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

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Aerial Doings General Happenings New British Aeroplane Develops Amazing Speed (Special to "The Miner") London, January 24

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

It appears that the British Air Ministry has perfected a new aeroplane which is literally a flying rocket. It is understood that in a…

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New Motoring Record Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

H. C. Beath, of Albury, established a fresh Sydney to Melbourne motor car record yesterday. Driving a Chrysler car he completed the journey…

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Trams in Collision Three Persons Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

Three tramway employees were injured when two electric trams collided head on near Crawley yesterday. The injured were:-…

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Hillston-roto Railway Public Works Committee to Inspect the Route Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

Members of the Public Works Committee left Sydney to-day to inspect the route of the proposed rail connecting Hillston to Roto[?]on the…

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Collision of Motor Cars

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon a collision occurred in Argent-street between a motor car driven by Mr. W. Schmidt and another driven by Mr. L…

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Fatal Motoring Accident Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

Kathleen Byrne (16) was last night a passenger on a motor cycle driven by Ernest William Cornwall. When passing Warwick Farm racecourse the…

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Motor Car Stolen

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

Mrs. J. L. White, of 181 Thomasstreet, left a Fiat motor car belonging to her husband standing opposite the Freemasons' Hotel last night while…

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Railway Smash Six Passengers Killed at Suburb of Capetown (A.p.a. Message.) Capetown, January 25

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

The engine of a passenger train jumped the rails at Fishhook, a small marine suburb near Capetown. Two third-class coaches, the occupants of…

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No Apparent Cause Say Railway Officials an Inquiry Promised Capetown, January 25

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

While railway officials declare that there is no apparent cause for the accident, a German engineer attributes it to improperly fastened fishplates…

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Motor Conference Abolition Is Favored of All Speed Limits Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

The conference of the Commonwealth Association of Automobile Organisations sitting at Hobart passed a resolution favoring the abolition of speed…

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Motor Cur on Fire Dog Warns Traveller

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

Mr. Donald M'Donald, traveller for Brocfcoff and Co., of West Melbourne, set out from Geelong on Monday afternoon in a double-seater motor car…

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Parachutist's Descent From Aeroplane in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

Lieutenant Quiller, the well-known parachutist, made a successful descent from an aeroplane flying at a height of 400 feet in the Sydney Domain…

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A Train Derailed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

When a train from Maitland to Newcastle became derailed at Sandgate, near Newcastle, yesterday, many passengers nad a narrow escape. The…

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New South Wales Train Wrecking Attempt Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

An attempt was made to wreck a motor train between Young and Harden last night. The police are making inquiries…

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Stolen Car Recovered Found Badly Damaged on the Cockburn-road

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

The motor car which was stolen from the front of the Freemasons' Hotel on Wednesday night last was found at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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Industrial Trouble on Road Job Over Man's Dismissal Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

A serious position has developed as a result of the refusal of 280 men formerly employed on main roads work at Wiseman's Ferry to resume…

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Speed Motorist Killed Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

Edgar Hanlin was killed while driving a powerful motor car at the Beacon speedway yesterday. His car apparently shed a tyre and crashed into a…

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Railway to Sydney 96 Passengers To-day

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

The express from Sydney this morning brought 98 passengers, made up as follows: From Sydney, 45 first and 18 second-class: from Ryde, one…

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Six Persons Injured in Motoring, Smash Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

Six persons were injured when a motor car overturned after striking a telegraph pole near Cronulla late last night. Cornelius Langsery (46)…

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Victoria Motor Cars Collide Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

Two motor cars met in a terrific head on collision at Traralgon late on Wednesday night and three persons were injured. So tightly locked were…

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