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

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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A Railway Accident. Thain Nearly Lifted Off the Rails. Comes Into Contact with Explosive. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 8

The police are investigating a report by the railway authorities that a train near Korong Vale at 1 o'clock last night was nearly lifted off the rails…

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An Aeroplane Experiment. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 8

Colonel Cody, aboard the British Army aeroplane yesterday flew 1001 yards at a height of 10ft. at Farusborough…

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Tramway Sidings. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 6

'Sir.—Cannot something be done to the siding known as the Town Hall siding? I saw a man's horse and card come to grief there the other day,…

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Bad Results of Tram Accident. The Case of Mrs. Mackie

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 2

Nothing but good can result in giving to the public some hint as to the various incidents in which Mrs. Kate Mackie, of No. 2 Stanley-street,…

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A Railway Robbery. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 8

A bag containing 15 parcels of seourities, valued at £40,000 was stolen from a railway carriage at Paris to-day…

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Tram Accident. a Woman Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 8

An accident, fortunately unattended by serious consequences, occurred on the 1 o'clock tram from South Broken Hill to-day. When the tram stopped at…

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Tramway Extension. a Tender Accepted

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. M. K. Power, of Chloride-[?]treet, has secured the contract for the extension of the Government Tramway from the Argent-street terminus to the…

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Tram Accident. a Woman Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

An accident, fortunately unattended by serious consequences, occurred on the 1 o'clock tram from South Broken Hill to-day. When the tram stopped at…

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Railway to Broken Hill. Remarks of Minister of Works. Treasurer on Transcontinental Lines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 3

The Minister of Works (Mr. C. A. Lee), turning the first sod of the Cowra-Canowindra railway yesterday, referred to the project of constructing…

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A Railway Robbery. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

A bag containing 15 parcels of securities, valued at £10,000, was stolen from a railway carriage at Paris to-day…

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Two Girls Drowned. Bathing in Railway Tank. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 5

Two girls, aged 12 and 15 years respectively daughters, of Mr. T. Griffiths, warden's bail[?]ff at Wyalong, were accidentally drowned while…

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Happenings at Port Pirie. Railway Men Refuse to Load. Coal for the Proprietary Company. Unions Bake Their Own Bread. Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 4

Yesterday the men engaged on the permanent way of the railways were brought here from Gladstone, Crystal Brook, and other places along the line…

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A Determined Suicide. Lad Throws Himself in Front of Train. Places His Head on the Rails. Head Completely Severed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 4

A determined suicide was enacted to-day on the Melbourne suburban railway, when a lad named Eddie Bridges (16), living at Balaeclava, threw himself…

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Loading Coal Trucks at Port Pirie. How the Trouble Was Caused. Railway Commissioner's Statement. a Clerk's Mistake. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

The Railway Commissioner has made a statement with reference to the trouble that arose at Port Pirie over the loading of coal trucks. He says…

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Motor Car Accident. Adelaide Cricketers Capsized. C. Hill Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 6

The Rev. Father M. A. Flemming[?] of St. Benedict's, George-street west, and four members of the South Australian cricket team at present in…

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Horse Backs Into Train. a Remarkable Occurrence. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 8

The Glenelg train was passing Gilbert-street slowly to-day, when a horse harnessed to a vehicle belonging to Richards and Co., Southward, backer…

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Phenomenal Storm. at Reefton. All Road Communication Cut Off. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Reofton, on the west const of the South Island, has been visited by a storm of exceptional violence. The damage done was enormous…

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A Railway Accident. at Unley Park Crossing. a Vehicle Smashed. the Occupants Escape Injury. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 8

A railway accident occurred to-day. Mrs. and Miss Gibson, residents of O'Halloran Hill, were driving to the city, when the up train from Mitcham…

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Westralian Railways. Employees' Wages. Conference Arranged. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

As an outcome of the suggestion made by the Premier in the Assembly yesterday, it has been arranged that a conference in regard to the deadlock…

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British Trade Depression Heavy Reduction of Railway Receipts. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 6

The business at the London bankers' clearing house, showed a shrinkage of £610,000,000 in 1908 as compared with 1907. All the provincial clearing…

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