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

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Railwayman's Complaint. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. R. Bell, M.P. (General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants), On behalf of the railwaymen, complains that the London and North-Western…

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Motor 'Bus Strikes. Demonstrate in Hyde Park. [Reuters Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

Nine hundred motor 'bus strikers demonstrated in Hyde Park yesterday, and res[?]lved to apply to the Board of Trade f[?]r a[?] inquiry to be made into…

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Electric Trams. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

It is expected that two or three tram lines in North Adelaide and Kensington, and possibly Paynoham, will be converted to electric traction before next Christmas…

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Speech by Sir William Lyne. Srrong Adv[?] of Trapscontinental Railways. Broken Hill Should [?] Connected With Sydney. Sydeny

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

The Federal Treasurer, Sir William Lyne, in the course of a speech on Saturday, said that West Australia never could be what may be called a true part of the…

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South Australian Progress. Water Works and Railways. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

The head works of the Pekina water scheme are to be rushed on as quickly as possible. The Angaston and Booleroo railways…

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The Sydney Railway

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

A representative of the Sydney " Daily Telegraph" arrived in Broken Hill to-day his mission being to study the railway question from the [?] of view at [?] end…

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An Old Man's Death. Run Over by a Train. Aceident or Suloide? Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

Bonjamin Ralph, aged 60. was killed by the Glenelg train at the Wayville crossingat about 7 o'clock this morning. Deceased had been in the habit of going for a walk…

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Motor-car on Fire. Totally Destroyed. Driver's Legs Singed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

A motor-car, valued at £650, reached Cola[?] yesterday on the road from Melbourne to Warrnambool, when it burst into flames so suddenly that the driver…

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A Railway Accident. Ganger Badly Hurt. Zedhan

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

Michael Davern, an elderly ganger, was yesterday engaged sighting rails on the Strahan-Zeehan railway line when a special train ran into the…

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French Railway Robbery. Shots in the Guard's Van

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

Three robbers made a most daring attack on a French mail train near Paris the other month and escaped in a motor-car with about £1200, after…

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The Tram Smoke Nuisance. Scarcity of Coke

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

The nuisance caused by the Government steam trams belching forth black grimy clouds of coal smoke when passing through the streets of the city has…

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Trouble on Railway Works. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 8

The laborers and draymen working on the Belmore to Bankstown railway extension have struck because of the refusal of the contractors to grant…

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Motor-car Trip. Adelaide to Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 4

By motor-car there arrived in Broken Hill this morning from Adelaide Messrs. N. Birks (of C. Birks and Co.), R. Morton (Vivian Lewis, Limited), H. R. Harley…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, January 14, 1907. the Menindie Railway

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

IT is distinctly hopeful for Broken Hill that both the Sta[?] Government and the metropolitan press are envincing a live interest in the matter of railway…

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Railway Accommodation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

A short while ago the City Council instructed the town clerk to write to the South Austral[?]an Commissioner of Railways asking for better…

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Motor Car Trip. Adelaide to Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

By motor-car there arrived in Broken Hill this morning from Adelaide Messrs. N. Birks (of C. Birks and Co.), R. Morton (Vivian Lewis, Limited), H. R. Harley…

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Aeroplane Performance. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

The Deutsch Arch[?]con prize of £2000 was yesterday won by Henry Farman, who on his aeroplane covered 1100 yards in 88 seconds, going a…

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A Colt's Death. Fell on the Train. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

The Positano colt, Sydney Harber owned by Mr. H. Wheeler, of Adelaide, fell on the train while coming to W. H. Hickonbotham, the trainer, and…

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A Train Collision. Nine Persons Seriously Injured. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

The Lancashire to Yorkshire express collided with the North-Western express at Huddersfield yesterday, nine persons being seriously injured…

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A Chinese Railway. Taken Over From Foreign Syndicates. China Issuing a Loan. to Carry Out Its Construction. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

The Chinese Government has [?]tv.fn over from the foreign syndicates the construction and control of the Tientsin-Yaugstze railway…

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