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

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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300 Men Dismissed From Tramway Trust Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 4

Owing to the cessation of construction work having lessened traffic, 300 men have been dismissed from the Tramway Trust in the past three…

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Unlawfully Using 12 Motor Cycles Two Lads in Court Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 1

A youth 17 years of age, who admitted having unlawfully vied 12 motor cycles, was ordered 12 months in a reformatory in the Adelaide…

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Motor Accidents Woman's Leg Broken Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 1

A motor cycle and sidecar and a motor car collided on the Bay-road, St. Leonard's, last night. Mrs. Francis L. Page (30), of Black…

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Railway Office Robbed Man Steals £14 From Desk of Victorian Station Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 2

An armed man entered the office of the Darling railway station last night and, presenting a revolver at a porter on duty, made him stand in a…

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Bottle Thrown From Train Young Woman Injured Ouyen

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 3

Miss Isabel Rooney, a young woman, who was a passenger in the M[?]d[?]a train which left Melbourne on New Year's Eve, was the victim of a…

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Mr. Arthur Blakeley Main Roads Board Grant Local Allocation Asked by Mr. Blakelee

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 2

Concerning the Federal Government grant of £1,000,000 to the Main Roads Board. Mr. Arthur Blakeley. Minister for Home Affairs said to-day that he…

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Seymour Train Collision Crew of Express Engine Blamed for Derailment Inquiry Board's Finding Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

A special railways inquiry board has found that the crew of the express engine was responsible for the derailment of an engine of the Sydney…

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Motor Vehicles Collide One of Injured Persons Dies From His Injuries Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

Seven persons were injured, three seriously, when a motor car and a motor cycle and sidecar collided between Diggers'. Rest and Kellor last…

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Motor Car Crashes Into a Culvert Rail. a Boy Killed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 3

With his hands still gripping the steering wheel after his car had crashed into a culvert rail near Goulhorn yesterday, Mr. T. Dyring, a…

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Motor Car Overturks Two Persons Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 4

Two occupants of a motor car travelling from Melbourne to Woodend races to-day were injured when the vehicle capsuled. The mishap occurred as the…

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Hillston—roto Railway Work Is to Be Started As Soon As Possible Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

The State Cabinet yesterday decided that the construction of the Hillston to Roto railway under the British Government's migration agreement…

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Illegal Use of Motor Car Clerk Fined £50 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 2

A fino of £30, or imprisonment for four months, was the penality imposed to-day on Donald Macdonald (.31). a clerk, who was charged with having…

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Excursion Train To-night

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

The excursion train to Sydney tonight will carry a fair number of passengers, the bookings up to mid-day being 18 for sleeping berths, and about…

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Road Relief Work Men Who Aue Selected for Work Next Week

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Men have been selected to begin work on the roads on Monday and Tuesday next. Those selected for work on the Cockburn road on…

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Road Relief Work Men for Council Work to Start on

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

The following men have been selected to begin work under the direction of the City Council on Monday next, January 13, and are…

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More Coal From Rothbury Taken Away Yesterday Pickets Lined Railway Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

A second train of 37 trucks was taken away from Rothbury laden with coal about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Pickets lined the…

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Railway Accident 13 Trucks Derailed Goulburn

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

Shortly before 6 o'clock last night 13 wheat trucks attached to No. 92 goods train from Goulburn to Sydney became derailed about a mlle and a…

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The Sydney Railway To-day's Express Late

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

The Sydney express was 30 minutes late in arriving at Crystal-street this morning, the delay being due to a hot box on the engine and the loss of five…

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Killed by Electric Train Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

The body of an unknown man was discovered early this morning by the driver of an electric train near a lane under Edgeware-road bridge. The…

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Killed by Electric Train Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

The body of an unknown mair was discovered early tins morning by tbe driver of an electric train near a lane under. Kdgeware-road bridge…

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