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

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Adelaide Tramway Trouble. Manager and Men. Mr. Goodman's Salary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

The St. Peters Council recently put several questions before its representatives upon the Tramways Trust, and asked, on behalf of its ratepayers, for…

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Railway Carriages Burnt. Damage Estimated at £15,000. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

A number of railway carriages which were to have formed yesterday's mail from Wallangarra to Brisbane, were burnt out. The damage is estimated…

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Broken Hill Motor Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the Broken Hill Motor Club was held on Thursday evening last when Captain M'Naughton acted in the capacity of chairman. The…

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Silverton Tramway Employees Ask for Better Wages and Conditions. Directors Visit Broken Hill to Meet the Men

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

About a month ago representations were made to the Silverton Tramway Company by the employees for better wages and an improvement generally in…

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The East Tram. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

Sir,—Seeing that the line of lode now appears to extend many miles further than was originally thought, is it not time that the east tramway was…

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Silverton Tramway Employees. Confer with the Directors of the Company. for Better Wages and Conditions

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

In connection with the representations made by the Silverton Tramway Employees Union to the directors of the company for increased wages and…

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Old Folks at Church. Special Service at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 3

A special service for old folks was conducted by the Rev. D. C. Harris at the Mica-street Railway Town Church yesterday morning…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, January 28, 1913. the Silverton Tramway Employees Lead the Way

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

[?] employees of the Silverton Tramway Company have shown the com[?] sense that might have been expocted from them in deciding to submit…

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Buying a Motor Car. Causes Some Warmth. at South Melbourne Council Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

Four tenders (reports the "Age") were received by the South Melbourne city council on Wednesday night for the purchase of a motor car for the…

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Motor-cycling. an Australasian Record Established

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

On Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock George Ramsay, of Kadina, completed a continuous 34-hours' ride on a 3½ h.p. L. M. C. Lloyd motor-cyle, and…

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Silverton Tramway Employees. and Better Conditions and Wages. Result of Sunday's Meeting. Matter to Be Referred to Wages Board

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

Mr. C. Manuel, secretary of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union, seen this morning by a "Miner" re presentative with regard to the result…

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United Tramway Club

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

The members of of the above club continned their hald-yearly shoot over the 600 and 700 yards on the district range on [?]urday with special [?] for the…

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Silverton Tram Employees. Secretary's Statement Challenged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

Referring to the statement of Mr. G. Manuel (secretary of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union) as to the comparative rates of pay to the…

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Government Money for Roads. Conditions of the Main Roads Grant

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 1

It might be expected (says the "S.M. Herald") that the shires and municipalities which took such strong objection to the Main Roads Bill introduced…

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Settling the Land. Railways in Advance of Immigration. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

The "Daily Mail," commenting on Wattle Day, says that what Australia requires to facilitate settlement is to drive railways through fertile regions…

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Throuch Smoke and Flames. Railway Train's Exciting Passage. Sleepers on Fire. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

The officials and passengers on the afternoon train from Glencoe had an exciting time yesterday. After having left Alalia for Mount Gambier the…

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Silverton Tramway Employees Apply for a Wages Board

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

The Silverton Tramway employees have lodged their application for a wages board in pursuance of the decision of the mass meeting held on…

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A Paris Sensation. Youthful Robbery Under Arms Boys Stick Up a Tramcar. [Reuter's Message.] Paris

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

Six youths with revolvers held up a tramear and stole the takings. A sharp fight ensued with the officials and genda[?]mes who had been…

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Billiards and Rifle Shooting. Inter-teams' Matches. Catholic Club v. TRAMWAYMEN

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

At the invitation of the Government Tramwaymen, teams from the Catholic Club visited the Institute on Tuesday evening, and engaged in matches at…

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Sensational Queensland Railway Accident. Goods and Cattle Train Leaves the Line. Passenger Train Crashes Into the Wreckage. Five Men Killed and Five Injured. the Condition of Two Serious. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

A complete block in the trame over the range to the Darling Downs occurred yesterday as the result of a sensational accident. Two miles beyond…

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