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

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,008 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 101

The Road to Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

Mr. F. Price who left for Adelaide on Christmas Eve. returned from Adelaide by motor car last night. He says tbat the journey by the line road…

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The Coal Crisis the Rothbury Mine Train Crews Have Refused to Take Trains to the Pit Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Train crews have refused to take trains to Rothbury. They have asked the Commissioners to find some other means of taking the goods. Trains…

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Motor Cars Collide Both Drivers Killed Wellington (N.Z.), January 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 1

A motor vehicle collision near Dunedin resulted in the death of beth drivers. David Wilkins and David Edwards, and serious injuries to two…

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Victorian Railway Collision Express and Pilot Engine Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 1

Two engines and a carriage were derailed at Seymour last night when the Sydney express collided with a pilot engine which was shouting in…

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Silverton Tramway Co. Is Erecting New Offices

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

At the eastern end of the general offices, of the Silverton Tramway Company at Railway Town there is now in the course of construction a…

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Motor Vehicles Collide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

About 11.50 p.m. on New Year's Eve a collision occurred at the intersection of Argent and Oxide streets between a motor car driven by Henry Torrington…

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Motor Vehicles Collide Two Occupants of One in Critical Condition Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

Struck with great force by a motor, car which did not stop, Norman Stapleton (24, and William Aitken (48), were hurled from their motor…

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Railway to Adelaide Altered Train Services to Operate Nest Week Earlier Closing of Mails on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

The holidays having finished, the usual passenger and mail service between Adelaide and Broken Hill will be resumed next week. Expresses will…

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The Cockburn Road Men Wanted on Mondat

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

The following men have boen selected to begin work on the Cockburn road on Mondar next, and are to call at the Labor Exchange on Saturday…

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Road Work List of Men Chosen to Start on

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

Men have been selected to begin work under the direction of the City Council on Monday, January 6, and are requested to assemble at the…

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24 Italians Duped Man Promised Road Work When None Was Available Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

Promising them road construction work near Thornton, a man is alleged to have swindled 24 Italian laborers of —15, and sent them and four…

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The State Railways Mr. C. J. Good Appointed Acting Commissioner Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners yesterday approred the appointment of Mr. C. J. Good as acting chief traffic manager and acting metropolitan area…

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Thefts of Motor Vehicles 2626 Cases During 1929 Were Reported in N.S.W. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

During last year 2626 motor vehicles were reported stolen in varions parta I of New South Wales, chiefly the metropolis. This represents a daily average…

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Motor Car Somersaults Two Occupants Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

A single-seater motor car skiuded and somersaulted on Prince's Highway, three miles from Moruya, yesterday. The occupauts, E. S. Duckett…

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The State Railways Suggested Improvements Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

A programme of suggested improvements of the railway and tramway services for immediate and vigorous investigation and experiment (as…

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Aeroplane Crash Passengers Escape Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1

A[?] Avian plane crashed in the water at Lake Illawarra and overterned. Pillot Carter and a woman painter escaped with shock. The…

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The State Railways. Mr. C. J. Good Appointed Acting Commissioner Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners yesterday approved the appointment of Mr. C. J. Good as acting chief traffic manager and acting metropolitan area…

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Boys Cause Explosion at London Railway Depot Three Killed: Five Injured (Special to "The Miner.") London, January 3

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1

Some children while playing on a line at a railway depot in Hollowayroad lit a fire under an empty 50-gallon petrol drum. A terrific explosion…

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The Coal Crisis Rothbury Coal Railway Department Officials to Man Trains Svdney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1

Arrangements have been made by the Railway Commissioners to relieve members of the Eninedrivers and Firemen's Association of the duty of…

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Motor Lorry Fatality a Child the Victim Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1

Mary Jane Lonsdale (3). of Cardiff, was killed yesterday when a motor lorry driven by her father pinned her against a polo outside her home…

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