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

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Serious Railway Accident. Woman Attempts to Board a Moving Train. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

Connie Riley, aged between 40 and 50, attempted to bIard a moving [?]ra[?]n at the Central Railway Station last night, and [?] between the car and the…

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A Dastardly Attempt. to Destroy Train. Ringleader Heavily Sentenced. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

The ringleader of the attempt to destroy by dynamite the train containing the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (Sir Andrew Fraser) and Lady Fraser in…

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Larrikinism on Trams

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

In spite of repeated warnings from the Broken Hill Bench, the tramcar hoodlum occasionally inflicts his boor[?]sh pleasantries on the more respectable section of the…

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Fall From a Tram. Causes Woman's Death

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

A married woman, Mary Ann M'Ghie, on Saturday night met with a tram accident which, had a fatal result yesterday morning. The unfortunate woman had…

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Railway Town Literary Society

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Railway Town Literary "Society, the president Mr, James March, presided over a good muster of members and friends. The subject for the…

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North Shore Bridge. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

Mossrs. Kernot (engineer of Victorian railways), Oliver (late Commissioner of New South Wales railways), and Deane have been appointed a…

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Railway Safe Robbed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

Burglars entered the Croma railway office last night and dynamited the safe abstracting £149 in cash. They are still at large…

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The Tramway Directors

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

Two of the Silverton Tramway directors. Messrs. D. E. M'Bryde (chairman) and V. J. Saddler, left by the express last night after making the…

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The Tram Fatality. the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 4

An inquiry was this afternoon conducted by the coroner; Mr. T. Hull, into the circumatances surrounding the death of Mrs. Alary Ann M'Ghie, who foll from a tram car…

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The Amur Railway. Russian Premier, Urges Construction. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

M. Stolypin (Russian Premier) urges the Duma to vote money for the purpose of constructing the Amur (Siberia) railway, which he regards as of the…

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Queensland Politics. Cloneurry-Mount Elliott, Railway Bill. Forced Through the Assembly. A Labor Stonewall. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 8

The Labor party in the Assembly, persistently stonewalled the Cloncurry to Mount Elliott Railway Bill, in opposition to which Mr. Lesina spoke for…

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A Railway Accident. An Old Woman Knocked Down. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 8

Selina Cameron (64), an inmate of the Newington Asylum, was [?] down by a, train, near Rydalmore railway, station to-day, and her left hand…

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Transcontinental Railway

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 5

The Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Keating, has placed at the disposal of the Governments of South Australia and West Australia funds with…

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Queensland Parliament. Burketown to Lilly[?]dal[?] Tramway. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4

The Legislative Council has arcenteu the Asficuililv's amendments in the Parliamentary Bills Referendum Hill. The land Act Amendment Hill was…

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A Buggy Accident. Occupant Pinned to Railway Line, Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4

Godfrey Morrison was driving at Clunes yesterday, when the horse bolted, and the, buggy was overturned, pinning Morrison to the railway line…

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Big Railway Accident. Glen Innes Mail Train. Collides With Brisbane Mail. Number of Passengers Injured. Railway Official Interviewed. Soldiers' Experiences. Woman's Miraculous Escape from Death. A Pile of Wreckage. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

A collision occurred on the Northern line at 4.25 yesterday morning between the mail train which left Sydney for Glen Innes at 7.34 the previous night…

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The Following Appeared in Thursday's Second Edition. Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Threatened Railway Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 8

The employees on the North-Eastern railway threaten to strike in favor of the all-grades programme, including eight hours per day for all grades…

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South Australian Railways. Heavy, Passenger Traffic. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 8

The passenger traffic on the railways owing to the Easter holidays has been exceptionally heavy. The Broken-Hill express was 25 minutes late to-day,…

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Amur Railway Bill. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 8

The Duma adopted to-day the Amur Railway Bill. The purpose of this bill is to enable Russia to construct a railway at an estimated cost of…

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The Quebec Bridge Disaster

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

The report of the Royal Commission which investigated the Quebec Bridge disaster was presented to Parliament on March 9, says "The Times". The…

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