New South Wales. the State Railways. Sydney
Mr. J. Fraser (Railways Commissioner) told a deputation yesterday that the Railway Department was face to face with a situation which was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,246 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 63
South Australia. Road and Bridges Reorganisation. Adelaide
A report submitted by the board appointed to inquire into the charges laid against W. M. Stevens, engineer of the roads and bridges department, shows…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Tigris. Enemy Completely Hemmed In." Bridge Hit and Shipping Destroyed. (Reuter's Message.) London
An official despatch from Mesopotonia states:— "We directly hit an enemy bridge on the Tigris and sank some shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Asia Minor. Turks Reported to Be Building New Railway. Employing War Prisoners. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports:— "It has been reported here that the Turks have pulled up two railways in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Truck Bolts. Crashes Into Passenger Train. Injuries and Damage Caused
Shortly after 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning (reports the Hobart correspondent of "The Register") a truck containing 18 tons of flour and cases of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Travelling From Adelaide. To the Editor
Sir,—Anyone who has travelled in other States of the Commonwealth, and found himself obliged to travel per rail between Adelaide and Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Damage Done. Shipping and Railway Included. ("The Times" Message.) Amsterdam
The aeroplane raids near Bruges seriously damaged a captured English steamer, three destroyers, and some submarines, and also smashed a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Accident. Adelaide
At the Brighton railway station to-day, a train went foul of the interlocking gear. The front coach and portion of the second coach left the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in Menindie District. Railway Camp Damaged. Severest for Fifty Years
Last Wednesday night a severe storm passed over Box Tank, near Manindi[?]. The caretaker's cottage at Box Tank was badly damaged. The roof of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Boy Drowned. in Tramway Company's Dam
A boy was drowned this morning in the Tramway Company's dam, situated in East Broken Hill and about 300 yards from the Block 14 Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramcar Fatality. a Widow's Son Killed. Sydney
Yesterday afternoon Selwyn Lloyd Smith left his home in Toothill-street, Petersham, to attend a military parade at the Addison-road camp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramway Talks. [?]Riee References to Current Topics. Series No. 71
The pleasant month of cool weather experienced in the middle of the summer season had come to an end, and the passengers on the South tram were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Boy Drowned. in Tramway Company's Dam
A boy was drowned this morning in the Tramway Company's dam, situated in East Broken Hill and about 300 yards from the Block 14 Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramcar Fatality. a Widow's Son Killed. Sydney
Yesterday afternoon Selwyn Lloyd Smith left his home in T[?]othill-street, Petersham, to attend a military parade at the Addison-road camp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Row in a Train. a Briton and His Fellowpassenger. Adelaide
The particulars of a disturbance which occurred in a train proceeding from Port Adelaide on Saturday afternoon were given in the Adelaide Police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of the War. British Parliament's Credit Vote. Mr. Bonar Law's Speech. "A Difficult Road, But We Will Not Go Back."
The London correspondent of the "Argus" sent the following account of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's (Mr. A. Bonar Law) war vote speech…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Trams
During the week ended February 17 the total number of passengers carried on the Government trams in Broken Hill was 37,062, compared with 29,490…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Tuesday, February 20, 1917. Our Bad Tram Service
YESTERDAY'S rain brought another complete breakdown of the tram system. If the home-loving portion of the population of Broken Ball—by far the vast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In and Out Railway Traffic
The total number of arrivals by the Broken Hill express during the week ended February 17 was 589 and the departures for the same period numbered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning by Rear-admiral Clarkson. Railways May Have to Stop
Rear-Admiral Clarkson, when he was at Port Pirie, decided that better facilities for loading and discharging vessels were urgently needed in order…
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