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

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

350 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 18

The Government Trams

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

EVER since the introduction of the Government tramway system in Broken Hill a certain amount of confusion has arison in consequence of the varieties…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, March 25 1904 Barbier Railway Service

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

THE fact that the winter timetable of the South Australian railways is now under consideration, if not actually in course of preparation, makes the…

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Overland by Motor [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

Mrs. Thomson, the wife of a wellknown dentist of Adelaide arrived in Melbourne yesterday on a motor car, having travelled overland. Mrs…

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An Electric Railway. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 4

The Liverpool Southport railway in England has been opened as an electric line…

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Barrier Miner. the Tram Time

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

THE efforts of the manager to improve the running of the Government street trams by the provision of a tramway clock, to be regulated daily, will be…

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The Tram Time

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 March 1904 · page 2

THE representations as to the observance of a common time for the city and the regulation of the tram running have already borne fruit. The Mayor…

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The Adelaide Tramways. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 4

The works and highways committee of the city council recommended the concil yesterday afternoon, in referonce to a communication received from…

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The Adelaide Tramways. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 4

The works and highways committee of the city council recommended the council yesterday afternoon, in reference to a communication recovered from…

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On the Railway. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

Garge B[?]han was killed at Richmond station last night by being crushed between the footboard of a car and the edge of the platform…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Dead Infant in a Tram. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 4

The dead body of an infant was found in an E[?]more tram last night when the tram arrived at Circular Quay…

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Tram Stoppages

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

THE stoppage of the trams at the "nearest corners" of certain streets is so well known that pedestrians and drivers of vehicles negotiating intersections[?] frequently take…

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A Railway Fatality. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 2

William Blackburn, a train driver, who is a married man living at Macdonaldtown, was proceeding to his work at the railway yards, Eveleigh, last…

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Tramway Picnic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 2

FOR years past Easter Monday has been recognised in Broken Hill as the Silver[?]on Tramway employees' "day out"—the day on which their annual…

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Railway Tricycle Mishap. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 2

Hugh Taylor was riding a tricyle on the railway at N[?]ill yesterday, when he was overtaken by a train, which threw the tricycle off the line…

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Jumped the Rails. Sydney Tram Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 1

A Coogee B[?]y tram jumped the rails at the Kensington points this afternoon and came in collision with a tram going to the races W. Saeiling,…

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Tramway Sports Settling

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

At the [?] up of the Silverton Tramway Company's Employees' Sports last night, at the South Australian Hotel, Railway Town, Mr. H. Merritt…

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Telegraphic News Fatal Tram Accident One Man Killed—several Others Injured. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred near Kensington yesterday, which resulted in the death of one men and the injury of several other persons. The…

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Tram Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 1

A YOUNG woman named Maggie Madden was injured in Oxide-street on Saturday night through falling out of a tram while [?] was in motion…

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Tran[?]contin[?] Railway. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

Tenders for [?] T[?]l (land grant) railway are due on May 2, but so far the State Government has not received any indication that any…

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Electric Railways. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 4

The Premiers of Victoria and South Australia have agred to the appointment of an electrician to report on the electri[?] of the suburban railways…

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