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

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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Railway Strike. Settlement Is Reached Satisfactory to Workers (Reuter's Message). London, January 29

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

The settlement of the railway strike was first published in the form of a brief statement at the close of an all-night conference of the railway managers and…

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Man Killed by Motor Lorry Sydney, Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

John Simmonds (60). of Carinda, near Coonamble, while crossing George-street West last night, was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry…

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Motor Car Stolen. Found Near Blazing Stump

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. Archibald Smith, of Wilangee Station, left his motor car standing outside the Freemasons' Hotel last night with the intention of making an…

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Motor Car Over Precipice Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

A motor car containing three men, two women, and one child. got beyond control near Yarrangobilly Caves, crashed through a fence, and rolled…

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Cheap Railway Excursion

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 1

The second of the cheap railway excursions to Adelaide arranged for by the local branch of the country Women's Association will be can [?]…

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Motor Car Stolen. Man Fined £10

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, D.S.M., Robert Anderson Caldwell (27) was charged with having used a motor car…

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Collapes of a Bridge. Two Men and Three Horses Fall Into Mersey River Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

The Devonport Bridge across tne [?] River collapsed yesterday, pre[?] a steam waggon and a threehors Waggon into the stream. The…

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Silverton Tramway Company

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 1

For the month of January 2980 passengers arrived in Broken Hill by train compared with 2753 for the corresponding month of last year. The departures…

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Motor Over Embankment Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 1

Five persons were injured when a motor car jumped the embankment on the road from the Jenola Gaves to Lithgow…

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Trucks Through Dead-end at Orange Railway Crossing Orange

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 1

The Summer-street crossing at Orange, which has been the scene of many railway accidents, almost witnessed a serious disaster on…

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Government Tramways

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

During the month of January til Government tramways carried 110,88 passengers as compared with 104,37 during the same month of last year…

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Eventful Motor Juurney Experiences of a Novice From Adelaide to B. Hill

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

A Broken Hill lady, had an eventful journey in a motor car from Adelaide to Broken Hill over the week-end. The story, as she related it…

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New South Wales. (Continued from Page 1.) Proposed Country Railway to Be Again Considered Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works, replying to a deputation yesterday, promised to refer to the Works Committee for reconsideration the proposed…

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Main Roads Constriction Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

The Federal Government has approved of proposals submitted by the New South Wales Government regarding the construction of main roads involving an…

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Main Roads Construction Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 6

The Federal Government has approved of proposals submitted by the New South Wales Government regarding the construction of main roads involving an…

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Collapse of a Bridge. Two Men and Three Horses Fall Into Mersey River Hobart

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 8

The Devonport Bridge across the Mersey River collapsed yesterday, precipitating a steam waggon and a threehorse waggon into the stream. The…

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Japanese Politics. Attempt to Wreck Train Carrying Empire Leaders No Persons Injured (Reuter's Message.) New York, January 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 1

A Tokio message states that an attempt on the lives of 25 members of the Diet and political leaders of the Empire who were retnrniug in a…

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Japanese Politics. Attempt to Wreck Train Carrying Empire Leaders No Persons Injured (Reuter's Message.) New York, January 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

A Tokio message states that an attempt on the lives of 25 members of the Diet and political leaders of the Empire who were returning in a…

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South Australia. Railway Employee Injured Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 6

While working on the railway line this afternon an elderly man, Patrick M'Enhill, was run over by some trucks and suffered serious injuries to the legs…

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Railway Men Protest Against Seniority Lists Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

Locomotive men are making a vagorous protest against the new seniority lists in the State railway service. They chain that lists following the judge's…

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