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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 7 of 101

Closing of Road

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Until farther notice the centre of Argent-street from the Willyama bridge to the Junction line will be closed to traine…

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Boy Falls From Bridge on to Railway Line Suffers Serious Injuries Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Barnew O[?] [?] of St. Prter's was seriously injured yesterday after-noon when he fell from an overhead bridge on to an electric railway line…

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A Game Ends Fatally Boy Falls From Bridge Into the River Tarra Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

How a same of hide and seek endet fatally in the death of Benjamin Smith (14), schoolboy, of Northumberlandstreet, South Melbourne, when be fell…

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United Tramways Club

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

Members of the United Tramways Rifle Club continued their weekly competition shoot on Saturday at the double 500 yards range. The weather…

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Motor Car Overturns Couple Badly Injured Port Broughton

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

A serious motor car accident ocearned about ll o'clock this morning about 90 chains from the township on tho Port Broughton and Pott Pirie…

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Mr.p.j.a.[?] [?] 2000-Mile Motor Trip

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Mr. P. J. A. Plummer, local manager for the Shell Oil Company, returned last night from Sydney, travelling overland…

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New Railway Opened Mr. Buttenshaw's Reference to Primary Producers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, Minister for Works, speaking at the official openinp of the West Wamboyne railway, said that the present…

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Motorists'trouble on Way to Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

"ROAD IN DEPLORABLE STATE" "lt is a pity to think that the road approach, to one of the finest wining cities in the world should be…

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Motor Vehicles Collide

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

About 6.45 p.m. on Saturday Jeremiah Redmond Moriarty, of 208 Oxide-street, was turning a motor lorry in Beryl-street when a collision…

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Aeroplane Flights

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

The seven-passenger all-meal Junkers monoplane Mt. Wedge will take passengers on joy flights every Wednesday at 2.30 p.m. Bookings…

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Railways and Tramways the Quarterly Report

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

The report of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended September 30, 1929, states that there was a decrease in revenue…

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A "Cursed Stone" Surrey Council Hesitates and Builds Road Rouno It (Special to "The Miner.") London, January 19

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

Municipalities, like individuals, may not be superstitious, but they do not see the necessity of taking avoidable risks…

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Floods at Alice Springs Much Damage to Railway Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

As a result of recent heavy rains in the vicinity of Alice Springt the Finke River is in flood, and has caused serions washaways on the…

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Silverton Tramway Company

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

The management of the Silverton Tramway Company reports that the tonnage carried over the company's lines for the week ended January 15…

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Level Crossing Smash Motorman's Legs Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

At Hampton last night William John Kitto (54), a motorman, had his left leg fractured and the right leg badly lacerated when a motor car…

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Elderly Man Killed Hit and Run Motorist Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

The occupants of houses in Rath[?] down-street. Carlton, on Saturday night found Mr Robert Uren (60), of Barkly-street, Carlton, lying on the…

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Aeroplane Flights To-day

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

Twenty-nine persons made flights in the Eyre Peninsula Airways 'plane this afternoon. These included Messrs. R. Blows, G. T. Thomas, S…

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Bush Fires in W.A. Perth-albany Road Not Safe for Motorists Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Bush fires have been raging through several south-western districts in the past two or three days and considerable damage has been suffered by…

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New Aeroplane Service From Adelaide to B.h. Plane's Second Trip

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

Captain Mollison arrived this afternoon on his second trip on the newlyestablishcd BroKen Hill-Adelaide air route which has been introduced by…

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Run Down by Train Verdict of Suicide Bathurst

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

At the inquest on Cecil Horace Newell (34), whose mutilated, body was found on the railway line near Bathurst on Friday, a letter written…

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