Underground Railways Held Up. Thousands Walking to Work. LONDON
Only two London underground services are running, and thousands of clerks and others are obliged to walk from the suburbs to the city as the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1919
1,793 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 90
South Australia to Be Declared Infected. the Transcontinental Railway. Melbourne
The Federal Executive Council has agreed to the application from South Australia to-day that it be declared infected, the Westralian Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overseas Labor Troubles. Railway Men's Strike. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is estimated that 400,000 people walked to the city owing to the tube strike in London. The Board of Trade states that it the motormen's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Hold-up. (Published in the "Times.")
LONDON, Tuesday.—The whole of the London underground railways are expected to be held up to-day. A general meeting of employees decided not to strike pending an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Clerks. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Tuesday.—The secretary of the Railway Clerks' Association stated that the association had decided to strike to-morrow evening if the dispute was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Byangum Bridge
The Shire Engineer yesterday reported on the proposal to build two bridges, one over the South Arm and one over the Middle Arm, in lieu of the one over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dumping Rubbish on Roads
A complaint was made to yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council by Piggabeen P.P. Union about the dumping of rubbish, including bottle glass, on Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Head Road
At a meeting of Byron Shire Council on Tuesday the clerk reported haying interviewed the Minister for Lands whilst in Sydney in regard to the extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Strike. Perth
The tramway strike has been settled after six weeks' negotiations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Government Prepared to Take Drastic Action. Paralysis of Steam Railways Commenced LONDON
The authorities take the gravest view of the strike deadlock. There is no immediate prospect of improvement, and there is even a fear of the extension…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Strike Extension. Wide Area Affected. Railway Executive Making a Firm Stand. LONDON
An extension of the strike to the districts railway power stations has cut off power to the tramways service in a wide area from Tooting along the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Recognition of Clerks' Association. Intervention in Railway Trouble Considered Inevitable. LONDON
Mr. Bonar Law, after a long conversation with Mr. Lloyd George Over the telephone, subsequently presided at a Cabinet meeting which, it is understood,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessation of War Work. Half a Million Unemployed. Intention to Involve More Railway Workers. LONDON
Half a million men and women are already unemployed in Britain owing to the stoppage of war work, yet there is practically no unemployment among the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further Development of Railway Hold-up. Officials Becoming Threatening. LONDON
There were further developments last night, the Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen deciding to stop the district railway, which is the principal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Clerks. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—A meeting was held this afternoon between the President of the Board of Trade, Minister for Labor, and representatives of the Railway Clerks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Motor Facilities
"Cole's reliable motor service'' has extended its operations and will run daily between Lismore, Rous and Wardell. This firm claims to have a reputation for reliable cars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Mail Train
Under the new ararngements the Brisbane mail train timed to leave Brisbane at 8 a.m. will run through Wallangarra on Mondays, Wednesdays, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Train Hold Up
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Wolfren Lawsen, who pleaded guilty in connection with the train hold up, was sentenced to five months' hard labor. His Honor said there seamed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tourist Road. Woodburn to Evans Head
A letter from Woodburn Shire was read at yesterday's meeting of the Tomki Shire Council, asking that body to co-operate in having the road from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cut to Pieces by a Train. Sydney
Michael Kilmartin attempted to board a moving train at Erskineville this afternoon and slipped between the carriages and was cut to pieces. His head and…
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