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

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. the Siberian Railway Administration. Some Startling Disclosures. [Reuter's Message.] St. Petersburg[?]

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

The investigation into the administration of the Siberian railway has ended. Ninety thousand complaints were…

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Tram Extension. the Spit to Manly. Officially Opened by Mr. Griffith. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Griffith, Minister for Works, to-day officially onened the tram extension from the Spit to Manly. He will not return to his office…

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Struck by Tramcar. Inquest on Victim's Body. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of Joseph Southwell, a corporation employee at Unley, who was killed on…

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Fire at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

The Railway Town Brigade received a call to a fire in a two-roomed woodand-iron house, owned and occupied by Robert Clarke, situated in…

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New South Wales. Spit to Manly Tramline. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

The opening ceremony in connection with the Spit to Manly tramline was performed yesterday by Mrs. Griffith, wife of the Minister for Works…

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A Railway Collision. Melbourne Express and Goods Train. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

A collision occurred at Bethungra on Monday night between the Melbourne express and a goods train. The express was travelling at the…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Train Passenger Loses His Memory. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

A passengor by the Hawes express lost his memory, and stayed in an obscure Glasgow hotel. He was believed to be dead until he saw a reference…

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South Australian Railways. Coping with Increased Traffic. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

In order to cope with the increasing traffic on the railways, the South Australian Railways Commissioner decided some time ago to increase the…

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Amateur Road Race

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 1

A road race under the auspices of the Broken Hill Amateur Cycling Club, was run this afternoon. The course was from the Hillside Hotel to…

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Train and Cab Collide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

A train collided with a cab and a pair of horses at Port Adelaide yesterday. One horse was killed. There were six passengers in the cab, all of…

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Nearly a Disaster. Driver Saves a Train

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

A carefully-guarded railway accident secret came to light in Melbourne on Tuesday, when it was announced that on December 28 a passenger train…

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Motor-car Accident in New Zealand. Car Runs Into Train. Child Killed Instantaneously. Doctor Succumbs to Fractured Skull. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

A shocking motor-car accident occurred at Williamstown, in Southland, Yesterday morning. The ear, which was driven by Dr…

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French Western Railway Action of Thk Government. [Reuter's Message.] Paris

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

The disorganisation of the Western State railway in France owing to the suspension of the navigation of the Seine, has proved a serious detriment…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, January 12, 1911. the Northern Territory Railway

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

THE Commonwealth having secured possession of the Northern Territory, the question becomes urgent as to what it is going to do with it. The…

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Petty Thefts From the Railways. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

Seven water bottles and 160 glass tumblers have been stolen on the State railways since November 19…

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Railways Pay Sheet. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

The total number of the employees of the South Australian Railway Department is 6768, and the amount paid daily in salaries and wages is £2900…

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Bomaderry to Jervois Bay Railway. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

The Chief Railways Commissioner (Mr. T. Johnson) is not in favor of the construction of the Bomaderry to Jervis Bay railway, preferring to wait…

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New South Wales. Riding on Tram Footboards. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. T. Johnson) intends to take steps to prevent the dangerous practice of riding on tram footboards…

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Troubled Portugal. Railway and Shop Hands Strike. No Trams Running. Motor Post Instituted. Encounters in the Streets. Between Strikers and Nonstrikers. Republican Guards Disperse Demonstrators. [Reutar's Message.] Lisbon

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

There is now in progress in Portugal a strike of railway men, who claim a working day of eight hours, and increased wages amounting in the…

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A Missing Aviator. Wreckage of Aeroplane Found. [Reuter's Message.] Brussels

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

The wreckage of Cecil Grace's aeroplane was found on the beach at Marienkir[?]he to-day. Grace has been missing for some time…

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