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

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Railway Union Executive Expresses Dissatisfaction Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 2

An executive meeting of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Railways Union was held yesterday to consider the report. There was a full…

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Industrial Matters Railway Strike Inquiry by Mr. Justice Edmunds Commission's Findings Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 2

It is generally thought, though it is not certain, that in matters of detail the report of Mr. Justice Edmunds. who last year sat as a Royal…

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Motoring Without Licht Driver Fined £1

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., Edward Lord pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on February 8 driven a motor car…

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Man Charged at Adelaide Unlawful Possession of Motor Car Alleged Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 4

At the Adelaide Police Court to-day Charles William Arthur Jones was charged with having unlawfully in his possession a Dodge motor car at…

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1917 Railway Strike Australian Railway Union Considers Edmunds's Report Regulation Strike Threat Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

At the annual conference of the Australian Railways Union, which is being held in the Trades Hall, the report by Mr. Justice Edmunds…

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State Elections Mr. J. Dooley's Promise If Returned to Power Justice for Railway Men Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 1

Mr. J. Dooley, Premier, said last night that the first act of the Government, if returned to power, would be to ensure justice to all the victimised…

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Attacked Whilst Motoring (Reuter's Message.) Dublin, February 20

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 1

An official, accompanied by a private, was riding in a motor car when a score of armed men opened fire. The driver accelerated the speed of the…

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Railway Work Ceases Men Coming to Sydney From North Coast Job Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 1

The secretary of the New South Wales Labor Council received a telegram from Coramba on the North Coast yesterday to the effect that work…

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South Australian Railways Mineral Traffic Reported Now Worth £10,000 a Week Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 4

The mineral traffic on the railways now averages £10,000 weekly as the outcome of the resumption of consignments from Broken Hill…

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Proposed Railway Strike Not Generally Favored Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 3

There was a general disinclination on the part of the railway employees yesterday to discuss the possibilities of a regulation strike. The tramwaymen…

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Motor Car Driver Fined Passing Stationary Trams Magistrate Determined to Haye Law Enforced

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 1

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry. S.M., John Sidney Merritt was charged that on February 15 he drove a motor car on the left or…

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Railway Strike Inquiry Commissioners Finding Disapproved by A.S.E. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 2

The Australasian Society of Engineers has expressed strong disapproval of the report of the Royal Commissioner who inquired into the 1917 strike. The…

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Motor Car in Collision Invalid Soldiers Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 1

A collision between a motor car and a Chinese gardener's waggon occurred on the Brighton-road, St Kilda, last night. Six persons were injured…

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Motor Car Drivers' Dispute New Stand Wanted

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 1

At the meeting of the City Council held last night Mr. H. Lord applied for a license for a motor stand either in Argent-street, between Chloride and…

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Princess Mary's Wedding Wattle Blossom Appears in Design of Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 2

A cable message from London states that Princess Mary's bridal gown consists of an underdress of woven silver cloth, with a marquisette overdress of…

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Princess Mary's Wedding Wattle Blossom Appears in Design of Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 1

A cable message from London states that Princess Mary's bridal gown consists of an underdress of woven silver cloth, with a marquisette overdress of…

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Uniform Railway Gauge State Committee's Stand Criticised by Mr. Hughes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 1

Referring to the uniform railway gauge, Mr. W. M. Hughes declared on Sunday that the opposition of the Victorian Parliamentary Standing…

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Man Sentenced at Adelaide Unlawful Possession of Two Motor Cars Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 1

Charles Jones was yesterday sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for stealing a Willard battery and for being in unlawful possession of two…

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Uniform Railway Gauge State Committee's Stand Criticised by Mr. Hughes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 2

Referring to the uniform railway gauge, Mr. W. M. Hughes declared on Sunday that the opposition of the Victorian Parliamentary Standing…

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Man Sentenced at Adelaide Unlawful Possession of Two Motor Cars Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 1

Charles Jones was yesterday sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for stealing a Willard battery and for being in unlawful possession of two…

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