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

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Sydney Railway Smash Inquiry Board's Findings Are to Be Published Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 1

It was stated on behalf of the Railway Commissioners yesterday that the official inquiry concerning Wednesday's railway smash would probaby end last…

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Two Boys Are Injured by Backing Motor Car

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 3

An accident of a peculiar character occurred at the Grange on Saturday afternoon (says the "Advertiser"). Mr. R. D. Nicholls, M.P., who…

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Motor Speedway Track Proposed for Maroubra Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 3

A contract was signed yesterday for the construction of a concrete speedway track at Marbnora costing £35,000 on which speed motor races will be…

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Diesel Oil Engine Placed in Motor Lorry Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

A successful demonstration was given in Sydney yesterday of a motor lorry equipped with a Diesel type engine and using crude oil. The inventor, Mr. R…

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Road to Wilgannia Reported As Impassable

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. E. Langford advises that about three inches of rain fell at K. Tank and Hayden Downs yesterday. Along the Wilcahnia road at a spot 25 miles…

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Train Strikes a 'Bus Two Occupants Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

A motor 'bus plying between Rose-water and Adelaide came into collision with a train on the Dry Creek line at the Newcastle-street railway…

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Sydney Railway Smash Finding of Inquiry Board. Sydney, Thursday.'

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 1

The Railway Board that inquired into last week's biz train smash at the Sydney railway station has reported to Mr. J. Fraser, the chief…

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Sydney Railway Swash the Persons Responsible Will Be Punished Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. Fraser, the Chief Railways Commissioner, stated to-day that the departmental heads will recommend certain punishment for those…

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Gangs of Men Employed Repairing Damaged Roads

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

The Public Works Department has now a good number of gangs of men working along the mail routes repairing the roads after the damage caused…

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Wilgannia Road Rough Trip on Coach Described by Mr. L. Down[?]s

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

Mr. L. Bowns, of Knox and Downs, of Wilcannia, reached Broken Hill last night after experiencing a rough [?]p on the mail coach, which was some…

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Railways in N.S.W. Favorable Report Issued on Bourke-barrington Line Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 4

The Railways Commissioners have issued a favorable report concer[?] the proposed railway from Bourke to Barrington, a distance of 84 mires, at…

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New South Wales Killed by Motor 'Bus Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

Sydney Ellis (17) was run over and killed by a motor 'bus on the Parramatta-road at Annandale to-day…

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Unlicensed Motor Vehicles

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 2

In the course of his general report to the meeting of the City Council held last night Mr. C. F. Brosnan, chief sanitary inspector, made the…

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Municipal Roads. Aldermen's Criticisms

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 3

In a report to a meeting of the City Council held last night Mr. J. N. Jonas, the town clerk, stated that for the year ended December 31, 1924, a…

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A Rocky Road for Riders To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

Sir,—Who named Rockwell-street? Whoever he was he most have possessed the powers of a super "Boy Argus." This South Broken Hill…

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Motor Car Falls 25 Feet Woman Leaps to Safety Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 1

With her motor, car out of control and running backwards down a slope at Cremprno yesterday a woman motorist leaped out to the roadway. A…

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Reporteo Oil Find Fluid Said to Be Capable of Running Motor Car Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 1

Oil is alleged to have been discovered in the Eromanga bore, Quilpie West, Queensland. The bore, it is stated, was down some 1400ft. when the…

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Reported Oil Find Fluid Said to Be Capable of Running Motor Car Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 10

Oil is alleged to have been discovered in the Eromanga bore, Quilpie West, Queensland. The bore, it is stated, was down some 1400ft. when the…

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Motor Car Falls 25 Feet Woman Leaps to Safety. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 10

With her motor car out of control and running backwards down a slope at Cremorne yesterday a woman motorist leaped out to the roadway. A…

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Longest Railway Tunnel

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 7

When the City and South London Tube was reopened on December 1 trains ran through 10 miles of what will soon be the longest tunnel in the…

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