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

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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The Wrecked Parisiana. Neglect of the Crew. Twenty-four Hours in Train Without Refreshment. Some of the Crew Will Settle in Westralia. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

Mr. Price, the Labor member for Albany, attached the Perth evening paper in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night for having stated that…

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A Railway Accident. Fencer Receives Shocking Injuries. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

Frank Bogg (58), a fencer in the employ of the Railway Department, received shocking injuries as the result of being run over by an engine near…

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Railway to Be Heady for Traffic. on February 10. Streets in a Shocking Condition. Southern Cross

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 3

If is expected that the railway from Southern Cross to Bullfinch will be ready for traffic by February 10. The streets of the Bullfinch town…

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Cab Proprietor's Death. Injured in a Collision. Verdict of Manslaughter Against Tramdriver. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 3

The coroner yesterday concluded his inquiry into the circumstances of the cab and tram collision, which occurred in Pitt-street, near the School of Arts,…

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Sydney Fire Bricades Scandal. Further Disclosures. the Secretary's Railway Ticket

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

Sensational disclosures have been made in connection with the administration of the Sydney Fire Brigades' Board. Further evidence was given…

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Richmond Railway Collision. Finding of the Board. Driver Melville Dismissed. a Driver and Fireman Fined

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 8

The departmental Board of Inquiry appointed to elucidate the cause of the Richmond railway collision delivered its finding on Wednesday…

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The Bullfinch Field. Proposed Railway to Marvel Loch. Inspection of Route at an Early Date. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 8

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Gregory), in the Assembly last night, said that inspection of the route of the proposed railway from Southern Cross…

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The Silverton Tramway Employees. Further Trouble Threatened. Owing to the Resignation of an Employee

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

The dismissal, or resignation, of a young man who for some time past has been employed in the Silverton Tramway fitting shop has led to the stirring…

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Railway Commissioner Criticised. Autocratic to a Degree. Tramway Union Secretary's Statement. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

In his annual report the secretary of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway, Union describes the Chief Commissioner as autocratic to a…

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Red Tape on the Railways

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 2

The hard and fast rules bf the Railway department were in evidence at Moe last week (according to the "Age") when a young tourist from Tasmania,…

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Sudden Death on a Railway Station. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

An old resident named John M'Namara, whilst on the Katoomba Railway Station yesterday waiting for the arrival of the afternoon train to…

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Australian Defence. South Australian Governor's Remarks. British Navy's Protection. Necessity for Efficient Railways and Army. Reply to Scaremongers. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 8

Speaking at the opening of the new building of the Chamber of Manufactures last evening in Adelaide, the Governor (Admiral Bonsanquet) said…

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Motor Cycle Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

The Broken Hill Motor Cycle Club held its annual meeting last night at its clubrooms, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing 12…

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Australian Defence. South Australian Governor's Remarks. British Navy's Protection. Necessity for Efficient Railways and Awmy. Reply to Scaremongers. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 8

Speaking at the opening of the new building of the Chamber of Manufactures last evening in Adelaide, the Governor (Admiral Bonsanquet) said…

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The Transcontinental Railway

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 7

Mr. H. Deane has been engaged, by the Commonwealth for six months to prepare working plans and specifications and arrange other neccessary…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Sensational Railway Accident. on Hergott Springs Line. Mixed Train Derailed by Washaway. Crushes Into a Culvert. Enginedriver Killed. Fireman Badly Injured. Driver's Bravery Saves Many Lives. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

A railway accident occurred on the Hergott Springs line on Saturday evening, in consequence of the recent heavy rains which washed away a portion of…

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Chimney Fire at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The No. 3, or Railway Town, Fire Brigade received a call at 7.30 o'clock last night to a chimney fire at the residence of Mr. W. Krause, Railway…

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Russian Workmen on Strike. Employed on Eastern Chinese Railway. Afraid of the Plague. [Reuter's Message.] Harbin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

Three thousand Russian workmen on the Eastern Chinese railway, fearing the plague, struck to-day because the administration refused to dismiss 1500…

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Casual Railway Laborers. Granted an Increase in Wages. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

The casual laborers employed by the Victorian Railway Department on the pier at Port Melbourne were granted a wages increase on Saturday of from…

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Federalisation of the Territory. Arrangements for Working Oodnadatta Railway. Leased to the State at Peppercorn Rental. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

In consequence of the transfer of the Northern Territory to the Commonwealth, the railway from Port Augusta to Ooodnadatta, and all the lands used…

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