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

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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A Street Accident. Waggon Crashes Into a Bus. Horses Dash Into a Tram. the Animals Killed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a pair of horses attached to a business waggon belonging to Mark Foy bolted from Foy's establishment along College-street, and…

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Fire on a Train. Milk Van in Flames

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 7

The outry of the mail train f[?] Goulburn to Liverpool one day lalst week with a car abluze at the rear caused some excitement locally. When the engine…

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Accident to Stock Train. Fireman Has Leg Broken. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 8

A stock train near Wagga became uncoupled in the centre to-day, and the trucks were derailed. The fireman, whoso name is Gardiner, was thrown…

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Killed by a Tram. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

A Bathurst hotelkeeper on a visit to Sydney was knocked down by a tram yesterday and killed…

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Tram Extension

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

Mr. D. P. Campbell, district works officer, has concluded a surrey of the proposed tram extension into the western, and northern suburbs, and the…

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Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Railway Clerk Arrested. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 8

Grometti, the Italian railway clerk who absconded with £7000, was arrested to-day at Cherbourg when he was about to leave for America…

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Chillagoe Railway

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

Doubts as to whether the terminus of the railway now under constfuotion from Almaden, on the Chillagoc line, to the Etheridge minoral field would be…

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Action for Damages. Against Railway Commissioners. Verdict for £1500 for Plaintiff. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 8

In the action of Smith (dentist) against the Railways Commissioners, in which plaintiff claimed £2000 damages for injuries received in the…

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Removed From a Train. a Railway Passenger's Grievance. [?]Dict for £200 Damages

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 1

A railway passenger, Herbert Edward Mergan, who, while travelling from Baan Baa to Sydney on November 29, last, was removed from the train at…

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Railway Fatality. Man Crushed to Death. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 4

Henry Alexander, jeweller, 55 years of age, residing at Fremantle, while attempting to board a meeting train at the Perth railway station on Saturday…

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Sad Motor Fatality. German Doctor Killed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 4

Dr. Rudolph Albert von Romer, of 57 Grote-street, was killed in a motor car accident early on Sunday morning or late on Saturday night. He engaged a motor…

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 5

There was a large gathering of members and friends at the last meeting of the Railway Town Literary Society held in the Nicholls-street Lecture Hall…

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Silverton Tramway Sports. Private Events

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 8

Traffic Handicap.—W. Elsegood, 3 yards; W. Luckman, 3; J. Howes. 4; S. M'Hugh, 4; W. E[?]good, 5; S. Deamond, 5; W. J. Smith, 6; R. Scott, 6; E. A. Sizer. 6; A…

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New Adelaide Tramways. Acceptance of Tender. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 2

The Executive Council this afternoon will give its formal approval in regard to the acceptance of the tender of Smith and [?] for the construction…

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Knocked Down by a Motor. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 4

John Woolfe, who was run down by a motor car at the corner of College and Park streets on Monday, died to-day from, the effects of the injuries he…

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Tram and Sulky Collide. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 4

A sulky and a tram collided in Oxford-street this morning. The sulky was driven by Edward Tierney, who was thrown on the roadway, and was…

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Cobar Water Supply. Mine Manager Proceeding to Sydney. To Interview Railway Commissioners. Concerning Conveyance of Water. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 8

Mr. Blakemore, general manager of the Great Cobar Limited, Cobar, is proceeding to Sydney to interview the Railway Commissioners concerning the…

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Died in the Train. a Passenger From Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 8

The death occurred in the down Broken Hill express, as it was approaching Saddleworth[?] on Tuesday morning of Mr. C. Mitchell (35), who had been an…

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A Shocking Fatality. Run over by a Train. Man's Body Badly Mutilated. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 8

A shocking fatality occurred at the railway crossing, Petersburg, this morning, when Charles Crowley was run over by a special train from T[?]rowie…

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A Railway Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 8

Early this morning a Parliamentary special train conveying Mr. R. A. Price (member for Gloucester) and a "Hansard" representative home from…

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