COMEDY AT THE TWEED. MEETING AT THE BORDER FENCE. A BUFFER AREA DEMANDED. CLASHING OF LOCAL INTERESTS. TWEED HEADS, February 2.

4 February 1919, The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), page 8

…spread of the disease from the south. Everyone stranded on the wrong side of the border lived in large quarantine camps for the lengthy duration. As no one was allowed to cross the border, passenger trains from Brisbane terminated in Coolangatta.  Media reports noted that since rail travellers could cross into NSW they left the train at Coolangatta and carried their luggage into NSW. Mail bags from the train also crossed southwards into NSW.  The cross border transfer of the southbound rail freight was achieved without any contact between rail employees.  [The Brisbane Courier Tuesday 4 February 1919 P.8]   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20268618/font/size Only foodstuffs were allowed north provided no human contact was made in the transfer. Some ingenious means were used to achieve this food transfer including usage of the elevated wooden pedestrian trestles over the 20 foot wide stock proof state border cattle tick buffer zone. Milk was delivered by the customers placing their containers on the edge of the trestle for the milkman to fill once the customers had retreated a short distance.  [Longhurst, Robert. 1996. Chapter 8: The 1919 Influenza Epidemic] [The Brisbane Courier Saturday 1 February 1919 P.5] http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20260242   [Caption; The Coolangatta QR stock yards were opposite…

…Travellers could cross into NSW as it was QLD that closed the border due to fear of the epidemic. Only foodstuffs were allowed north provided no human contact. Passengers to NSW left the train at Coolangatta and carried their luggage into NSW. Mail bags from the train also crossed southwards into NSW.  Source; The Brisbane Courier Tuesday 4 February 1919 P.8 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20268618  …

CONFUSION AT COOLANGATTA. A GILBERTIAN SITUATION. ONLY FOODSTUFFS ALLOWED OVER THE BORDER. TWEED HEADS, January 30.

1 February 1919, The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), page 5

… [The Brisbane Courier Tuesday 4 February 1919 P.8]   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20268618/font/size Only foodstuffs were allowed north provided no human contact was made in the transfer. Some ingenious means were used to achieve this food transfer including usage of the elevated wooden pedestrian trestles over the 20 foot wide stock proof state border cattle tick buffer zone. Milk was delivered by the customers placing their containers on the edge of the trestle for the milkman to fill once the customers had retreated a short distance.  [Longhurst, Robert. 1996. Chapter 8: The 1919 Influenza Epidemic] [The Brisbane Courier Saturday 1 February 1919 P.5] http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20260242   [Caption; The Coolangatta QR stock yards were opposite the Grande Hotel on Griffith St. The 1919 flu epidemic milk delivery system is seen in this image] https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByB-ppGeDyvwb2NhMzc2dnNFNTA/edit/font/size Longhurst, Robert. “From Tallebudgera to the Tweed: an early history of the Southern Gold Coast” Gold Coast City Council, 1996. Chapter 8: The 1919 Influenza Epidemic. EDITED 22/9/13 as the date I quoted earlier was wrong. The wrong date was in an online history.  The correct date is from The Brisbane Courier Saturday 1 February 1919  P.5   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20260242/font/size…

…8: The 1919 Influenza Epidemic] [The Brisbane Courier Saturday 1 February 1919 P.5] http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20260242   [Caption; The Coolangatta QR stock yards were opposite the Grande Hotel on Griffith St. The 1919 flu epidemic milk delivery system is seen in this image] https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByB-ppGeDyvwb2NhMzc2dnNFNTA/edit/font/size Longhurst, Robert. “From Tallebudgera to the Tweed: an early history of the Southern Gold Coast” Gold Coast City Council, 1996. Chapter 8: The 1919 Influenza Epidemic. EDITED 22/9/13 as the date I quoted earlier was wrong. The wrong date was in an online history.  The correct date is from The Brisbane Courier Saturday 1 February 1919  P.5   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20260242/font/size…

…EDITED the Coolangatta 1919 flu matter as the date I quoted earlier was wrong. The wrong date was in an online history.  The correct date is from The Brisbane Courier Saturday 1 February 1919  P.5   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20260242…

…The following gives an idea of how the Tweed Heads Coolangatta rail staff managed the traffic during the 1919 influenza epidemic. The first and main Coolangatta border closure event was from 12:30 pm Wednesday 29 January 1919.  The Brisbane Courier Saturday 1 February 1919 P.5   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20260242  …

THE INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. CASES NOTIFIED TO DATE, 684. 352 PERSONS IN HOSPITAL. THE THIRD DEATH. SEVEN ISOLATION HOSPITAL NURSES ILL. MATER MISERICORDIAE NURSING STAFF. MORE THAN HALF AFFECTED.

13 May 1919, The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), page 7

…BORDER RAILWAY STAFF The Brisbane Courier Tuesday 13 May 1919 P.7 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20363563 On Saturday the Railway Commissioner visited Coolangatta for the purpose of re-arranging the railway staff at the border. Standing the regulation 10 feet apart he had a conversation with the station master at Tweed Heads and subsequently arranged to withdraw six men from the Tweed Heads side.  Men on the Coolangatta side will shunt and push the wagons over the border and draw them back into Queensland. The engine drivers and fireman will not leave the engine.  The shunters will remain on the other side. Arrangements will be made for the six men who were withdrawn at Tweed Heads to…

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. FIVE DEATHS YESTERDAY. TOTAL OF 52 DEATHS REPORTED. JOINT BOARD APPOINTMENTS.

24 May 1919, The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), page 5

……… The border was reopened the next week, Friday 23 May 1919, having been closed since 12:30 pm Wednesday 29 January 1919. BORDER CONTROL The Brisbane Courier Saturday 24 May 1919 P.5 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20365428 Practically the State quarantine restrictions have now gone by the board, having been replaced by the Federal quarantine arrangements, which come into operation on Monday. People leaving Sydney by rail have to get permits to travel, in accordance with the interstate quarantine regulations. These passengers can come into Queensland at Wallangarra in the ordinary way. If any of them should reach the border at Tweed Heads or other places they are allowed to pass on presenting the permits, but ordinary residents presumably can cross the border at will. POLICE PATROL WITHDRAWN    The Brisbane Courier Saturday 24 May 1919 P.5…

…POLICE PATROL WITHDRAWN    The Brisbane Courier Saturday 24 May 1919 P.5 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20365428 The [influenza epidemic ] police patrols at Coolangatta and at other places along the border between New South Wales and Queensland are being withdrawn from yesterday. This should relieve large numbers of the force for duty elsewhere.…

VICTORIA RESENTS THE BLOCKADE FEDERAL AUTHORITY INVOKED NEW CASES IN SYDNEY OUTBREAK REPORTED IN ADELAIDE

31 January 1919, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 7

…QLD was not the only state to block the borders over this influenza epidemic. NSW blocked its border with Victoria http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15822653…