Caroni Swamp
SC57

Summary Information

Repository
The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
Creator
Bacon, Peter R.
Title
Caroni Swamp
ID
SC57
Date
1969-1976
Extent
0.25 Linear feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation note

Caroni Swamp. The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Biographical/Historical note

Peter Bacon (1938-2003), a wetlands biologist, was born in England, but spent the greater part of his adult years and professional life in the Caribbean. In 1969, he became the first Ph.D. graduate in zoology at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, in Trinidad and Tobago. His main research interests were in the ecology of coastal zones and wetlands, in which he established a strong international reputation. He was appointed Professor of Zoology at UWI, St. Augustine, in 1993. He died in 2003.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection covers the campaign led by Professor Bacon and the Blue River Action Committee against the attempt by Shell Trinidad Limited to transport liquified propane gas by barge through the Caroni Swamp which had been designated as a bird sanctuary. The collection consists of two folders with mainly letters and newspaper clippings.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies

St. Augustine
868-662-2002 Ext 82132

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

The collection was donated to the library by Professor Bacon.

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • Caroni swamp (Trinidad and Tobago)

Subject(s)

  • Green movement
  • Swamp ecology

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Collection Inventory

Caroni Swamp Shell Project: Blue River Action Committee. Shell Barge/Caroni Swamp Controversy. April 1971 - October 1973 

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Correspondence: 

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1

1974, April 29th. Letter from C.H. Pritchard to Peter Bacon. 

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1

1974, May 30th. Letter from Derek England to Secretary of WWF (originally World Wildlife Fund) Switzerland. 

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1

1973, September 13th. Statement by the Blue River Joint Action Group. 

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1

1973, October 24th. Letter from D. Bohoran to Peter Bacon. 

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1

1973, October 22nd. Letter from John H. H. Bell to Peter S. O'Connor. 

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1

1973, October 18th. Letter from Blue River Action Committee to the Manager of Bretton Hall Hotel. 

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1973, October 15th. Statement by Blue River Action Committee. 

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1

1973, September 25th. Letter from Peter Bacon to the Editor, Trinidad Guardian. 

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1

1973, September 14th. Letter from Peter Bacon to the Editor, Trinidad Guardian. 

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1

1973, September 13th. Statement by the Blue River Joint Action Group. 

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1

1973, September 1st. The Field Naturalist : Bulletin of the Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club (TFNC). Announcement of Meeting. 

1973, August 24th. Letter from Katherine Gibbs to Mr. Figueira. 

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1

1973, August 16th. Minutes of TFNC Public Meeting. 

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1

1973, August 16th. Announcement of Meeting. The Field Naturalist Club. 

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1

1973, August 7th. Letter from Peter Bacon to Asgar Ali. 

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1

1973, July 3rd. Announcement of Meeting. The Field Naturalist. 

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1

1973, June 29th. Letter from Asgar Ali to Peter Bacon. 

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1

1973, June. The Caroni Swamp: An important natural resource. Article issued by TFNC. 

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1

1973, June 22nd. Letter from Peter Bacon to R. Williams. 

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1973, June 22nd. Letter from Peter Bacon to S. Dardaine. 

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1973, June 21st. TFNC Letter to P.M. and Press Release. 

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1973, June 20th. Letter from Peter Bacon to Alister Hughes Esq. 

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1

1973, June 18th. Letter from Peter Bacon to Asgar Ali Esq. 

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1

1973, June 12th. Letter from Asgar Ali to Peter Bacon. 

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1973, June 10th. Letter to Peter Bacon from [Kate]. 

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1973, June 12th. Letter from R.G. Gibbs to P. Conder Esq. 

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1973, June 11th. Letter from Katherine Gibbs to Mr. Moore. 

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1

1973, June 13th. Letter from T.M. Figueira to Katherine Gibbs. 

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1973, June 11th. Letter from Katherine Gibbs to Mr. Figueira. 

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1

1973, May-June. Caribbean Conservation Newsletter. Vol. 1, No. 5&6. 

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1

1973, June 1st. Letter from Peter Bacon to Dr. Eric Williams. 

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1973, May 18th. Letter from Alister Hughes to Peter Bacon. 

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1973, April 13th. Letter from Conservator of Forests to Peter Bacon. 

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1973, March 15th. Letter from Peter Bacon to S. Dardaine. 

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1971, April 3rd. Minutes of the 45th Meeting of the Conservation of Wildlife Committee held at the Forestry Division. 

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Newspaper Clippings: 

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1973, September 25th. Guardian. "Seven sources of pollution check" 

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1

1973, September 25th. Guardian. "Cunupia -gas HQ" 

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1

1973, October 23rd. Express. "The save our swamp fight" 

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1

1973, September 24th. Guardian. "Tapia: we are ready" 

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1

1973, September 20th. "Paying for gas" 

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1

1973, October 9th. Express. "Why Shell should move their bottling plant" 

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1

1973, September 18th. Guardian. "Can Shell justify any risk at all?" 

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1

1973, September 18th. Guardian. "The thrills of Bush Bush" 

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1

1973, September 16th. Tapia. "J.S. Kenny reacts to the Shell ad last week" 

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1

1973, September 17th. Guardian. "Blue River action group calls for boycott of Shell products" 

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1

1973, September 15th. Guardian. "Action group calls on Govt. for detailed plan on Caroni Swamp" 

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1

1973, September 15th. Express. "Shell hit again on swamp issue" 

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1

1973, September 13th. Guardian. "Shell barge" 

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1

1973, September 7th. Guardian. "Shell and the Caroni" 

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1

1973, September 11th. Guardian. "Bottled gas hike hinted" 

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1

1973, September 11th. Guardian. "Shell's claim can be put to the test" 

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1973, September 7th. Guardian. "Shell says the Caroni not suitable for LPG barge" 

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1

1973, September 7th. Bomb. "Would you believe" 

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1973, September 5th. Guardian. "Shell gas pipe can reprieve Blue River" 

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1973, September 3rd. Guardian. "Blue River protesters plan tougher action" 

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1973, September 2nd. Sunday Guardian. "Shell to proceed on Caroni Swamp course" 

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1973, September 2nd. Express. "Shell replies to its critics" 

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1973, August 31st. Bomb. "Is Shell pulling a fast one with that swamp barge?" 

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1973, August 31st. Bomb. "Swamp dog named Shell" 

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1973, August 28th. Guardian. "OWTU: Revoke barge permit" 

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1

1973, August 25th. Guardian. "OWTU may join Caroni barge row" 

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1

1973, August 26th. Guardian. "The Pelican" 

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1

1973, August 26th. Sunday Guardian. "Youths join swamp row" 

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1

1973, August 22nd. Guardian. "Sepulchral silence on Caroni swamp" 

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1

1973, August 22nd. Guardian. "Trinidad will lose from Shell barges" 

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1

1973, August 24th. Guardian. "Swamp action talks tonight" 

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1

1973, August 18th. Guardian. "Group considers Shell boycott on Swamp issue" 

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1

1973, August 16th. Guardian. "Tributary out" 

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1

1973, August 19th. Express. "Don't disturb the Blue River" 

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1

1973, August 15th. Guardian. "Shell probing reports of dead fish in ship's wake" 

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1

1973, August 12th. Express. "Mystery of the Scarlet Ibis" 

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1

1973, August 5th. Guardian. "Moonan suggests Caroni" 

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1

1973, August 9th. Express. "Fish die in swamp: SCAPE upset over barge route" 

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1973, July 25th. Guardian. "Dredging the Caroni Swamp" 

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1

1973, August 12th. Bomb. "The great swamp war" 

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1973, July 24th. "Leave the swamp alone" 

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1

1973, July 23rd. "Save bird sanctuary from destruction call to PM" 

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1973, July 12th. New Scientist. "Shell spills some LNG" 

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1973, July 22nd. "LPG-a threat to the swamp" 

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[1973], July 11th. "Shell must not use the Blue River" 

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1973, July 20th. "Shell should withdraw from swamp" 

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1

1973, July 1st. "Control tour operators in the Caroni Swamp" 

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1973, July 9th. Guardian. "T'dad awaits word from Korea to develop fishing in Caroni Swamp" 

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1

1973, June 30th. "Caroni swamp" 

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1973, June 19th. [Guardian]. "Pollution council call on Shell to withdraw from swamp" 

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1973, June 21st. Guardian. "Ministry -approved Shell swamp plan designed to cut road accident risk" 

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1

1973, June 14th. "Proposed swamp traffic raises conservation issue" 

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1

1973, June 18th. "PM asked to intervene in swamp dispute" 

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1

1973, June 10th. TAPIA. "Trinidad may lose the Scarlet Ibis" 

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1

1973, June 11th. "Barge traffic will affect Caroni swamp" 

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1973, May 27th. Gleaner. "Mangrove and mud - natural resource" 

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1

1973, May 25th. "T'dad's decision short sighted" 

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1973, May 20th. Sunday Punch. "What scene dem Grenadians on?" 

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1973, Monday 14th. "Damage to Bird Sanctuary feared: Caroni Swamp in danger of ruin" 

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1973, Monday 14th. "Swamp in danger of ruin?" 

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1

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Blue River 

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Correspondence: 

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1974, April 8th. Letter from P.R.G. Bates to Dr. Elvis Stahr. 

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1978, January. Announcement of annual general meeting for Field Naturalist Club. 

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1974, May 20th. Letter from Peter C. H. Pritchard to Dr. Elvis Stahr. 

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1974, May 9th. Letter from Peter Bacon to Dr. Peter C.H. Pritchard. 

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1974, February 13th. Letter from Dr. Peter C.H. Pritchard to Dr. Peter Bacon. 

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1974, April 30th. Letter from Peter R. Bacon to Mrs. Bradley Fisk. 

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1974, February 23rd. Letter from Mrs. Bradley Fisk to Peter Bacon. 

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[1974]. Letter from Peter S. O'Connor, The Blue River Action Committee to Chamber of Commerce P.O.S, Rotary Lions, Teachers Union, Public Services Association. 

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1974, March 12th. Letter from Peter S. O'Connor, Blue River Action Committee to Mrs. M. Whan Tong. 

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1974, March 13th. Letter from Peter S. O'Connor, Blue River Action Committee to Mr. R. Da Silva. 

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1974, February 13th. Letter from Dr. D.M. Broom to The Editor, The Trinidad Guardian. 

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1974, February 12th. Letter from G.E.L. Laforest, Blue River Action Committee to The Honourable Francis Prevatt. 

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1974, January 30th. Letter from Peter Bacon to Dr. E.L. Towle. 

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1974, January 21st. Letter from Don to Professor J.S. Kenny. 

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1973, December 3rd. Letter from Dr. D.M. Broom to The Managing Director Shell International. 

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1973, December 11th. Letter from A.D.P. Pride to Dr. Broom. 

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1973, December 17th. Letter from Dr. D.M. Broom to A.D.P. Pride Esq. 

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1973, December 6th. Letter from J.S. Kenny to Members of Staff [University]. 

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1973, December 1st. Towle Report. 

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1969, November. National park definition. 

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1973, November 28th. Letter from Peter Bacon to Mr. Colin Laird. 

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1973, November 21st. Letter from Colin Laird to Dr. Peter Bacon. 

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1973, November 7th. Letter from Peter S. O'Connor to The Editor, Trinidad Guardian. 

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1973, November 7th. "The Caroni Swamp and Shell Barge" sent to Dr. E. Towle from The Blue River Action Committee. 

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1973, November 7th. Letter from Peter S. O'Connor to The Editor, Trinidad Guardian. 

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1973, November 8th. Letter from Peter R. Bacon to Mr. Mahamad Hanif. 

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Newspaper Clippings: 

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1974, May 12th. Guardian. "Treasures of the Caroni Swamp" 

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2

1973, May 14th. Express "Damage to Bird Sanctuary feared" 

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2

1974, April 29th. Guardian. "Blue River" 

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2

1974, April 25th. Express. "Nationalise Shell, says angry council" 

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1974, February 24th. TAPIA. "A plea for National parks" 

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1976, April 22nd. Express. "Fishermen violate sanctuary in search of oysters-warden" 

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1974, April 21st. TAPIA. "Government planting slums in Tobago" 

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2

1974, April 10th. Express. "Blue River group in motorcade protest" 

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1976, April 10th. Guardian. "A mobile protest" 

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1974, April 2nd. Express. "Photo opinion" 

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1974, March 28th. Express. "Shell barge runs aground in swamp" 

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2

1974, March 27th. Express. "Stop Shell barge, say swamp boatmen" 

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2

1974, February 10th. TAPIA. "Blue River action again" 

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2

1974, February 21st. Guardian. "Now BRAC takes Shell barge issue to Whitehall" 

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1974, February 21st. Express. "Barge battle: government attacked by group" 

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1974, February 20th. Guardian. "Caroni swamp put limit on development" 

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1974, February 15th. Bomb. "Blue River jokers" 

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1974, February 13th. Express. "BRAC to issue copies of 'Pelican' report" 

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1974, February 6th. Guardian."Blue River case goes to the public" 

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1974, February 1st. Express. "Group steps up fight against Shell barge" 

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2

1974, January 1st. Guardian. "Blue River group thinking of blocking barge" 

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1974, January 22nd. Express. "Pelican trips anger action group" 

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2

1974, January 16th. Guardian. "Ease in progas situation by weekend" 

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2

1974, January 15th. Express. "Progas shortage looming" 

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2

1974, January 1st. Express. "Comments from Shell" 

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1973, December 23rd. TAPIA. "Deliberate cut back causes Xmas progas shortage" 

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1973, December 23rd. TAPIA. "Blue River LPG issue: an abuse of power" 

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1973, December 22nd. Guardian. "Shellane is back: barge takes full load up Caroni Swamp" 

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1973, December 21st. "Trinidad to use oil as gas shield" 

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1973, December 16th. Express. "Short-term use of Blue River o.k. with protestors" 

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1973. December 16th. Guardian. "Report on Blue River submitted" 

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1973, December 16th. Guardian. "Cooking gas deliveries hit" 

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1973, December 15th. Guardian. "Mahabir raises progas hopes" 

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1973, December 12th. Guardian. "HATT starts jamming of Shell phones" 

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1973, November 30th. Guardian. "HATT plans jam Shell' phones" 

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1973, November 27th. Express. "Boycott - it's the best tool of consumers" 

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1973, November 26th. Express. "Propane gas 'shortage' makes HATT's blood boil" 

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1973, November 21st. Evening News. "Official explains problem in Blue River issue" 

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1973, November 21st. Guardian. "Economist may be called in Shell filling plant row" 

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1973, November 17th. Guardian. "Shell holding the public to ransom - group" 

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1973, November 17th. Express. "Shell barge issue now politics - Kenny" 

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1973, November 15th. Express. "Group hits Shell for proposed gas hike" 

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1973, November 15th. Guardian. "Cooking gas distributors ask for barge" 

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1973, November 7th. Guardian. "Dearer gas for cooking?" 

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1973, November 9th. Guardian. "Gas shortage hits big operations" 

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Photographs: 

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1973, November. Sea Lots Shell Site (two photographs) 

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