THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” JULY 17, 1911. Following a number of train accidents in France, police caught a band of wreckers at. Choisyleroi in the act of damaging a train lino. Possession was also taken of a lot of the wreckers’ equipment. The Kairanga County Council and the Palmerston North Borough Council had agreed t,o subscribe £ls each annually towards the advertising of Palmerston North. Serious riots had broken out in Belfast, and the crowds had thrown stones at windows in different areas. Only after baton charges did the police gain control. Many persons had boon injured.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 193, 17 July 1941, Page 2
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99THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 193, 17 July 1941, Page 2
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