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

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Silverton Tramway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

The management of the Silverton Tramway Company reports that the tonnage carried over the company's lines for the week ended January 9…

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Sleeping Berth Charges on S.A. Railways Deniai by Shipowners of Allegations of Union Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

Interviewed to-day regarding the statement of Mr. F. J. Carr, secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation at Port Adelaide, that employers of…

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Six Men in Motor Car Cause Bother at Geel0ng an Arrest Made Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

Six men in a motor car pulled up in front of Carne's general store near Geelong this morning and demanded to be supplied with petrol without…

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Lawson Motor Fatality Coroner Conducts Inquest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

The Penrith district coroner resumed the inquiry to-day into the death of two women, Miss Annie Christina Haigh (36) of Fitzroy. Melbourne,…

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Unification of Railways Premier of Queensland on Linking of Capitals Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

Mr. W. M'Cormack, the Premier, when interviewed, said that the linking of the capital cities with a uniform railway gauge was all Australia could…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, January 17, 1929. Railway News From London!

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

In the course of an article on "Australia's Railway Gauge Problem," as it is called, sent from Mebourne to the London "Times Trade and…

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Motor Lorry Overturns Three-year-old Boy Killed Inverell

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 3

A motor lorry which was owned by John Perrin of Dubbo, and containing his wife and three-year-old son overturned on the Ashford-Bonshaw-road…

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Betting on Motor Races a Melbourne Proposal Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

It was reported to-day by Mr. G. M'Carey. manager of the Aspendale Speedway, that at a general meeting of shareholders, yesterday, it was…

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Sleepers on Train Line Youth to Stand Trial Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

Clifford Essell (17) was yesterday committed for trial on a charge of having placed two wooden sleepers and six iron spikes on a railway line…

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Fined on Three Charges Girl Motorist's Troubles Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

With two prior convictions against her for motor offences, Mona Chapman, a smartly-dressed young woman, of Princess-terrace, St. Kilda,…

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Intoxicated Motorist Five Years' Disqualification and to Pay Fine of £20 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

In the Central Police Court to-day Henry Benjamin M'Namara (60), a storekeeper, of Wiseman's Ferry, pleaded guilty to driving a motor car…

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B. Hill-pt. Augusta Railway Activity at Parkes

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. J. E. Russell, chairman of the railway sectional committee of the Parkes and District Chamber of Commerce, has written to the town clerk…

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Scene Near Bridge Water Railway Station in the Adelaide Hills

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 5

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Railway Collision in Roumania

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 3

A Bucharest message states that when the railway exports from Grajora broken axe an orange was to Balnia for a relief ain. This…

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Intoxicated Motorist Five Years' Disqualification and to Pay Fine of £20 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 6

In the Central Police Court to-day Henry Benjamin M'Namara (60), a storekeeper, of Wiseman's Ferry, pleaded guilty to driving a motor car…

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The Rail Motor Smash Woman Dies From Injuries Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 1

Mrs. Isabel Tyquin (56). who suffered shocking injuries to the legs on January 9, when a rail motor containing 17 passengers left the rails,…

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The Rail Motor Smash Woman Dies Erom Injuries Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 2

Mrs. Isabel Tyquin (56), who suffered shocking, injuries to the legs on January 9, when a rail motor containing 17 passengers left the rails,…

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S.u. Railway Freights Concessions Are Made to Local Warehouses Business Is Regained

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 3

In the past the warehouses dealing more particularly with groceries found a saving of about £2 a ton in having their goods carted from Adelaide by…

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Train Wrecking Attempt Farmer Discovers Stone Wedged Between Points Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

It has been learned that a deliberate attempt to wreck a mail train occurred between Innisfail and Cairns. A farmer saw a stranger whose…

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Middle-aged Man Wounded on West Australian Train His Assailant Escapes Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

When the Geraldton train to Perth reached Mingenew on the Midland railway at 11.15 p.m. on Friday, the police were called to investigate a…

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