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

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Railway to Sydney Excursion on February 4

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

The New South Wales Railway Department notifies the issue of cheap excursion tickets to and from Sydney on Monday. February 4. Single fare…

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Two Children Killed by Motor Car at Willoughby Ran Across a Road Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

'Alice Williams (4) and Kathleen Williams (2) met shucking deaths at Willoughby last night. They were crossing a road near their home when…

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Motoring Fatalities Two Cases in Victoria Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

Miss Eva Gentry (20) was knocked down by a motor car in the city yesterday afternoon and fatally injured. At Rosedale an elderly woman Mrs…

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Railway Employees Building of Tennis Courts on the Crystal St. Reserve

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

Messrs. A. Harris and Walker, building contractors, have started the building of two bitumen tennis courts under instructions from the local…

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Railway to Sydney Resting Accommodation for Visiting Train Crews

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Cook, secretary of the resthouse branch of the New South Wales Railway service, and Mr. B. Wenholm, of the health office of the…

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New South Wales Killed by Motor Lorry Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 4

Albert George Dowse (5) was run over by a heavy motor lorry at Newtown this morning. His head was completely crashed, besides which he…

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Aeroplane Racing Proposed Monthly Event Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

"Unless someone starts an aero race," stated Captain H. C. Miller to-day. "we will never get any further ahead. It has often been suggested,…

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Moth Aeroplane Crashes on a Farm. Farmer Killed Instantly

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 2

Two Moth aeroplanes left Richmond [?] at about 10.30 Monday morning, bat one of them crashed on a farm outside Windsor half an hour later…

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Overcrowed Train Superintendent's Reply to the Industrial Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

Mr. S. J. Berry, superintendent of the Silverton Tramway Company, has written the following letter to Mr. W. E. Eriksen regarding the…

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Rain at Orroroo Many Dams Replenished Train Is Delayed Orroroo

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

Farmers of Orroroo and in hearby districts are jubilant to-day. Following hot dusty conditions a thunderstorm developed, and brought heavy…

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Young Boy Killed Trampled to Death by Mob of Horses Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

A nine-year-old boy named Colquhoun was killed while rounding up a mob of horses at Prairie, near Hughenden. He was driving a blind horse,…

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Motor Tyre Explodes While Man Is Pumping It Man Severely Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

William Wilson (51), laborer, of Renmark, staying at 15 West-terrace, Adelaide, was admitted to the Adelaide Hospital to-day with spine…

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Motor Tyre Explodes While Man Is Pumping It Man Severely Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 2

William Wilson (51), laborer, of Renmark, staying at 15 West-terrace, Adelaide, was admitted to the Adelaide Hospital to-day with spine…

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New South Wales Killed by Motor Lorry Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 6

Albert George Dowse (5) was run over by a heavy motor lorry at Newtown this morning. His head was completely crushed, besides which he…

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The Silverspur Mine Railway to Be Built

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 2

The Queensland Parliamentary Committee of Public Works has recommended the construction of a railway from Inglewood, on the…

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Railway Excursion to Menindie To-day

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 2

The New South Wales Railways ran a special cheap excursion train to Menindie to-day, when 54 (one first class and 53 second class) passengers left…

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Railway Excursion to Menindie To-day

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 2

The New South Wales Railways ran a special cheap excursion train to Menindie to-day, when 54 (one first class and 53 second class) passengers left…

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Collision with Bridge Motor Cyclist Killed and Passenger Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Thomas Francis Flood (22), of Drayton-street, Bowden, suffered fatal head injuries when a motor cycle he was driving collided with a bridge near…

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Doctor's Aeroplane Trip for Urgent Operation Sydney to Scone Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Dr. Aspinal, of Sydney, in response to an urgent call, proceeded to Scone yesterday afternoon by aeroplane to perform an urgent operation upon a…

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Tram and Motor Car Collide at Five Dock Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Five persons were more or less seriously injured when a tram and a motor car collided at Five Dock yesterday. Dulcie Sparks (14) suffered a fractured…

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