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

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Victorian Railway Strike

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 7

The case of the enginemen who, were dismissed from the Victorian railway service owing to the strike in May, 1903, was recently brought before the…

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Sporting. [Reuter's Message.] Motor-Boat Race. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 5

S. F. Edge, a well-known AngloAustralian motorist, yesterday won a 100 kilometre motor-boat race at Mon aco, on the Mediterranean…

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Military Train in a Collision. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 2

A train conveying troops to Genoa, in Italy, collided with a goods train at Ronco, and was badly smashed. Seven soldiers…

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Railway to Cloncurry. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 4

Mr. Robert Philp strongly supports tlie proposal to build a railway to Cloncurry. He considers the line should be undertaken by…

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 3

There was a fair attendance of members and visitors at the meeting of the Railway Town Literary Society on Monday night. The chair was occupied by…

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Silverton Tramway Sports

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1905 · page 2

Those who were in any way connected with the Silverton Tramway, or with the Silverton Tramway employees, must have experienced a feeling of…

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Train and Trolly. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 4

On the North Lyell railway yesterday at Kelly Basin five men were proceeding along the line on a trolly when the uptrain ran into the trolly, killing one of…

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Train and Trolly. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

On the North Lyell railway yesterday at Kelly Basin fire men were proceeding along the line on a trolly when the uptrain ran into the trolly, killing one of…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Killed by a Tram. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 2

Joseph Barlow (84), an old-age pensioner, living at Bathurst, but on a visit to Sydney, was killed by a tram yesterday. The body…

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

In consequence of the Easter holidays the usual meeting of the Railway Town Literary Society was held on Wednesday night. Mr. J. March…

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Tramway Sports Settling

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 2

The sottlig-up of the Silverton Tramway sports meeting, hold on Eastor Monday, took place last night at the South Australian Hotol, Railway…

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A " Scorching" Motorist

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 8

Henry Firth appeared before'Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Polico Court today, charged with driving a vehicle, to wit, a motor bicycle, at a pace greater…

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RAIL v. MOTOR. Porters Paid by "Tips."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 6

"We can never hope to compete withthe electric tramway cars, aided, as they are, by the rates, and the only thing to do is to take off a certain…

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Trampled by a Horse. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

Mrs. Frederick Cox, of Houghton, was bathing a horse's leg, when the animal threw her down, trampled on her, and kicked her…

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Mishaps on the Railway. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

A railway accident happened on Saturday morning near East Perth railway station. An incoming goods train, laden with…

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Killed on the Railway. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

The man killed on Saturday on the railway line at Toongabbie has been identified' as A. Maclaure, aged 60 years…

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Broken Hill-terowie Train

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 2

At the Municipal Council meeting last night Alderman J. H. Ivoy moved —"That Mr. Thomas, M.H.R., be asked to interview the railway…

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Railway Town Literary Society was held on Monday night in the Nicholls-street Lecture Hall. The president of the…

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Lovers' Postbox. Railway Novolty Favors Romance

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 2

At last one romance has already fellowed upon a recent novelty introduced by the Groat Central Railway (says the London " Daily News")…

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A Runaway Tram. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 2

The driver of a Rose Bay tram lost control of the car on Saturday afternoon, and it bolted. The car first smashed into a cart,…

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