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

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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[?]Atest News Issue General Cables Pawning of Motor Cars Increasing in Paris (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— Owing to the rapid increase of the practice of pawning motor cars the…

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New Year's Eve in Berlin 260 People Injured and Motor Cars Burnt (Reuter's Message.) London, January 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports:— Berlin had the wildest New Year[?]s Eve ever known. The traffic was…

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Motor Gar Accident Four Persons Injured When Car Overturned

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 1

While proceeding to the Darling River last Saturday with the intention of spending a few days' holiday Mr. J. O. Evans, with Mr. C. Oliver and his…

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Assaulted and Robbed in Railway Carriage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 1

Arthur Wilkin, of Allison's Point, was returning to Syduey last night from Penrith when two [?]en in the same carriage brutally assaulted him…

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Motor Vehicles Collide Motor Cyclist Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

On Thursday morning a motor car driven by Allen Lemmey, of Currie-street, Adelaide, when on the Mount Barker-road collided with a motor…

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South Australia Fatal Driving Accident Hamley Bridge

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

On Wednesday Clyde, the 1[?]yearold son of. Mr. E. C. Finlayson, was driving a trolly loaded with hay, accompanied by his brother, when the…

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Council's Road Policy "Shire and Municipal Recored" Praises Administration

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

The "Shire and Municipal Record" publishes the following concerning the road policy of the Broken Hill Council:—…

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Stationmaster Held Up Thief Makes His Escape on Approach of Train Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

Ten minutes before midnight last night an armed man with nis face masked with a handkerchief bailed up the stationmaster at Bowman's and…

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Stationmaster Held Up Thief Makes His Escape on Approach of Train Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

Ten minutes before midnight last night an armed man with his face masked with a handkerchief bailed up the stationmaster at Bowman's and…

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Motor Vehicles Collide Motor Cyclist Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 8

On Thursday morning a motor car driven by Allen Lemmey, of Curriestreet. Adelaide, when on the Mount Barker-road collided with a motor…

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Motor Car Overturns Five Persons Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

A motor car capsized at Berwick yesterday and five persons were slightly injured, including thre[?] children. Motor Cyclist[?] The rates for motor…

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Motor Car Fatalities Five Cases in N.S. WALES Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

An aged man was killed and three other people injured when a motor car skidded and crashed into a tree on the Glen Alice-road. Lithgow, yesterday…

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Motor Car Fatalities Five Cases in N.S. WALES Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

An aged man was killed and three other people injured when a motor car skidded and crashed into a tree on the Glen Alice-road, Lithgow, yesterday…

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New Year's Eve in Berlin 260 People Injured and Motor Cars Burnt (Reuter's Message.) London, January 1

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 8

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports:— Berlin had the wildest New Year's Eve ever known. The traffic was…

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General Cables Pawning of Motor Cars Increasing in Paris (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 8

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— Owing to the rapid increase of the practice of pawning motor cars the…

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Motor Car Overturns Five Persons Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

A motor car capsized at Berwick yesterday and five persons were slightly injured, inducting three children…

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Train and Motor Car Collide at a Crossing Clergyman Is Killed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

A level crossing accident at Tuggerah last night resulted in the death of the Rev. Walter M. Herford (45), Church of England clergyman, at…

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Woman Has Leg Broken While on Motor Lorry Accident on Menindie Road

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

Late in the afternoon of New Year's Day, Mrs. Johnson, who resides with her husband and [?]ren in Morishstreet, South Broken [?], had her…

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Wet Towel Dislocates Electric Train Service

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

A wet towel thrown by a boy from a bridge at Ascot Vale on to the electric railway overhead wires on Thursday had serious consequences (says…

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A Road Obstruction To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

Sir,—I would like, through your columns, to draw attention to a very dangerous piece of pipe which is obstructing the road in Williams-street,…

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