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

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Ontario Train Disaster. Forty-seven People Killed. a Courageous Guard. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

Further particulars relative to the derailment of the Sudbury (Ontario) express show that a first-class carriage and the dining-car plunged 30ft. into…

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Manchurian Railways. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

Simultaneously with the delivery of a reply to Mr. Knox's (American State Secretary), proposal concerning the neutralisation of the Manchurian…

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Railway Accidents. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

The Railway Department is putting up a record for accidents. Three derailments of goods waggons occurred last week, but were fortunately…

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Restoring Railway Services

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The Railway Department had information yesterday that for the first time since the lines were damaged a train had been brought over the bridge at…

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The Ontario Railway Accident. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

The number of passengers killed by the railway accident at Sudbury, Ontario, is estimated at 75. Twenty-five were incinerated and their…

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Australian Railways. Lord Kitchener's Remarks. Forth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

At a State banquet last night at Perth Lord Kitchener expressed himself in very strong terms on the question of the Australian railway systems,…

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Found Lying on the Road. Accidentally Shot Himself. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

Edward John Bruce (19) accidentally shot himself in the leg with a gun at Knoxville on Wednesday evening. He was found lying on the road with a…

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Tanami Goldfields. No Road to Blunder Bay. Government Resident's Report. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

The Government Resident on the Northern Territory reports to the Government as follows:—"Mounted Constable Kelly's report would seem to…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, January 27, 1910. What About the Railway?

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

IT is surely about up to the Broken Hill Railway League to evidence a renewal of activity. Whilst "The Miner" has always insisted that Broken Hill…

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Mr. Asquith Motors Through Snow. to Thank His Supporters

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, who was re-elected for East Fife, despite the snow, motored through East Fife to-day on brief visits to the polling…

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A Railway Fatality. Guard Falls From Train. Succumbs to Injuries. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

A guard named J. M'Donnell, who resides at North Adelaide, fell from the van of an up goods train yesterday afternoon, just after passing…

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A Railway Accident. Number of Trucks Damaged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 8

Twenty-one 10-ton, railway, trucks, loaded with metal, bolted during shunting operations early this morning and crashed with terrific force into…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. South Australia and Victoria. Conference of Premiers and Ministers. Proposed Railways. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 8

At the conference between the Premiers and Ministers of South Australia and Victoria at Mount Gambier yesterday it was resolved to appoint a…

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"Loyalists" on the Railways. the Complaint of Unfair Treatment

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

Complaint is made (says the "Age" of January 26) by a correspondent that the "loyalists" who went to the assistance of the Railway Department at…

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Effect in Adelaide. Tramway Service to Re Cut Down. Railway Service Also Menaced. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon it was authoritatively stated that owing to shortage of coal the Adelaide Municipal Tramways Trust would have to cut down its…

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A Shocking Fatality. a Man Run Over Ry Ore Train. Two Legs and One Arm Cut Off. a Gruesome Spectacles

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

Shortly after 10 o'olock on Saturday night a man named Richard John Trevarrow, 46, met his deaths in a terrible manner by being…

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A Railway Accident. Seven People Killed and 20 INJURED. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

The Brighton to London express, while travelling 40 miles an hour, broke a coupling near Stoorts West station to-day, and one carriage was…

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The Northern Floods. Repairing Damaged Railway. a Formidable Task. Men Inconveniencted by Dead Sheep. Water Becomes Terribly Offensive. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

In connection with the damage done by the Northern floods it is reported that the Railway Department is making astonishing progress in the work…

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Railway Guard's Death. the Gawler Fatality. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

An inquest was held at Gawler yesterday on the body of John M'Donnell, the railway guard who was killed through falling from a goods train…

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Repairing Damaged Railways: Restoring Train Service

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

The damage between Werris Creek and Gravesend has been so far repaired, that the railway authorities have been enabled to restore communication…

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