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

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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A Terrible Railway Accident. Collapse of a Kalgoorlie Train. a Fireman Slowly Roasted to Death. Comrades Powerless to Help. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred on the railway line at Kurrawang. 10 miles out of Kalgoorlie, late on Friday night, resulting in the death of the fireman of…

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The State Railways. Impreved Earnings. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

The report of the [?] Commissioners on the adminiastration of the State railway for the [?] ended March 31 shoes an improvement of over…

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Holiday Railway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 3

Figures showing the Easter holiday railway traffic to and from Broken Hill make interesting reading, particularly when compared with those tor the…

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Concerning Trams

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 3

Launceston, the commercial capital of Tasmania, with hundreds of surplus electrical horsepower generated at extraordinary cheapness by natural water,…

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The Earthquake. at San Francisco. Removing the Dead. Automobiles Used. Motor-car Ambulance for Sick and Wounded. Roosevelt's Monroeism. Carried Into the Moral Sphere. German Resentment. A Great National Yote. [Reuter's ' Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 2

Mr. Tilden, a member of the State Governor's staff, hasbeen a prominent relief worker. With a sheet he has removed the dead in an…

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South Australia. Railway Timetable Altered. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 2

From May 7 there will be a reduction in the running time of the Adelaide and Melbourne express. The express will leave Adelaide at 5 p.m…

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Railway Employment. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners intend to reopen the whole question of the tests for sight and hearing to be undergone by their employees…

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Victoria. Motor-'bus and Tramcar Collide. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

A tramcar and a Government motor'bus collided at Prahran last night. There was great excitement, but nobody was injured…

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Schoolboy Decapitated. Shocking Railway Fatality. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 1

Ernest Ivy, a boy attending Fortstreet School, Sydney, was boarding a moving trains at North Sydney to-day, when ho slipped, fell under the train,…

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The Port Lincoln Railway. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

In connection with the construction of the Port Lincoln railway the Government has called for tenders for the building of a jetty at Turton…

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Tram Boy Charged with Stealing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

A boy named Sydney Burrow was yesterday, at the Ballarat Criminal Court, charged with ombezzling threepence, the money of the Ballarat…

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Silverton Tramway Company. Wanting More Water

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

At Tuesday night's meeting of the City Council a letter was read from the general manager of the Silverton Tramway Company Limited (Mr. Charles…

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The Gembrook Railway Accident. Meting Out Punishment. Mr. Tait Flouts the Inquiry Board. Labor Protests. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 2

The Government has now taken action with regard to the railway smashup at Belgrave, Gembrook, near Ferntree Gully a month or so back, when…

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The Grafton-casino Railway. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 2

The first 56 days working of the Grafton-Casino railway has resulted in a loss of £1255…

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Railway Administration. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 2

The Minister for Railways and Public Works (Mr. C. A. L[?]) has requested the Commissioners for Railways, who were to start on a tour of…

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Railway Fatality. Amputation and Lockjaw Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 8

Mrs. Ada Stafford, a young married woman with a small family, who was injured at. Mount Compton railway station, South-east, on Easter…

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The Silverton Tramway

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

The visiting directors of the Silverton Tramway. Messrs. D. E. M'Bryde, V. J. Saddler, and W. Macnicol, made their half-yearly tour…

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Motor-car on Fire. Excitement in a Main Thoroughfare. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 4

Some excitement was caused in Hindliy-streot on Saturday evening through the petrol tin of a motor-car catching alight. The driver, K. Tier, throw…

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Thk Pinnaroo Railway. Approaching Completion. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 4

Tho Pinnaroo railway has been coistructod to within 10 miles of the terminus, and the contractors expect to completo the line by an early date in…

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The Pinnaroo Railway. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 4

The Pinnaroo railway has been constructed to within 10 miles of the terminus, and the contractors expect to complete the line by an early date in…

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