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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1891

202 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 11

The Intercolonial Railway

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 2

THE requisition to the Mayor referred to in Saturday's MINER, asking him to call a public meeting to advise means to overcome the opposition shown by the…

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Railway Communication

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 2

AT the invitation of the Mayor a number of gentlemen met at the Australian Club Hotel this afternoon, to formulate certain resolutions to be brought forward at the…

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The Railway Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 3

MR. R. SLEATH, district secretary of the A.M.A, considers that the committee which made arrangements for the meeting in favor of urging on the Government the…

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Railway Communication

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1891 · page 2

THE meeting announced to take place to-night at the Carrington Hall to further the Western Railway proposals of the Government is of so much…

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1St Edition. Barrier Miner. Tuesday, April 14, 1891. The Railway Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 2

THE public meeting held last night in support of the proposal to construct the Western railway was thoroughly unanimous. The exceeding folly of disunion…

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The Railway. an Important Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 2

A MEETING was held in the Carrington Hall last night, and though the inclement state of the weather militated against a large attendance, it was satisfactory to…

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Broken Hill Railway. Hostile Evidence of the Speaker, Who Visited the District Six Years Ago. He Should Visit It Again, When a Thriving Population of 26,000 Persons Would Greet Him, and Submit to His Dictum Afterwards. Sydney Politicians Must Be Asleep. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 2

A meeting of the Public Works Committee was held yesterday when Messrs. Lackey, Lee, Humphery, Garran, Copeland, Tonkin, Dowel, M'Court, O'Sullivan,…

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Ist Edition. Barrier Miner. Thursday, April 16, 1891. The Western Railway

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 2

THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has decided that it would be more convenient if some representative of the Broken Hill…

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The Western Railway. The Works Committee will Not Visit Broken Mill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 2

THE Mayor of Broken Hill yesterday evening received the following telegram from Mr. Charles Lyne, secretary to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on…

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Broken Hill Railway. Another Squatters' Member Gives Evidence He Goes One Better Than the Speaker. and Favors a Light Line to the Darling. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 3

The Public Works Committee met again yesterday afternoon, the Hon. J. Lackey in the chair. Very little evidence was taken on the proposed…

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The Argentine Railways. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 2

In consequence of financial embarrassments, the Government of the Argentine Republic has suspended the construction of any more railways…

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The Western Railway. [By TELEGRAPH.] From Our Own Correspondent. the Works Committee Takes Evidence. Mr. Wyman Brown Examined. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 2

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works yesterday took further evidence on the proposed CobarCockburn line. Mr. Wyman Brown,…

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Broken Hill Railway

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 2

THE Mayor, and some of the members of the Railway Extension Committee visited most of the important mines on the line of lode yesterday and were met…

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The Western Railway. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

SIR,—Your correspondent "W. H. Hardy" strikes straight from the shoulder and knocks New South Wales into nothingness. But there can be no question…

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1St Edition. Barrier Miner. Monday, April 20, 1891. Local Objections to the Western Railway

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 2

THE letter, which we print to-day above the nom de plume "Local Resident," wherein the proposal to construct the railway from Cobar to Cockburn…

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The Western Railway

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 2

THE Railway Extention Committee will meet to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. A special meeting of the council ia also called at the same time to authorise…

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The Western Railway

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 4

THE secretary to the Vigilance Committee is in receipt of a telegram from Mr. Wyman Brown, M.L.A., stating that, if possible, representatives from Broken…

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The Western Railway

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 3

THE Mayor of Silverton (Mr. Uriah Dudley) and Alderman Mitchell had an interview to-day with the Mayor of Broken Hill and Mr. J. Cummins, as…

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The Railway Opponents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 2

MR. W. H. HARDY deserves to fare well at the hands of South Australia. In waging war upon the proposal to extend the New South Wales railway…

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The Western Railway. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 2

SIR,—I am pleased, on behalf of the general taxpayers of New South Wales, that my references of last week to the madness of constructing the talked-of…

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