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

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Mail Train's Sensational Experience. En Route Prom Sydney to Brisbane. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

The Sydney mail train arrived at Brisbane last night over an hour and a half late, as the result of a rather sensational experience at Murphy's…

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The Train Accident in Cape Colony. Fifteen People Killed and Many Injured. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Fifteen people were killed and many injured in the train accident at Cathcart (Cape Colony). They were jammed under the wreckage for four…

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Minimum Wage in Railway Service. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. T. Johnson (Chief Railway Commissioner) approves of all male employees in the railway service receiving a minimum wage of £110 per annum…

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Struck by a Tramcar. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

An employee of the Unley Corporation named Southwell was working at tar-dressing in Victoria-street yesterday, when he accidentally stepped in…

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Railway Station Sensation. Trouble with a Live Wire. Series of Explosions. Great Alarm Op Passengers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

An accident occurred at the Central railway station yesterday, and as a result the tramway traffic was held up at the Pitt and Castlereagh streets…

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Freight Train Wrecked. Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

A freight train was wrecked at New Madison (Ohio) yesterday, several trainmen being killed…

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A Brisbane Sensation. Train Collides with Sulky. Sulky Smashed to Pieces. Several Persons Injured. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

An exciting collision between a tram car and a sulky occurred on Sunday afternoon at Brisbane, on the Miltonroad…

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Mangled Body of Young Man. Found on the Railway Line. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

The dead body of Norman Leslie Colquhoun, lately residing at Ormond-street, South Kensington, was found on the railway line, near the South…

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Of Interest to Motor Men

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 8

Sub-inspector Sawtell has received a supply of copies of the New South Wales Motor Traffic Act and Regulations for distribution to licensed motor…

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Teamster Killed. on a Railway Crossing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

George Grant, employed at a cordial factory at Sunbury, was driving his team of three horses over the railway crossing at Sunbury at 10 p.m. on…

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Australian Tramway Employees. the Association to Convene a Conference. to Draw Up Standard of Wages and Conditions. Possible Reference to Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

At a special general meeting of the Australian Tramway Employees' Association yesterday the executive was empowered to call a conference of the…

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Railway Town Salvation Army. Young People's Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

The Railway Town Salvation Army held its young people's anniversary yesterday. Captain Sawkins presided at eaeh service, and proved himself a…

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Adelaide Tramway Employees' Association. Drawing Up Log of Wages and Working Conditions to Present to Interstate Tram Employees' Conference. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

The secretary of the Adelaide Tramway Employees' Association (Mr. L. Hill), stated on Saturday that a special, meeting was being called on…

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Cape Colony Railway Accident. Capetown

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

Twenty-two people were killed in the accident to the train at Cathcart (Cape Colony). The train toppled over anembankment…

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Proposed International Railway Commission. Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. Graham (Canadian Minister for Railways) is conferring with the authorities at Washington (U.S.A.) regarding the establishment of ans…

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A Canadian Railway. Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 8

The Vancouver Island section of the Canadian Northern Transcontinental railway has been completed…

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Alleged Murderers in Armored Train. Rome

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

Thirty-eight Ca[?]rris[?]s, charged with the murder of the wife of Cu[?] on June 5, were conveyed to-day from Naples to Viterbo in an armored train,…

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Cape Colony Railway Accident. Details of the Occurrence. Train Turns Turtle Over Embankment. Crushed Into Matchwood. Some Gruesome Scenes. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Details of the railway accident, involving serious loss of life, which happened to a train at Catfhcart, Cape Colony, last week, show that the train…

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Fatality to a Miner. Knocked Into River by Train. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

George Shaw, a Collie miner, was crossing a railway bridge over the Collie River on Saturday night, when a train overtook him and knocked him…

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Railway Station on Fire. Supposed to Be Act of Strikers. [Reuter's Message.] Santiago

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

The Cenral Railway Station at Santiago, Chile, was partially burned yesterday, the sleeping and restaurant cars, being destroyed…

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