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

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

1,184 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 60

Condobolin Railway. Workers' Wives Waiting for Money. Deputation to Mr. Butler

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 1

It was expected that the money comprising the proportion of the wages of the men working at the Condobolin end of the Broken Hill-Condobohn…

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Soldier Killed. by Motor-car Near Broadmeadow's Camp. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

Leonard Riordan (28), a signaller in the reinforcements contingent, was roadway near the Broadmeadow's military camp yesterday morning…

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On the East-west Railway. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

The trouble between the Federal Government and the platelayers on the South Australian section of the East-West railway has been settled…

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Railway Porter Killed. at Sydney Railway Station. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

A Th[?]oorn (26), railway porter, residing at Waverley, was crossing one of the lines at the Central station this morning, when he was knocked down…

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Billiards and Rifle Shooting. Banks v. Government Tramways

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

Teams representing the Broken Hill Banks and Government Tramways met at the Tramways Institute last night for the first time to contest a series of…

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The Condobolin Railway. Relief Coupons for Men's Wives

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. C. W. Jenkins, the engineer in charge of public works in Broken Hill and district, who presided over this morning's sitting of the Government…

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East-west Railway. Australian-made Locomotives. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

The Federal Government has decided to have 20 locomotives constructed in the Commonwealth for the transcontinental railway…

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Sunday Picnics. Railway Employees and Church Council

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

For some years the South Australian railway employees have been in the habit of holding a picnic annually in the hills on a Sunday, the reason given…

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Railway Porter Killed. at Sydney Railway Station. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 1

A. Thornborn (26), railway porter, residing at Waverley, was crossing one of the lines at the Central station this morning, when he was knocked down…

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Billiards and Rifle Shooting. Banks v. Government Tramways

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 1

Teams representing the Broken Hill Banks and Government Tramways met at the Tramways Institute last night for the first time to contest a series of…

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Man Killed. an East-west Railway

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon the Commissioner of Police in Adelaide received the following telegram from Inspector Clode, of Port Augusta:—…

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The South. a Depressed Railway

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The South will not be at work next week—not on production, at any rate. The gradual shrinkage underground of the area affected by the old…

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Condobolin Railway. Men, Horses and Drays Wanted

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

The engineer in charge of the construction at the Broken Hill end of the Broken Hill-Condobolin railway (Mr. Rhodes) stated this morning that he…

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Reduced Tram Fares Asked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

The Sydney Labor Council last night appointed a deputation to wait upon the State Government to urge the necessity of taking off the increases in…

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Crowded Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 8

The express this morning was crowded with passengers, mostly men, and as a consequence the conditions of travelling were not very…

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Yesterday's Storm. Heavy Rains on Menindie-road

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 8

The rain which yesterday threatened in Broken Hill did more than threaten a little distance to the east. From Round Hill, some 10 miles away, to…

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Fail Hom Moving Train. Fatality at Hawthorn. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

H. M.L[?] 41). land Md estate agent, of Hawthorn, while attempting to alight from a moving, train at H[?]wthron last night, fall, and sustained…

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Offer of Bridging Train. Accepted by War Office. Work for Australian Naval Reserve. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

The War Office has accepted an offer by the Defence Department of a bridging train which will be organised at once…

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Condobolin Railway Men. Pay Arrived This Morning. Relief Money to Wives Not to Be Deducted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

Mr. C. W. jenkins, the engineer in charge of public works in Broken Hill and district, stated this morning that the proportion of the pay of the…

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The Allies Air Raiders. Bomb Smashes a Tram-car. Kills Fifteen Germans, Wounds Forty-three. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

A bomb daring Tuesday's air raid by the Allies struck a tram-car at Blankenberghe, in Belgium, killing 15 German soldiers and wounding 43…

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