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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 2 of 60

Broken Hill-condobolin Railway. Tenders for Material. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

Three tenders have been received for the supply and delivery of 20 tons of wrought iron and steel work for the section from Broken Hill to the 30-mile…

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Russians Hold Strategic Railways. Panic-stricken Inhabitants Flee. Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

An army messenger states that the Russians now hold the strategic railways connecting Bukovina, in Western Galicia, with Hungary, and are within…

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The Wars. Marked Russian Progress. Austrians Feverishly Preparing to Defend Cracow. German Financiers Responsible for Peace Talk. Russians Secure Strategic Railways. America Accused of Cowardice by Ex-president Roosevelt

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The Russians have made marked progress in Poland and the German attacks have been repulsed on the four rivers. In the Caucasus the Russians have defeated the Turks, who suffered enormous losses. The Austrians are in a parlous position at Cracow, and have abandoned…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the New Year's Day Tragedy. Motorist's Story. Close on the Heels of the Murderers. Then a Breakdown

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 1

But for a breakdown in the machinery of a moto-car Gool Mahomed and his companion, Mullah Abdullah, would probably have been killed or captured…

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Motor Taxation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The local police have received information in respect to the new motor tax regul[?]ons. The payment of the tax upon motor…

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The Railway Town Fatal Fire. Inquest on the Body

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 1

The coroner (Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) held an inquest this afternoon at the Courthouse on the body of James Edwin O'Toole, whose dead body…

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Sydney Tram Smash. Four Passengers Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

A tram smash occurred in King street, St. Peters, this morning, four passengers being injured. A car going towards Cook's River,…

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South Australia. Motor 'Buses in Adelaide. Adelaide, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

Adelaide, within the next fortnight, will have a fleet of up-to-date motor 'buses running to the suburbs…

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Broken Hill-condobolin Railway. Meeting of Workers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

At a meeting of those going away to the Condobolin end of the Broken Hill-Condobolin railway, held at the Trades Hall this morning, it was…

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Railway Workers' Union As Critic. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

At the annual conference of the Railway Workers Union yesterday the president criticised the recent decisions of Mr. Justice Heydon with regard to…

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The Relief Train. Names of Men Constituting the Armed Guard. Complete and Correct List

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

When news was received at the Railway Town station of the attack on the M.U. picnic train on New Year's Dav there was a ready response to the…

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Industrial Affairs. Boys in the Railway Service. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3

The Chief Commissioner for Railways in New South Wales has agreed to raise the wages of certain boys in the service in accordance with the…

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Railway Accident. Four Men Killed. on Trans-australian Line. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3

An accident, resulting in the death of four men, occurred on the trans-Australian Railway line this afternoon. From the meagre particulars at present…

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The Norton Griffiths Scheme. Before the Railway Workers' Union. Members and Executive at Variance. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

Several of the members of the Railway Workers and General Laborers Association proffered their resignations at the annual conference yesterday, as…

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Motorbus Services Limited. First Half-yearly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 1

The first half-yearly meeting Motorbus Services Limited w[?] in the company's garage, S[?] race, Adelaide, on Tuesday [?]…

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Terrible Tube Fire. New York Underground Railway. One Killed, 200 INJURED. (Reuter's Message.) New York

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

The whole of the underground railways were disorganised owing to a fire in the tube at Fifty-third-street. A terrible panic ensued, and those nearest…

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Assistance for Victims' Relatives. Action by Railway Town Men's Movement

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

The Railway Town Men's Movement, at a meeting held in the Nicholls-street Church last night, under the chairmanship of Mr. T. Ivey (vice-president),…

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Silverton Tramway Men in Pursuit

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Avery (captain of the United Tramways Rifle Club) waa, on the morning of the New Year's Day tragedy, at the city telegraph office, when Guard…

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America's Aeroplane Service. Washington

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

The United States Naval Affairs Committee has passed appropriations for a large extension of America's aeroplane service, including 1,000,000…

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On the Footplate. What Fireman on Picnic Train Saw. Well-selected Ambuscade

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The spot chosen by Gool Mahomed and Mullah Abdullah for their attack upon the passengers of the M.U. picnic train on New Year's Day was evidently…

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