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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 6 of 11

Railway Accident. a Man Cut in Two by an Engine. [By TELEGRAPH.] From Our Own Correspondent SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 2

A sad accident occurred late last night at the Redfern railway station, which resulted in the death of an employe of the Railway Department. At about 11 o'clock…

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Ist Edition. Barrier Miner. Saturday, May 23, 1891. How to Make Roads

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 2

DESPITE the assurance of Alderman Lane and the council clerk that the manner in which Argent-street is being metalled and slagged will in due time…

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The Road Works. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1891 · page 2

SIR,—Numerous letters have appeared of late in your columns condemning the actions of the municipal council for the unsatisfactory manner it is carrying on…

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Railway Extension

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 3

A MEETING of the local committee entrusted with the furtherance of the project to extend the railway from Cobar to Broken Hill was held at the Australian…

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The Western Railway. The Report Tabled. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondents. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 3

The report of the Public Works Committee on the Cobar-Broken Hill railway was laid on the table of the Assembly last night, but was not dealt…

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Railway Extension

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 4

A MEETING of the local committee entrusted with the furtherance of the project to extend the railway from Cobar to Broken Hill was held at the Australian…

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The Western Railway. The Report Tabled. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondents. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 4

The report of the Public Works Committee on the Cobar-Broken Hill railway was laid on the table of the Assembly last night, bat was not dealt…

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Stray Notes. Railway Critics

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1891 · page 2

NATURALLY the report of the New South Wales Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works recommending the construction of the Cobar-Broken Hill railway…

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Railway Accident. a Navvy Fearfully Mangled. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. NEWCASTLE

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1891 · page 2

A navvy named P. Sinclair has been killed by the northern mail train at Adamstown. He is supposed to have been going to the camp when he was run over…

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Railway Collision. Two Trains Meet. They Smash and Take Fire. [By Cable] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 June 1891 · page 2

News of a terrible railway collision has just been received from New York. Two goods trains, while travelling…

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Great Forest Fires. Hundreds of Canadian Farmers Homeless. Railway and Steamer Traffic Stopped. [By Cable] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 2

A cable message from Canada reports that immense and disastrous forest fires have occurred, extending for 200 miles along the banks of the…

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Collapse of a Bridge. a Train Precipitated. Sixty Killed, 200 Injured. [By Cable] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 2

By the collapse of a bridge over the Basle, in Switzerland, a train was precipitated into the river below. Sixty passengers were killed and…

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Victorian Railways. [By Telegeaph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 2

The report of the standing Parliamentary committee on railways was presented to the Governor in Council yesterday. The committee did not recommend the…

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The Basle Railway Disaster. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 2

Further particulars have been received concerning the railway disaster at Basie, in Switzerland. It is now ascertained that 120 passengers…

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Railway Collision in Ireland. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1891 · page 2

A railway collision, attended with fatal results, has occurred on the Lough Swilly railway, near Londonderry, Ireland, between an empty…

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Railway Collision. Royal Engineers on Board. Fifty-five Severely Injured. [By Cable] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1891 · page 2

Particulars have just been received of a serious railway collision which has occurred at Chatham. On the train which was smashed…

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Floods in America. the Mississippi Valley Inundated. All the Towns of Iowa Submerged. Railways and Telegraph Lines Blocked. Great Loss of Life. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 2

A cable message from New York is to the effect that reports have been received there of terrible floods in the State of Iowa, accompanied by…

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Tramway' Strike in Paris. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 3

The strike of employees on the tramways of Paris is becoming serious. The men are resorting to violence, and the rails have been torn up and…

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Tramway Strike in Paris. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1891 · page 4

The strike of employees on the tramways of Paris is becoming serious. The men are resorting to violence, and the rails have been torn up and…

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Railway Disasters in the United States. Collision and Conflagration. a Railway Bridge Collapses. Many Killed and Wounded. [By Cable] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 July 1891 · page 2

A disastrous railway collision has occurred at Ravenna, in the state of Ohio, on the Lake Erie railway. A passenger train collided with a goods…

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