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

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Train Smash in India Express Train Collides with Stationary Train 6 Killed and 14 INJURED (Special to "The Miner.") Calcutta, January 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

Six persons were killed and 14 injured when the Peshawar to Lucknow express, entering a Btation after midnight, collided head on with…

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Floods in Mauritius Bridges and Roads Damaged London, January 7

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

Cablegrams receited by the Colonial Office fruin Mauritius report that owing to heavy and [?]precedented rainfall severe floods have taken place at…

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Floods in Mauritius Bridges and Roads Damaged London, Jannary 7

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

Cablegrams received by the Colonial Office from Mauritius report that owing to heavy and unprecedented rainfall severe floods hare taken place at…

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Child Born on Train Mother Continues Journey Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

While the third division of the Melbourne express was between Murrumburrah and Yass yesterday morning a woman passenger in a sleeping…

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Child Born on Train Mother Contintes Journey Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

While the third division of the Melbourne express was between Murrum[?]rrah and Yass yesterday morning a woman passenger in a sleeping…

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Train Smash in India Express Train Collides with Stationary Thain 6 Killed and 14 INJURED (Special to "The Minar.") Calcutta, January 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

Six persona were kilted and 14 injured when the Peshawar to Lucknow express, entering a station after midnight collided head on with a…

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Road Relief Work Men Who Ahe Selected for Work Next Week

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 6

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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Building Motor Bodies Big Contracts For.s.a. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

Contracts for motor b[?]dies north £1,010,750 have been awarded to Australian builders by the Chrysler Corporation, of which [?] per cent. has…

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A New Zealancer Fined for Negligent Motoring Woman Passenger Killed London, January 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

Amyas Donglas Council, a Nww Zealand architect, living in the West End of London and winner of the [?] architecture scholarship, was charged…

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A New Zealander Rhed for Negligent Motoring Woman Passenger Killed London, January 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

Araras Douglas Connell. a Sew Zealand architect. Eving in the West End of London and winner of the Rome architecture scholarship, was charged…

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The Transport Bill Minister's Appeal to the Motor Trade Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

Lieutenant-Colonel Bruxner, Minister for Local Government, speaking at the motor show luncheon yesterday, appealed for the sympathetic…

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Building Motor Bodies Big Contracts for S.A. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

Contracts for motor bodies worth £1.010,750 hare been awarded to Australian builders br the Chrysler Corporation, of which 90 per cent…

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S.A. Transport Service Tramway Trust Likely to Cater for All Suburbs Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

A revolutionary change in the metropolitan passenger transport is indicated by the annoosckinent that the Tramways Trust will, in all probability,…

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Motor Cir Overturns Man Fatally Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

While returning home from the hospital at Tumut, where he had been receiving treatment for a broken arm, Thane Scott (22) was injured…

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Motor Car Overturns Man Fatally Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

While returning home from the hospital at Tumut, where he had been receiving treatment for a broken arm, Thane Scott (22) was injured…

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Railway Man's Death Fell From a Lorry Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

Michael Francis Canoon (28), a railway employee, was travelling with several young men on a motor lorry behind a cab at Commins carry this…

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Outback Motoring Adjutant Hilton's Troubles Coming From Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 3

Adjutant Hilton, the new officer for the Central Salvation Army, and Mrs. Hilton and family, who arrived yesterday by motor car from Mayfield, near…

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The Transport Bill Minister's Appeal to the Motor Trade Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

[?]-Coionel Bruxner, Minister for Local Government, speaking at the motor show luncheon yesterday, appealed for the sympathetic…

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Collision on South Road Motor Cyclist's Leg Broken

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 2

Sydney Cecil Williams, of 121 Gaffney-stiett, was driving a motor car containing five paseeners along the South-road in front of the Central…

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Woman Killed at Newtown Stepped in Front of Train Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 1

A woman who was run over by a train at Newtown last night and killed instantly has been identified as Mrs. Gertrude Mary Robertson (47). Her…

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