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

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Motor Car with 6 Passengers Capsizes on Menindie Road All Occupants Bruised

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 1

A motor car accident which was fortunately not attended by any serious results occurred early yesterday morning at a spot about three miles from…

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Bea[?] Body of [?] Man Fou[?] Roof Killed by a Bridge

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

On arrival Of the Melbourne exprees at Jerrawa on Sunday morning the body of a young man wearing a digger's badge (No. 14,921), with a…

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Increased Holiday Traffic on Sydney Trams and Trains Sydney, Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 1

There was a large increase in train and tram traffic on New Year's Day compared with previous years…

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STATE [?] Mine Cheaper Coal for Railways Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

The State coal mine at Lithgow has reached an output of between 800 and 900 tons a day. There are 349 men [?]. The Railway Commissioners…

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Motor Car Destroyed by Fire Owner Burnt About Legs Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

Whilst Mr. Joseph Neist, was returning from Port Noarlunga in his Ford car yesterday, and he was on Tapley's Hill, the petrol became ignited. The…

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Jolted Out of Motor Car Three Miles From Broken Hill Three Passengers Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 1

The overturned motor car of Mr. J. Shugg. which was left just off the Menindie-road at a spot about three miles from Broken Hill, was responsible…

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Motor Car Hits Lamp P[?]st Five Persons Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 1

While returning to Sydney from a New Year's Eve celebration carly yesterday morning, a motor, car, carrying five persons, crashed into a lamp post…

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The Railway to Sydney Commissioners Say They Are Anxious to Push on the Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. B. J. Doe, M.L.A., says that he had a conversation last Wedesday with Mr. Commissioner Cann about the completion of the railway between Sydney…

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Aeroplane Crash at Cronulla Pilot Has a Toe Broken and Passenger Not Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 3

An aeroplane belonging, to the Australian Aircraft and Engineering Company at Mascot, with Pilot Barkell and a passenger, took off from…

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Railway Freight Raised by Silverton Tram Company Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 1

The Silverton Tramway Company has published a new book of rates raising the carriage of class A goods (flux, gypsum, flintstone, scrap iron, crude…

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Record Tram Traffic Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 1

The tram traffic in Adelaide on New Year's Day was a record. The receipts totalled £2353…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday. January 3, 1923 That Railway Statement

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 2

ACCORDING to a statement of Mr. Commissioner Cann to Mr.Doe, M.L.A., last week, the Railways Commissioners of New South Wales do…

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New Heavy Engines Wanted for S. Australian Railways Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 1

Mr. W. Webb, the Railways Commissioner is asking leading builders in England, Scotland, Australia, and America to submit suggestions for new…

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South Australia a Railway Inspection Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

Mr.W.Webb, the Railways Commissioner, today travelled to Port Adelaide, in an inspection. He travelled in a second-class smoker…

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Sydney Tram Traffic During New Year Holidays Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 3

On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, 1,853.028 persons used the Sydney trams. Compared with the two corresponding days of 1921-22. the…

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Rack Engine Strikes Train Several Persons Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 1

There was a sensation at Moonmera, at the foot of Mount Razorback, on Monday afternoon (reports the Mount Morgan (Q.) correspondent of the…

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Last Minute Trimmings of French Reparations Plan a Big Gulf to Bridge (United Service Message.) London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 1

The first day's proceedings at the Alies Conference in Parish as expected, showed a big gulf between the British and French schemes, which…

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Our Trams To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 3

Sir, I would like to say word about our trains. Oh New Year's Day there was a train to the Creek at 9.30 and another to Silverton at 9.45, but…

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Loan to German Railwaymen by British National Union (Reuter's Message.) London, January 3

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 4

The British National Union of Railwaymen has granted, a loan of £ 2000 to the German railwaymen "to tide them over difficult times due, to…

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Alteration in Freights by Silverton Tramway

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 2

A new goods and parcels classification and rates book has been, published by the Silverton Tramway Company, and came into force on Monday as briefly…

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