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

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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The Cobar-Wilcannia Railway

Western Grazier · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 2

THE enquiry by the Public Works Committee in connection with the proposed extension of the Cobar-Wilcannia railway still drags slowly on…

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The Adelaide Tramways. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

Mr. F. H. Snow, neting on behalf of the Westinghouse Electric Company, London and Maneche[?]ter, and Callender's Cable and Construction Company, London, has made an…

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Barrier Miner. Saturday, August 19, 1899. the Wilcannia Railway

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

As a consequence of the Governor's " overlanding" from Cobar to Broken Hill, far-western railway projects are likely to be a good deal taiki'd about…

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The Silverton Tramway. Redaction of Rates

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

A FORTNGHT ago a deputation, constating of Messra. O, D. southcombe (Drew and Co), Sweetapple (Walter Sully), and others, waited on Mr. Oharles Eley, traffic manager of the…

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The Railway Town Post-office. a Stone Building Recommended

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 August 1899 · page 2

Mr. THOMAS, M.P., has won again. For months past, having secured a promise of the erection of a psst and telegraph office nt Rallway Town, he has been urging that n…

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Terrible Train Disaster. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 4

A train fell into the river at Mapocha, Chili. Sixty of the passengers met their deaths by drowning…

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Cobar-Wilcannia Railway

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 4

The following well written article on the Cobar-Wilcannia Railway is taken from the "Barrier miner."—"As a consequence of the Governor's…

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The Adelaide Trams. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of the adelaide and Suburban Tramway Company was held yesterday afternoon to consider the offer of Mr. F. H. Show on behalf of an English…

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Terrible Train Disaster. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 August 1899 · page 4

A train fell into the river at Mapochn,. Chili. Sixty of the passengers met their deaths by drowning…

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Silverton Tramway Company

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 August 1899 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the Silverton Tramway Company was held in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, Mr. M'Bryde presiding. In moving the adoption of the report and…

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In the Soudan. The Atbara Bridge. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

. General Lord Kitchener opened the". Atbara bridge, in the Sondan, on Saturday. In the course of his speech he congratulated the energy of America…

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Death of a Tramp. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

John, M'Donald, aged 75 years, a tramp, was found dead in a hut on Nangunia station, Corowa, on Sunday last. He was last seen nlive on Friday, and was then complaining of…

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The Cobar Road

Western Grazier · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 2

AT Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, Alderman BURKE drew attention to the neglected state of the Cobar road with regard to the…

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The Transcontinental Railway. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 4

In the Assembly last night Mr. Holder denied that he had ever sent telegrams to West Australia implying that South Australia was inimical to the construction of a railway…

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Attempted Highway Robbery. An Adelaide Tram Sensation. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 2

A case of attempted highway robbery occurred on a Marryatville tramcar on Monday evening. When the car was running along the dark portion of Dequettiville-terrace…

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The North Shore Bridge. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 2

Negotiations have been entered into by Messrs. Punchard, M'Taggart, Lowther, and Co., engineers and contractors, of London, for the construction…

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Death in a Train. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 2

Dr. March, analytical chemist to the Queensland Ment Export Company, died suddenly in the Pinkenba train yesterday…

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The Transcontinental Railway. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 4

In the Assembly last night Mr. Holder denied that he had ever sent telegrams to West Australia implying that South Australia was inimical to the construction of a railway…

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The Tarrawingee Tramline

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 2

AN official visit of inspection along the Tarrawingee tramway line was yesterday made by Mr. C. Eley, traffic manager of the Silverton Tramway Company…

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Robbing a Railway Station. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1899 · page 2

The Islington railway station was broken into on Satarday night and the safe taken under circumstances similar in detail to other robberies that have been perpetrated during…

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