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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Influenza on Motor Ship. Six Men Quarantined. BRISBANE

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

It has been ascertained that the influenza outbreak on the motor ship Bulltren from Java was not no serious as was feared. Six members or the…

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Railways Union Registered. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. Cornish, secretary of the New South Wales branch or the Australian Railways Union was notified to-day that the Federal Arbitration Court had…

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Dismissing Railwaymen. Acting-Premier Anxious. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

Mr. Bodkin, secretary of tile Hallway Workers' Industry Branch of the A.W.U., has been advised by the Acting Premier that he and his colleagues recognise the…

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Tramway Collision. Union Wants Representation at Inquiry SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

The Tramway Employees Union has demanded to be represented at the Departmental inquiry into the tramway smash at North Sydney…

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Cycling & Motoring

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

It is surprising in view of the fact that Australia is per, capita one of the richest countries in the world, that more motor cars and motor cycles are…

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The First Electric Motor

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 3

On the morning of Christmas Day, 1521, Faraday called his wife into the laboratory, to witness, for the first time in the history of man, the…

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Unemployment. Railwaymen's Demands. Government Must Find Work. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

"Mr. Bodkin, secretary of the Railway workers' Industry Branch of the A.W.U., said the laboring classes and put the Labor Government into power,…

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War Contract Claims. British Government and Railways. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

The committee inquiring into the British railway companies claims for £400,000,000 under, war contracts, severely criticised the contracts, which it says…

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Ireland. Shooting at Mallow. Railwaymen Demand Inquiry. Strike Threatened. Mr Lloyd George's Reply LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

Replying to a letter from Mr. Bromley, secretary of the Locomotive Engineers threatening a railway strike on February 15 unless the Government gran's an…

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Glass Roads. Vision of Future Motor Expresses

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 5

"Five years hence there will probably be about 2,000,000 motor vehicles of all kinds in this country, as against the present day estimate of about 750,000,…

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Ireland. Rebel Attacks Increase. Aeroplane Destroyed. Railwaymen Defer Strike. Inquiry into Mallow Outrages. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

The prospect of the locomotive Engineers Union carrying out their threat to strike [?] virtually to have disappeared in consequence of the National…

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Local and General Tarriaro Bridge

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

Mr. P. Allan, engineer-in-chief of the read; and bridges branch. Works [?]ment, arrived in town this morning and inspected Tarriaro…

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Train Ambushed. Rebels and Soldiers Fight. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

As a train to Killarney, with 14 soldiers among the passengers, was leaving Mallow Station, two men jumped on the engine, and threatened the driver' and…

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QUEENSLAND. The Northern State from Week to Week. the Threatening Railway Strike

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 5

At time of writing there is no fresh development in connection with the threatened railway strike,, with the excention that the first strike ballot papers…

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Late Telegrams. Exciting Chase. Eighteen Miles by Motor. Four Men Arrested. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

A Melbourne message states Unit Tour detectives had a long chase in a motor car late last night. after four men suspected of theft in a factory in…

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Motorists' Lucky Escape. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

In trying to avoid a collision with a dog, C. H. Michael, of Old South Head Road, lost control of his motor car, which turned a somersault, the six…

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The Creek Bridge

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 2

In reply to a question by Ald. Park at the Council meeting on Tuesday night, the Mayor said he would have examined the docking on the bridge…

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Innishannon Fight. Train Riddled with Bullets. Attack Carefully Planned. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 2

The ambush at Innishannon was carefully planned. The attackers took possession of the railway stores, and used the meal and flour sacks as barricades…

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Walked Off Train. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

An unusual accident befell a man named Cummings, aged 50, who was a passenger on the Queensland Western Mail. He was sleeping on the platform of…

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Indian Unrest. Viceroy's Train Held Up. ALLABAHAD

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The Viceroy when travelling to Calcutta, was held up at Allahabad by non-co-operators and extremists. The train was not allowed to proceed…

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