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

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Great Western Railway

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 1

The shortage of shipping has already benefited the Great Western railway in influencing its passenger traffic to some extent. Mr. Webster the…

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Washaway on East-west Railway. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 2

Owing to a serious washaway the East-West express, which should have reached Adelaide oh Monday afternoon, ran 24 hours late, and only…

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1917 Statistics. Railway Passenger Traffic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 4

Last week the Silverton Tramway carried 1150 persons from Broken Hill, land brought in 775. In the corresiponding period of 1916 the outward…

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Prisoners and Guns Taken in December. Enemy Billets and Train Bombed. (Renter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig, in a later report, says:— "The enemy attempted a raid early this morning north-eastward of Loos…

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The East West Railway. Express Delayed by a Washaway

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 4

The East-West express, whose passengers arrived in Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon 24 hours after the. schedule time, was delayed by a washaway,…

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Linking Up with the Eastwest. Railway. Adelaide, Thursday.1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 4

The (South Australian Government has given permission to the Federal authoritiesto Surey a route for a railway from Port Angosta to Crystal…

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Robberies From the Railways

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 2

A number of robberies from the railways, especially on the South Coast line, have been worrying the police a good dealt of late, says the Sydney…

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Linking Up with the Eastwest Railway. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

The South Australian Government has given permission to the Federal authorities to survey a route for a railway, from Port Augusta to Crystal…

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Federal Railways. Port Augusta to Crystal Brook Survey to Be Made. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

A survey of a line of railway from Port Augusta to Crystal Brook, in South Australia, is to be made by the Federal authorities…

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Women Teachers to Train Cadets

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 8

So many of the country State schoolmasters and assistants are afray at the war that it has been decided to train the women teachers to instruct the…

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Robbery From a Train. Guard Charged with the Theft. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5

John James Cadley, guard of the night train which on November 30 last was robbed of £760, representing the day's takings at several suburban…

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French Repulse an Attack. Air Raid on German Railway Stations. (Router's Message.) Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

A French official communique says:— "An enemy attack opposite Aspach, in Upper Alsace, completely failed…

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New South Wales. Sydney City Railway. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Yesterday's "Government Gazette" notifies the recession of the resumption of land in connection with the Sydney City Railway…

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Motoring Notes. Birtles' New Record. (Contributed)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 3

Further particulars are to hand of like recent successful record attempt by the well-known overlanding motorist, F. Birtles, who, accompanied by his…

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Order Restored on Chinese Eastern Railway. Maximilists Surrender. (Reuter's Message.) Pekin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

A telegram from Harbin says that order has been restored along the Chinese eastern railway, where the Maximilists have surrendered. A…

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Railway Unification Plans. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Hundreds of passenger trains on the railways west of the Mississippi will be withdrawn from service soon, it is announced by Mr. M'Adoo,…

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An Air Raid. Chistelles Aerodrome Bombed London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 6 January 1918 · page 1

The Admiralty reports as follows:— "Several of our naval aircraft carried out a raid yesterday on Ghistelles aerodrome, in Belgium. Numerous…

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Tramway Hold-up. an Arrest Made. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 6 January 1918 · page 1

In Balmain yesterday afternoon detectives arrested a man in connection with the raid and hold-up at the Manly Tramway Depot on December 27. The…

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An Air Raid. Chistelles Aerodrome Bombed. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 1

The Admiralty reports as follows:— "Several of our naval aircraft carried out a raid yesterday on Ghistelles aerodrome, in Belgium. Numerous…

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Burns Railway Fatality. the Adjourned Inquest

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. H. Giles "Shaw, S.M. and Coroner. conducted the adjourned inquest in the Courthouse this afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the…

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