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

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 3

There was a fair attendance at the meeting of the Railway Town Literary Society on Monday night. The vice-president (Mr. J. M. Annells) occupied the chair. The…

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Victorian Railway Strike. Appear for the Strike Leaders. [By Telegraph.]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 4

A powerful appeal was made to the Premier (Mr. Bent) yesterday afternoon by the Speaker of the Assembly, Sir Alexander Peacock, M.L.A., Mr. Frank Madden,…

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Victorian Railway Management. a Supercilious Commissioner. Shows his Contempt for Parliament and Public. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 4

A deputation, introduced by Mr. Prendergast, M.L.A., and constituted by several members of Parliament and others,…

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Viotorian Railway Management. a Supercilious Commissioner. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 1

A deputation, introduced by Mr. Prendergast, M.L.A., and constituted by several members of Parliament and others,…

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Victorian Railway Strike. Appeal for the Strike Leaders. [By Telegraph.]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 4

A powerful appeal was made to the Premier (Mr. Bent) yesterday afternoon by the Speaker of the Assembly, Sir Alexander Peacock, M.L.A., Mr. Frank Madden,…

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New Railway Rates. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 2

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners have issued a new schedule of rates for the carriage of wool. An all-round increase…

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Italian Train Service. (Reuter's Message.] London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 1

The railwaymen in Italy, prevented striking, delay trafic by Stopping the trains in order 'to remove dust and rust, to examine looks, and to put seats…

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Fall from a Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 2

The Rev. Father Fay (as already reported) met with a serious accident while travelling from Nyngan to Sydney by the mail train. As the train…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the Motor Race. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne. Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 1

The deciding course of the Dunlop Reliability Motor Race was run to-day from Melbourne to Ballarat and back 140 miles). The starters were:—…

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The Motor-car Contest. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 2

The motor-car contest (final test) was won by Tarrant, with Craven second, and 'Day third. James won the prise for fastest motor cycle. Tarrant…

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 3

A successful meeting of the Railway Town Literary Society was held on Monday night in the society's rooms, Nicholls-street Lecture Hall. There was a…

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Tram Mishaps. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

A bolting horse in Finders-street yesterday afternoon jumped on to a tram dummy. Mrs. Dempster, of Adelaide, a tram passenger, was injured…

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Frightful Railway Fatality. Stationmaster Mutilated

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 3

A frightful railway accident occurred at Burns, [?]ar Cockburn, on the Silverton Tramway line, early yesterday morning. At about 5 a.m. thu…

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 2

Tho weekly mooting of tho Railway Town Literary and Debating Society was held in the society's rooms on Monday. The president (Mr. J. M. Annelin)…

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Tramway Employees' Union

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 2

At a meeting of those employed on the Government street tramway, held in the Tramway Hotel, it was decided that a branch of the New South Wales…

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Mangled on the Railway, Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 2

A man, whore named is bolioved to be Edwards Creedy. Intoly of Kanowna, has come to a shocking and on the Kurrawang Firewood Company's…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 7

A strange and fatal accident happened to William Joseph Fitzpatrick, an employee of the Proprietory mine, at the Sintering Works this afternoon. The…

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The Tramway Fatality. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 3

At the Courthouse on Saturday the coroner (Mr. T. Hall) inquired into the circumstances surrounding the death of William Joseph Fitzpatrick, who died…

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The Tramway Extension

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 3

The Mayor (Alderman Harvy) to-day received the following letter from the Under-secretary of the, Public Works Department…

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Chillagoe Railway and Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

The annual report of the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company Limited. shows an apparent loss for the year 1904 of £35,617. If, however, " writing off"…

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