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

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

434 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 22

Fatal Train Accident. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 2

Thomas Warwick, a lad of 15, employed as an apprentice carriage cleaner, was killed by a passing engine at the Prince's Bridge railway…

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Fall from a Train. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 2

Edith Hogan, a little child, fell from a train at Yea yesterday. The mother was frenzied at the mishap, and attempted to jump out also,…

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Dreadful Railway Collision. The Trains Burn, And Set a Township Alight. Fearful Loss of Life. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 4

Two trains collided at Sheridan, near Pittsburg, U. S. A., with dreadful results. A naphtha train, while shunting, was…

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The Transcontinental Railway. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 2

Mr. Barton, in reply to a deputation to-day, said that he agreed that the trans-Australian railway ought to be built if it could in any way be…

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Dreadful Railway Collision. The Trains Burn. And Set a Township Alight. Fearful Loss of Life. [Reuter's Message.] Londan, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 May 1902 · page 4

Two trains collided at [?]heridan, near Pittsburg, U.S.A., with dreadful results. A naphtha train, while shunting, was…

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The Street Trams

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

IN recently communicating with the Works Department on the question of extending the street trams, Mr. Cann, M.L.A., proposed that the first…

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Sydney Tram Collision. Twenty-three Passengers Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 2

About 7 o'olook on Saturday night two trams were coming city wards from Newtown. One stopped at Codrington-street, on the…

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The Street Trams

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 4

THE number of passengers carried on the street trams last week was 9815. For the week ending May 10, the total was 9534…

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Motor Racing in France. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 1

F[?] a noted chaffeur, with a motor [?]ked by alcohol, won a race from [?] to Arras and back, a distance of 210 miles, going at an average…

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The Street Trams

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 4

THE number of passengers carried on the street trams last week was 9245, For the week ending May 1O, the total was 9534…

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The East. Britain and the Chinese Railways. A Russian Protest. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

Dr. Morrison, The Times correspondent at Pekin, speaking of the agreement between Great Britain and China with regard to the control…

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The Tramway Extension

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 4

THE residents of North Broken Hill have recently awoke to the fact that their claims to tramway facilities have not received great attention from the…

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The Waterless West. Interview with the Minister for Lands. Disastrous Effects of the Drought. Future Hope of the West. Railways and Water Conservations

Western Grazier · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 1

In view of the extended tour of the Minister for Lands. Mc[?]k, through a [?] of the Western Division, now [?] the [?] subject of special legislation…

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Views of Mr. C. J. McMASTER. Railway Communication and Water Conservation

Western Grazier · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 1

Although Mr. McMaster, chairman of the Western Lands [?]d, has had a 25 years' acquaintance with land administration in various portions of the State, and…

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The Tramway Extension

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 4

THE residents of North Broken Hill have recently awoke to the fact that their claims to tramway facilities have not received great attention from the…

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The Street Trams

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 3

THE erection of a cottage and offices for the accommodation of the officer in charge of the Government tramways (Mr. Shelverton) has been…

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The Unemployed. Tramway Extension Sanctioned. As Relief Works

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 1

MR. J. H CANN, M.L.A., this afternoon wired to the Mayor (Alderman Jackson) that the members of the district to-day interviewed the Minister of…

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The Tramways Extension. To be Started at Once. £6000 to £8000 Allowed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1902 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday [?] The Minister for Works (Mr. O'Sullivan) has agreed, in response to a request from Messrs. Cann, Ferguson,…

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Run Over by a Train. Well-known Military Officer Killed. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 4

Lieutenant-Colonel Hutchinson, a well-known Queensland military officer, who had served in South Africa, was killed last night at the…

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Private Railways. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 4

Sir J. G. Ward, Acting; Premier, in the course of a speech yesterday, said it would be a relief to New Zealand sett[?]ers when the Government acquired…

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