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

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Cycling Hutton Wins Road Race Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 3

The Lewis road race, 13 miles, run at Prospect, was won by Hutton in 36m. 42s. The fastest time was done by G. Carr, 35m. 15 2-5s…

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Prince of Wales Party Shot at in India While on Motor Car Trip No One Injured Assailants Escape ("The Times" Message.) London, February 25

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 1

A message from Patiala states that several members of the Prince of Wales's party were fired on while motoring from Delhi to Patiala, en…

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Motor Boat Racing Adelaide Defeats Sydney Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 3

On Saturday in the contest between interstate motor boats Mr. Bymili's Tortoise, of Adelaide, defeated Major Donkin's Greyhound, of Sydney, in two…

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Boys in Court Theft From Tramway Trust Investment on the "Tote" Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

At the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day a boy aged 10½ years was charged with stealing money from the Tramway Department. He saw the…

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Motor Stand Argument. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 1

In reply to Mr. W. Lang's letter in Tuesday's issue of the "Barrier Daily Truth," under the heading "Motor Stand Argument," in which he states…

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Two Men Killed Railway Fatalities Occur5 Near Bathurst Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 1

A double railway fatality occurred yesterday near Locksley when a ganger, Herbert Lance Evans (34), lately residing with his wife and three…

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Rifling the Railways. Little Ruses by Which Railway Pilferers and Policemen Try to Outwit Each Other

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 4

On every railway there is a perpetual battle of wits going on between the pilferer and the police. The payments made in settlement of claims…

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Snakes at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 1

Mrs. B. Martin, of 94 Cornish-street Railway Town, killed a brown snake, about 5ft. long, at her back door yesterday. Mrs. Martin's residence is…

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Snakes at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 2

Mrs. B. Martin, of 94 Cornish-street Railway Town, killed a brown snake, about 5ft long, at her back door Yesterday. Mrs. Martin's residence is…

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Aeroplane Strikes Stump Propeller and Wing Broken Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 1

An Air Service aeroplane struck a stump when landing at Geraldton. The left wing was smashed and the propeller broken. It finished the journey…

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Rowing Murray Bridge Crew Wins a Championship Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 1

The Murray Bridge crew won the championship eights at Port Adelaide on Saturday by eight lengths. Their boat did the three miles in 16m. 18s.,…

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An Injunction Disobeyed Reported Saving of £20,000 in Railways Coal Contract Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 4

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners have saved £20,000 in their recent coal contract by disobeying the injunction of the Coal Control Board…

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Motor Car Smash Vehicle Out of Control Runs Into Army Meeting Bight People Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 1

While driving a motor car along Holden-street, Ashfield, yesterday morning Sydney Harding, of High-street, Canterbury, suddenly swerved…

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Motor Car Driver Charged with Having No Rear Light [?]Lea of Not Guilty

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., John Alexander Wilson pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on the night of…

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N.S.W. Tramways and Railways Accountants Give Details of Increasing Cost Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 1

Messrs. Smith and Johnson, accountants, who were commissioned by Mr. J. Fraser, the Chief Railways Commissioner, to inquire into the operations…

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Road Contractor's Death Leg Pierced by Culvert Rail Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 1

William Thomas Robertson, a road contractor, was killed last night in a motor car accident near Gilberton. The car ran into a jarrah post…

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Motor Cars Collide a Woman Killed Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 4

A collision between two motors at the corner of Johnston and Brunswick streets, Fitzroy, resulted in the death of Miss Annie Gleeson, of Lygon-street,…

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Exploration of Lake Eyre Aeroplane Expedition Will Make a Start in May Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. Halligan, of Sydney, states that he will leave Adelaide by aeroplane carly in May to complete the exploration of Lake Eyre…

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Fire at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 1

The Central Fire Brigade was called to a fire at 9.36 o'clock last night at a six-roomed stone house situated at 74 Bismuth-street, Railway Town, owned…

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Fire at Cobar Railway Hotel Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 2

The largest fire that has taken place in Cobar for many years occurred early on Saturday morning, when the large wooden building comprising Freeman's…

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