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

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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The Tramway Extension. Continnation from suiphide-street to Kaolin-street Refused. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 4

In reply to telegrams which were presented today from Messrs. Jackson (Mayor) and H. M. Ridge by Mr. Williams, M L A., urging the…

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Cobar-wilcannia Railway

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 3

OUR readers will be pleased to hear something definite about the Cobarto Wilcannie railway at last. Mr, Hannay, the proprietor of the Cobar…

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The Street Trams

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 2

THE total number of passengers carried by the street brams last week was 21,200. Professor Carl Myers, of Frankfort,…

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The Tram to the West. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

SIR,—I would be very pleased to know just how we stand with regard to the proposed tramway to West Broken Hill, First, a public meeting is called…

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Tram and Cart in Collision

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

Although the street trams have been running for close on 12 months, only one accident of a serious nature occurred until this morning, when the motor…

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Tram Sheds Destroyed by Fire. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

The tram sheds at Danedin, valued at £10,000, were destroyed by fire yesterday…

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The Tramway Extension. Continuation from Sulphide-street to Kaolin-street Refused. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 4

In reply to telegrams which were presented to day from Messrs. Jackson (Mayor) and H. M. Ridge by Mr. Williams, M. L. A., urging the…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages] Motor Car Accident. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 4

Mr. George Edward Colebrook, an Australian leather merchant, of St Mary-le-Axe, London, has been killed in a motor car accident at Hendon, in…

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Street Tram Accidents. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 3

SIR,—The startling features of the accident that happened in Argent-street on Tuesday morning last will, in my opinion, justily the authorities in…

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Tram Accidents. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

SIR,—Re "Straight Wire" in your columns of to-day: I should think this contributor has no backbone if he wants to get back to the old tramless…

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Silverton Tramway. The Year's Financial Results

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 3

THE balance-sheet of the Silverton Tramway Company for the 12 months ending December 31 last shows the effect that the fall in lead and the…

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The Street Trams

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

THE total number of passengers carried by the street trams last week was 19,151. Concerning the death of Mr…

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Tram Accidents. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 3

SIR,—Your correspondent, "J. B. Remington," seems to have taken up the cudgels on behalf of the tram drivers, whom he thinks are the…

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Tramway Extension. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Williams, M.L.A., has interviewed Mr. O'Sullivan (Minister for Works) and the Railway Commissioners several times during the week…

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Tee Menindie Road Deviation the Editor of the Wentern Grazier

Western Grazier · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

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The Cober-Wllcannia Railway. to the Editor of the "Evening News."

Western Grazier · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

Sir,—Of all the public works that have been passed, and which I presume the Government fool pledged to fulling there is not one that could so well be…

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Collision Between Tram and Train. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

As the malt of [?]kidding owing to frozen rafle, an electric tramear containing a namber of high-school pupils going from Newark to New Jorsey, U.S.A.,…

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Cober-Wileannla Railway

Western Grazier · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

As there is considerable [?]ty with regard to the Cobar-Wileannla railway [?] have been trying to get some information with regard to it, bet as Mr O'Sattis[?]…

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Auto-car Railways

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 3

THE North-eastern Railway Compmy (one of the great English lines) has entered into a contract for the provision of auto-cars, worked by…

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The Street Trams

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

THE total number of passengers carried on the street trams last week was 20,720. There are at present about 400…

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