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

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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The Sceptre of the World. Germany's Ambitions. Value of the Berlin to Bagdad Railway. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 2

Lord Curson presided at a meeting of the Colonial Institute, at which Mr. J. L. Garvin (editor of the "Pall Mall Gazette") gave an address on the…

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Price of Motor Cars. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 2

In consequence of the heavy increase in freight and other charkes due to the war, firms importing motor cars into the State have found it necessary to…

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In South Australia. Effect on Railway Traffic. Decreased Carriage. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 1

The strike at Broken Hill has had a most serious effect upon the railway traffic to and from Broken Hill. During October 11.200 tons of coal…

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The East-west Railway. Strike at Port Augusta

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

The Port Augusta correspondent of the "Register" reports:—"A strike was declared on Tuesday morning by the Commonwealth Railways…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

A fatal tram accident occurred last night in Oxford-street, near its intersection with Burton-street. A middleaged woman, whose name is thought to…

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Tramways Award. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

The bearing of the appeal against the tramway traffic awards was concluded in the Industrial Court yesterday. Judgment was reserved…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

The Acting-Premier (Mr. J. H. Cann) said that the Government intended going on with the new scheme for controlling the railway refreshment rooms…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition Government Tramway Men. Sitting of the Wages Board

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

The Government Tramways, No. 3 (Traffic) Wages Board, consisting of Messrs. T. H. Bavin (chairman), Edward John Doran (employers), and…

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The Condobolin Railway

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 4

Mr. T. Rhodes, local representative for Norton Griffiths, stated this morning that sleepers and rails were arriving for the construction of the new…

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Government Tramway Men. Sittings of the Wages Board. Broken Hill Sitting Concluded

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 6

The Government Tramways, No. 3 (Traffic) Wages Board, consisting of Messrs. T. R. Bavin (chairman), Edward John Doran (employers), and…

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Appeal From Tramway Union

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Adelaide Tramway Union the executive was recommended to consider the question of granting financial assistance to the…

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In the Balkans. French Force Advances. Occupy Important Railway Station. Paris

Barrier Miner · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 1

The "Petit Parisene" states that the French trops have crossed the Vardar, and have installed themselves on the right bank in the region of Yenitso and…

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Tramway Talks. Brief References to Current Topics. Once a Week

Barrier Miner · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 3

"Thank goodness, I can sit down for a bit," said the Regular Rider as he mopped the perspiration from the back of his neck after taking his place on the…

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Victorian Railway Workers. Fifteen Hundred Men Dismissed. Union Passes Resolution of Protest. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 3

A mass meeting of the victorian Railway Union was held at the Guild Hall yesterday afternoon to consider the position arising through the…

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New South Wales. Railway Duplication Works. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 2

A party, of members of Parliament on Saturday made an inspection of the Great Southern line duplication works. This new railway service will mean…

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In the Balkans. French Force Advances. Occupy Important Railway Station. Paris

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 4

The "Petit Parisien" states that the French trops have crossed the Vardar, and have installed themselves on the right bank in the region of Yenitso and…

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New South Wales. Railway Workers and the Labor Party. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 3

The annual conference of the Railway Workers' and Laborers' Association yesterday carried a motion of want of confidence in the Labor Party…

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Motor Car Smash. One Man Killed Seriously Injured. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

A fatal motor car smash occurred near the golf links at Seaton shortly after 11 o'clock last night, as the result of which Mr. Thomas Richardson, a son…

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Government Tram Figures

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

For the week ended February 12 the total number of passengers carried over the Broken Hill Government trams was 29,784, compared with…

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Conflict near the Railway Station. Rioters Fired On. One Man Killed Several Wounded. Military Pickets Fire Two Volleys. Then Make a Bayonet Charge. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

Later particulars of the soldiers' riot show that at the railway station last night, when the police ordered the men to desist from playing the hose on the…

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