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

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

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A New Road-Making Process

Western Grazier · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 1

County and road supervisors in Southern California are unanimous in the belief that the problem of excellently macadamised roads at small cost has at lost been…

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Railway Accident on the Zig-zag. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 2

An accident, involving some £200 damage, occurred on Thursday evening at the Zig-Zag, near Lithgow, to a goo is train from Penrith. The train was descending the top line incline,…

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Railway Town Methodists

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 2

THE anniversary of the Mica-street Methodist Church was held on March 31 and April 5. The Sunday services, conducted by Bevs. B. J. Daddow, W. Jeffries, and H. A. Smith,…

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The Railway Systems. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 2

A conference of Comm[?] of [?], ways from the various States is to he held in Melbourne just before the Duke of York's arrival to consider suggestions from the heads…

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Queensland Railways. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 2

A tender for the first section of the Gladitone-Rockhampton railway has been accepted…

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The Street Tramways

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 2

A FEW weeks ago the Mayor (Alderman Retallick) wired to Mr. Cann, M.L.A., calling attention to the slow progress being made with the…

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The Tramway Sports Settling

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 4

As a good beginning is worthy of a good ending, the committee of the Tramway sports decided that the annual celebration should be wound up in a manner betitting…

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Mr. Dan. O'connor and a Railway Guard. The Former Charged with Assault. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 2

Edwin Coole, railway inspector, the other day issued a summons against Daniel O'Connor, M.L.A., to the effect that he did wilfully interfere with the comfort of raliway…

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The Zig Zaq Railway. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 1

The railway commissioners to-day very favorably replied to a large and representative deputation which urged that the duplication of the Blue Mountains railway over…

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The Terminus of the Mildura Railway. Yelta or Wentworth? [By Telegraph.] Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 2

Mr. [?]ennick, engineer of the Victorian railways, has visited Wentworth to make final arrangements regarding the terminus of the Mildura railway at Yelta, opposite Went…

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The Labor Trouble at Bendigo. Excitement at the Clarence United. Revolver and Road Metal. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 2

The trouble at the Carence [?]tel mine over the new rule p[?]g for the seaching of miners coming off hift is not as nearly over as it seemed to be…

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The Terminus of the Mildura Railway. [By Telegraph.] Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 2

At a meeting of the municipal council the Mayor (Alderman Bowring) recapitulated the interview he had had with Mr. Re[?]ck, of Victoria, concerning the railway terminus;…

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The Ambushed Lancers. Boers Capture a Train. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 April 1901 · page 2

The ambushing of a party of the 9th Lancers, in which several were killed and wounded, occurred near Krugers-dorp…

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The War. Active British Operations. Boers Capture a Train. Colonial Officers Decorated. a Long List. [Reuter's Messages.] a Surrounding Movement. Capture of Boer Waggons. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 April 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener is now at Reitfontein, co-operating with Major-Generals Plamer, Douglas, and Bindon Blood, with a view to enclosing the…

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Railways in Corea. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 2

The Government of Corea intends to borrow 5,000,000yen (about £1,000,000) to build the Seoul-Wigu railway…

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Great Floods in Victoria. Surroundings of Melbourne Threatened. Much Damage to the Railways. "Probably Bigger than 1891." The Government Astronomer's Prediction. Two Men Drowned at Werribee. Two Ships in Danger. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the rain[?] of Monday and Monday night returned with redoubled violence. The wind literally bowled and the water came down in sheets for [?]…

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Mr. Josiah Thomas at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 2

MR. JOSIAH THOMAS, M.H.R, met a large number of his Alma constituents at Railway Town last night. The meeting was held in the M e. hod ist Church, Mica-street. Mr…

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The Mildura Railway

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 2

MR. F. RENNICK, Engineer-in-Chief of Victoian Railways, returned to Melbourne last Saturday after traversing the route of the Mildura railway, and thus described his…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegeaph.] Two Trams Collide: Three Passengers Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 2

Two electric trams came Into collision in George-street last night Three of the passangere were slightly Injured…

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Railways in Corea. L[?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 2

A French syudicate has offered the Russo-Chinese Bank [?] to construct proposed radways [?] Corea on the secumy of the Corean [?] Japan is…

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