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

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

808 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 41

Train and Postal Services. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

Sir,—I notice that the residents of Broken Hill are agitating for increased railway and-postal facilities, and are dissatisfied at not having a daily train…

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Another Disabled Motor

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 4

Another mishap similar to that which occurred last Sunday afternoon befel a motor attached to a single tramcar on its way to South Broken Hill at about…

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Silverton Tramway Company. a Good Half-year. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Silverton Tramway Company was held yesterday, Mr. Duncan E. M'Bryde, chairman of directors, said that…

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Smoke From Trams

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

With the increase of population in Broken Hill and its general transition from a mining town into an important city an effort is afoot to prevent the…

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Damages in a Railway Accident. a Substantial Verdict. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 4

Lewis Sibley, an accountant, was to-day awarded £612 damages against the Railway Department in respect to a recent accident in which he was…

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Western Railway Terminus. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 1

The Railway Commissioners contemplate changing the terminas of the Western Railway from Bourke to Nyngan…

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A Saturday Night Train. Premier Price Refuses to Interfere

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 4

Some few days since the Broken Hill Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Premier of South Australia, Mr. Tom. Price, M.L.A., asking him to use his…

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A Fatal Railway Accident. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 4

An accident occurred at Murray Bridge yesterday evening, by which a porter, Lawrence Jenkins, met with his death. Jenkins was engaged in…

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Fremantle Railway Fatality. a Pure Accident. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

An inquest was held yesterday concerning the death of Henry Wright, who was run over and killed by a train at East Fremantle on February 22. The…

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Railway Town Literary Soctety

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 3

After the annual period of inactivity the work of the Railway Town Literary Society has again been resusciated and a considerable amount of business, was…

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Armored Motors in Street Riots. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 1

Armored automobiles were used in St. Petersburg to suppress the street riots which took place on the occasion Of the opening of the Duma…

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A Disastrous Fire. At an Electric Tramway Station. Cars Destroyed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

Just after 2 o'clock this morning the head station of the St. Kilda-Brighton electric tramway was discovered to be on fire. The flames blazed in the car…

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Railway Sweating. a Government Warning. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

The. House of Commons last night carried a motion by Mr. W. Harvey, Liberal-Labor member for North-east Derbyshire, condemning the excessive…

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The Tramway Extension

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

Nothing has yet been heard by Mr. Shelverton, manager of the Government trams, or at the Government architects office about the tenders for the…

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Australian Railway Inspector. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 8

Mr. T. Roberts, an Australian inspector of railway material, has become prostrated through overwork…

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A Railway King. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 4

Mr Harriman, the American financier, who did so well out of the recent panic in shipping stock, admits that he controls 25.000 miles of railway…

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Sydney Tramcars for Melbourne. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

Several electric tramcars are being sent to Melbourne to be temporarily used on the St. Kilda to Brighton line until those recently destroyed by fire…

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Silverton Tramway Sports

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

Nominations for the Silverton Tramway Employees' sports, to be held at M'Culloch Park on Easter Monday, closed on Saturday, as follows;—…

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The Western Pastoralists. Share in Broken Hill's Prosperity. Light Lines of Railway Advocated. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 2

Mr. M'Master, chairman of the Western Land Board, has returned to Sydney from an extended visit to the Western district. He reports that just now…

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Perth Tramway Robbery. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 2

In the Criminal Court yesterday Alfred Sumuel Le Page, who on December 7 bailed up Conductor M'Donald, of the Kensington Street tram, at the…

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