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

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Motorists Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

While returning from the Warrnambool races on Thursday a motor car overturned at Purnim, and F. M'Lennan and M. Nilan, both of Terang, were…

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Motor Car Hits Bus Two Men Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

When a motor car crashed into an empty stationary bus on the Bay-road Helmsdale, last night, William Johns, of William-street, Plympton South,…

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Motor Show Opened Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

The motor show with nearly £l,000,000 worth of exhibits was opened at the Show ground yesterday by Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, the acting…

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Motor Vehicles in State Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

According to a report issued by the National Roads and Motoring Association, there were 193,897 motor vehicles registeren in New South Wales at the…

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Man Injured in Street by Unknown Motorist Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

After knocking down and seriously injuring a bicycle rider in Campbellstreet, St. Peter's, shortly after nine o'clock last night, a taxi driver…

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Man Injured in Street by Unknown Motorist Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

After knocking down and seriously injuring a bicycle rider in Campbellstreet, St. Peter's, shortly after nine o'clock last night, a taxi driver…

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Motor Vehicles in State Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

According to a report issued by the National Roads and Motoring Association, there were 193,897 motor vehicles registeren in New South Wales at the…

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Motor Show Opened Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

The motor show with nearly £l,000,000 worth of exhibits, was opened at the Show ground yesterday by Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, the acting…

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Rail Motor Destroyed by Fire at Gawler Motorman Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

A rail motor which left Adelaide at 8.55 o'clock this morning for Angaston with about 40 passengers soon after [?] caught fire. The Gawler…

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Motor Car Hits Bus Two Men Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

When a motor car crashed into an empty stationary bus on the Bay-road, Helmsdale, last night, William Johns, of William-street, Plympton South,…

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South Australia Drunken Motorist Pined Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

A fine of £50, with £1 7/6 costs, was imposed on Robert Edward Russell by Mr. H. M. Muirhead, S.M., in the No. 2 Adelaide Police Court this…

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Sporting Motor Racing Record a French Claimant (A.p.a. Message.) London, January 12

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

A Paris message says that the French motorist, Marchand, claims the world's record for 10 miles. He says he covered that distance on the…

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Railway to Sydney Express Thain Delayed by Darnick Derailment

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

The derailment of some trucks of a goods train from Broken Hill to Syuney near Darnick resulted in the express last night being held up for…

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Motoring Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. Edward John Quinn, residing at 340 Oxide-street, was driving his motor car in a westerly direction along Oxidestreet at about 10.40 o'clock last night…

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Motoring Notes. the 1928 Buick

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

The new Buicks still continue to attract considerable admiration. The new lines are dashing and smart, the new colors strikingly attractive, while…

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Motor Cars in State

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

During 1927 new motor vehicles were [?]gistered in New South Wales at the late of more than 733 a week, or 105 every day. including Sundays, making…

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Motor Car Fires Two This Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

Two motor cars were severely damaged by fire within a few minutes of each other this afternoon. The Fire Brigade was called to the first at 3.36…

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Disaster to a Train Is Marrowly Averted Bookkeeper's Warning

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

On Friday a goods train narrowly escaped disaster between Beltana and Nilpena (says the "Register"). The bookkeeper at Beltana Station, Mr. J…

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Darnick Derailment Return of Mr. Coulson After Clearing the Road

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

Mr. H. S. Coulson, local superintendent of the New South Wales railways, returned shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning after…

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Fall From Motor Cycle

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 3

Carl Ragnor Westmarck (26), residing at 627 Chapple-street, was admitted to the Hospital on Saturday night in a semi-conscious condition as a…

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