cars to Be Commandeered for Ambulances

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 2

At the conclusion of to-day's Cabinet meeting the Acting Premier Mr. Fuller, announced that provision had been made by the Government to completely cover…

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Border Quarantine, Stranded Residents at Wodonga Deputation on Murray Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

By hurried appointment, a deputation comprising Messrs. milson, stationmaster, of Ilenty and Ryan, landowner, of Grong Grong, represented 200 residents of…

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Industrial Upheaval. the Railway Strike London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 3

It is announced that the railway strike has been settled, including the strike in the tubes. There is a possibility, however, of the…

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Railway Clerks Satisfied London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 3

Sir Albert Stanley's recognition of the Railway Clerks Association on Tuesday removed the menace of a general railway strike…

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Free Motor Rides. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

London's attitude to the strikes is summarised in the general remark, "We will not be beaten." While the union negotiators and the…

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Latest Cables. the Strike Fever in Britain. a Railway Call-out Said to Have Been Avoided. London Electricians Apparently Persisting. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 1

The Manchester engineers have ignored the attempts of the extremists to secure a general strike to-day. All the factories continue…

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Railway Settlement Includes Tubes. Electricians Still Defiant London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 4

The railway strike has been settled. It includes the Tubes. After a day-long secret conference the electrical executive decided to…

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Attempts to Evade Quarantine Three Men Leap From Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

Fully aware that the bridges and river were patrolled by police, three young men who have been stranded in Wodonga, decided to attempt to evade the quarantine…

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Mangled by a Train Horrible Fate of Elderly Woman. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

The body of Mrs. Henry Priest, wife of an old age pensioner, was found horribly mutilated on the railway line near Glen Innes. The remains were in small pieces,…

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Motor Garage

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. F. Testa advertises in this issue that he is prepared to do repaint at his works in Myall Street, opposite the Shamrock Hotel. A good supply of…

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Proposed Kerang-Gonn Railway Line

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

During last month Messers. Barber and Engineers Egan and Taylor, officers of the Railway Department together with a shorthand writer, have been…

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Industrial Upheaval. Formidable Issues to Be Solved Railwaymen's Serious Demands London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

Although the dispute in the tubes has been provisionally settled, a series of far more formidable industrial issued confront the country. Joint conferences…

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Perth Tramway Strike

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 32

The tramway strike at Perth has been settled. The terms are almost identical with those offered by the Acting-Premier, "Mr. Colebatch, and refused, last Saturday…

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The Railways and the Flu

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 29

As a direct result of the influenza epidemic the railway service, including intertate and country, has been greatly curtailed. Early in the war against influenza…

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