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

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

1,246 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 63

2nd Edition. Miner Office, 4.30 p.m. the War. The Austrian Railway Smash. Most Terrible in History. [?]74 KILLED; 758 INJURED. (Reuter's Message.) Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

The railway accident in Austria is described as the most terrible in railway history. A total of 374 passengers were killed…

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The Railway Collision. Further Details

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

The "Register," in its account of the collision with the Broken Hill express at Stockport on Friday evening, says:— "No time was lost in summoning…

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Fire at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning the Railway Town Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in a four-roomed wcod-and-iron house…

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The Rainfall. Yesterday's Storm. Disorganised Tram Traffic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

The outback districts have further benefited by yesterday's rain. The Broken Hill rainfall recorded was 72 points. Practically the only…

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The Wood Supply. Meeting of Railway League[?] Use of Menindie Line Urged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Broken Hill-Condob[?]in Railway League was held in the Town Hall last night for the purpose of discussing the wood question…

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Motor Car and Railway Train. an Adelaide Collision. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

A collision between a train and a motor car occurred at the Goodwood railway creasing on the Glenelg railway fine to-day (Wednesday). Mr. Arthur…

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Limitation of Motor Car Licenses. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

The Petrol Control Committee announces that in view of the urgent necessity for the further limitation of supplies no. new licenses for motor…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, January 24, 1917. the Breakdown of the Trams When Most Required

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

THE Broken Hill trams are a great public convenience. If we were by any misfortune derived of them we should feel that deprivation very much…

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Stockport Railway Collision. Condition of the Injtjred. an Inquiry Held

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

The Acting Railways Comissioner (Mr. James M'Guire), in response to a telegraphic inquiry (says "The Advertiser") has been advised by Dr…

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Runaway Coal Train

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

A Sydney telegram in the "Register" states:— As a result of a runaway a big railway smash occurred on the Illawarra…

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An Aeroplane Accident. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

An aeroplane accident occurred yesterday at Malmsbury in which Lieutenant Parsons was killed and Lieutenant Fenton, an Australian (the pilot), badly…

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Railway on the Sinai Peninsula. ("The Times" Message.) Cairo

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Ninety miles of railway have been constructed in connection with the Sinai Peninsula operations. There are said to be important trade prospects…

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In Australia. Recruiting in Victoria. Commonwealth Railway Corps. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The recruiting in Victoria is said to be lamentable. The Director-General (Mr. D M'Kinnon) says that Victoria is the only State which has failed in its…

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The Meningie Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 8

The Menindie train which came into Broken Hill this afternoon will remain over Sunday for the purpose of cleaning the engine boiler. Mr. T. Rhodes,…

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Railway Accident

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

A serious collision between the Broken Hill express, which left Adelaide at 4.50 o'clock, on Friday afternoon, 18th inst., and an up goods…

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A National Birthright. Increased Railway Fares. Protests in Britain. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 8

A conference of representatives of local authorities, trades unions, and co-operative societies meets in London to-morrow to protest against the 50 per…

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Lost in the Bush. a Broken Hill Man. Employed on the Railway

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 8

Mr. G. G. Patterson, an employee on the Menindee section of the Broken Hill Condobolin Railway was yesterday lost in the bush near the railway line…

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Victorian Railways. Mr. T. R. Johnson to Make a Report. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. T. R. Johnson, formerly Chief Railway Commissioner in New South Wales, has been selected, to visit Victoria to report upon the running of the…

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Man Injured on the Railway

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 8

Mr. J. Sullivan, a new arrival in Broken Hill, and an employee on the Menindie section of the Broken Hill to Condobolin railway, to-day sustained…

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United States Railway Legislation. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 6

The United States Senate Committee, in its new railway legislation, rejects a clause suggested by President Wilson to prevent strikes and…

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