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

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Fatal Quarrel in Train There Men Are Killed. and Fourth Badly Wounded (Reuter's Message.) London, January 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports:— A third-class carriage on a train going to Naples was the scene of a fight…

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Tramway Versus[?]bus Concessions in Adelaide by Tramway Trust Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

As a sequel to the tram versus [?]bus war the Municipal Tramway Trust has decided to lift the surcharge of a penny on each section on Sundays…

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B. Hill-condobolin Railway Rails Have Now Been Laid Within 100 Miles of Meninadle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 1

Good progresa is reported in connection with the plate-laying on the uncompleted portion of the Trida to Menindie section of the Broken Hill…

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Man Hurled Into Air From a Motor Truck in a Serious Condition Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

Reg. Williams (30) was hurled into the air from a motor truck early this morning[?]struck a tree with his head, and fell on the footpath on King…

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Motor Car Fatalities 110 Killed in Melbourne During the Year, 1924

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

One hundred and ten people were killed in motor car smashes in Melbourne last year (says a Melbourne message in the "Advertiser")…

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N.S.W. Railways No Irritation Strike Says a Union Official Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 1

Mr. Noakes, president of the Railway Transport Association[?]scouts the idea of a railway irritation strike. He assures the travelling public that they…

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Motor Ship A[?]rangi Engines Running Well (Reuter's Message.) London, January 5

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

A wireless message received from the [?]nion Company's new motor ship Aorang[?]which has just started her maiden voyage to Australia, states…

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Road to Menindie Advice to Travellers

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. C. W. Maiden, mail contractor, who arrived from Menindie this afternoon, stated that the Menindie Lake, which is full, presents a beautiful…

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Survey Sloop Herald Exciting Experiences While in Northern Waters Vessel Almost Grounded Members of Motor Boat Crew in Shark Infested Waters Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

Some exciting incidents marked the seven months' cruise in northern waters, from which the H.M.S. Heraid, a survey sloop, returned to…

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Cash Bag and £150 Disappear Railway Department Loss Katoomba

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a cashbag containing £150 in bank notes from the custody of railway officials. A leather bag containing the…

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Semaphore Train Service Interrupted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

The above illustration shows the carriage of a train from Semaphore to Adelaide, which ran off the line at Glanville station, and the traffic was held up. None of the 23 passengers, were injured…

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Road to Menindie Advice to Travellers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 8

Mr. G. W. Maiden, mail contractor, who arrived from Menindie yesterday, stated that the Menindie Lake, which is full, presents a beautiful…

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Loaded Motor [?]Bus and Tram Collide at North Sydney One Passenger Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 9

A fully-loaded motor 'bus and a crowded tram[?]crashed together at the entrance of the suspension bridge over[?] Middle Harbor, North Sydney, this…

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Man Fatally Injured on Townsville Train Had Head Out of Window. Maryborough

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

When the Townsville mail train reached Bundabe[?]g on Saturday night it was discovered that Robert Woods (18), cornet sol[?]ist of the Charters…

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East-west Train Delayed by a Heavy Rainfall 4 Inches in Some Places Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

Four inches of rain has fallen in some places along the Tr[?]tinental line and delayed the incoming East-West train for 14 hours. The…

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Boy Killed by Motor Lorry Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

Gordon Case (11), of Windsor, was run over by a motor car on Saturday He attempted to jump on while it was in motion and the back wheel passed…

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Three Men Injured When Motor Car Capsized Returning From L.V.R.C. RACES Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

A serious motor car accident occurred opposite the Squatters' Arms Hotel, on the Port-road, outhwark, at 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. A…

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Increase of 30 Per Cent. on Motor Car Insurance Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

It was announced to-day that the Accident Underwriters' Association of New South Wales has decided that as from February 1 the insurance…

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N.S.W. Railwaymen Work-to-rule Policy Not Discussed Saturday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

Although it has been stated by Mr. Chapman, State secretary of the Australian Railway Union, that a work[?] to-rule policy would be one of the…

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Units for the Army in British Railways Warning to Unionists (Reuter's Mess[?]ge.) London, January 10

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

Mr. C. T. Cramp, general secretary of the National Union of Railway[?] men has circularised all branches of the union in Britain in regard to four…

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