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

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

2,042 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 103

Motor Cars Collide One Dead: Four Injcred Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

John Stanley Alexander (33) was killed and four others were badly injured in a collision between two motor cars at Malvern…

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Motor Cycle Capsizes Two Men Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Denis Arthur Hambrook (20). a laborer, of Woodville, suffered concussion and facial injuries when a motor cycle he was driving skidded and…

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Motor Car Overturns Driver Dies From Injuries Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Travelling from Port Kembla to Wollongong a motor car turned two complete somersaults, pinning the three occupants under the wreckage. The…

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Fatalities and Accidents A. Motor Collision Has a Fatal Ending Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Mrs. Mary Fraser, an elderly widow, was killed in most extraordinary circumstances yesterday. She was seated beside her daughter, who was driving…

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Supplies From Abroad for Victorian Railways Desire of Commissioners Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Mr. T. R. Bavin the Premier, said on Sunday night that while in Melbourne he was informed by Sir William M'Pherson, the Premier of Victoria,…

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Cyclist Knocked Down by Passing Motor Car

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. George Crooks, of 100 Cumminsstreet, has reported that he was riding his bicycle in a southerly direction along Blende-street at about 5.45 p.m…

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Hotes and Comments the One-gauge Railway—

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

Not all the South Australian people are opposed to the straight-line scheme through Broken Hill for a one-gauge railway from east to west…

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Intoxicated Motorist His Evidence Disbelieved by the Magistrate a Fine Inflicted

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

Harold Bernard Dyett (13), a motor driver, appeared on remand before Mr. N. L C. Sheridan, D.S.M., in the Police Courti to-day charged with…

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Run Down by Motor Car Man Badly Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

George Thomoson (16) was on his way home to Marrickville last night when a car travelling at a fast rate ran him down and passed over his body…

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Damaged Railway Line Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

At a late hour last night the guard of a train boundy from Sydney to Liverpool felt a violent humping near Casula, 24 miles from Sydney. The…

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Hit and Run Motorist a Newsboy Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

Detectives have been detailed to search for the driver of a motor car, which knocked down Edward M'Lean (14). of Cubitt-street. Richmond, in…

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Reduced Railway Fares Country School Children

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

The Railway Department has decided to grant a confession to enable children who reside 200 miles or more from Sydney to visit the seaside. The…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, January 28, 1929. Breaks of Railway Gauge

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

A lot of nonsense is talked and written about the handicap to Australia of the breaks of gauge on tue railway lines. That there is sume handicap is…

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Special Excursion Train From Sydney on

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 2

A special passenger train will arrive from Sydney at 8.45 o'clock on Saturday morning. The train to arrive on Friday has been booked to its full…

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Injured by Motor Car

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 1

Bernard Arthur John Allard (6), living at 27 Garnet-street, was admitted to the children's ward this afternoon suffering from-probable…

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Motor Cycle Damaged

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 3

It has been reported that yesterday afternoon Ronald William Woods, of 144 Wills-street, left his motor cycle standing in front of the…

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Uniform Railways W.A. Government Unable to Undertake Expenditure Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 1

Mr. P. Collier, the Premier, said to-day that he agreed entirely with that had been said about the need for a uniform railway gauge in Australia…

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Level Crossing Accident Motor Cyclist the Victim Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 1

John Frederick Roberts (21), of Boundary-road, Somerton, was killed by a train at a level crossing near Morphettville late yesterday…

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Trams in Collision One Passenger Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 4

A tram car travelling from Toorak to Adelaide this morning collided with the rear of another car going in the same direction when near the Victoria…

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Level Crossing Smash Motor Truck Destroyed But Occupants Escape Mackay

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

The Townsville mail train crashed into a motor truck in which two men were driving over a level crossing. It carried the truck 30 yards before the…

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