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

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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Man Dies From Injuries After Motor Collision Inquest Is Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

Mr. Francis William Oelman (43), who resided at 533 M'Gowan-street, died at the-Hospital at 6.15 o'clock last night after being an inmate in…

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Portion of Mixed Train Derailed Near, Queanbeyan Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

Two carriages, a prauevan, and several truoks of a mixed train.from Goulburn to Canberra wero derailed nonr Queanbeyan this morning.The…

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Express Train Smash Three Killed and 12 INJURED London, January, 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Two men who were killed when the express from Edinburgh to London crashed near Carlisle on Saturday night were railway employes, who [?]…

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Amy Johnson Another Forged'landing 60 Miles From Warsaw the Aeroplane Damaged (Special to The Miner.") Warsaw Jauuary 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

Miss Amy Johnson made a forced landing this afternoon 60 miles north of Warsaw. The propeller and undercarriage of her new Gipsy Moth were…

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Road Work Hold-up Settlement Reached To-day Mr. Davidson in Favor of Municipal Rate

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

A settlement has been reached of the strike of relief workers, and men selected for work will assemble at the Public Works Office to-morrow…

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Road Work Hold Up Minister Fqr Works Says Award Rate to Be Paid Mayor Says This Means Mines Rate of £4 15/ Week

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

Late this afternoon the Mayor received a telegram from Mr. Mr. A. Davidson, Minister for Works in reply to his telegram on Friday which…

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44 Hour Week Extension Advocated to the State Railways Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

The Premier's Department has been asked by the Railway Commissioners whether 20,000 railway employees covered by Federal awards, which…

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The Motor Car Fatality Inquest on the Victim Adjourned Till Tuesday Next

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

The Inquest Into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Francis William Oelmann, who died on Sunday night as tho result of a motor…

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Silverton Tramway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Compnny's lino for the week ended December 31, the tonnnge for the…

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Motor Car Smash Married Couple Killed and Their Son Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Mildren, aged 52 and 40 years respectively, were killed, and their son, aged 20 years, badly injured when a motor car…

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Unknown Man Killed Fell in Front of Train Sydney. Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

As the Albury mail train was centering Wodonga station yesterday afternoon an unknown mar[?] in front of the engine and was [?] instantly…

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Road Relief Work Over 200 Men Started To-day at Five Points in the City Some Delay Occasioned in Getting Things Ready

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

The relief work as made available by the Federal Government Aid Roads grant, and which was held up on Monday and Tuesday because the man…

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N.S.W. Politics Mr. Lang Will Not Give Up the Railway Portfolio Sydney, Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

Mr. J, T. Lnng, the Premier, denied to-day that he proposed to relinquish the railway portfolio…

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Victorian Railways Million Pounds Decline in Six Months' Revenue Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

The financial statement of the Victorian railways for the last six months shows that the revenue declined by £1,031,000 compared with the…

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The Tax on Wages Railway Workers Resent Imposition of Tax Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

Mr. J. Lynch, secretary of the Railway Wokeis' industry branch of the A.W.U., states that his members resent very much the 1/ tax in the pound on…

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Road Relief Work Work Is Proceeding

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

The relief work which resulted from the Federal grant for the relief of unemployed, and which began yesterday morning at different points of the…

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Shearing in Queensland Men Who Are on Strike Will Picket the Roads Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

The shearers who are on strike in Queensland are making determined efforts to prevent shearing at various stations. It is intended to picket the…

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Missing Airmen Two More Air Force 'Planes to Join in the Search Reached Broken Hill To-day and Left for Marree an Emergency Landing After Missing Aerodrome

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

The search for Captain W. L. Pittondrugh (pilot) and Mr. S. J. Hamro (mining expert) who have been missing in Central Australia since December…

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Aerial Doings Amy Johnson's Flight to Moscow by Train to Make Inquiries (Special to "The Miner.") Warsaw, January 7

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

Miss Amy Johnson will leave for Moscow by train on Friday to interview Soviet authorities, about the possibility of flying to Pekin later in…

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Victorian Railways Single Men Rationed Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

The Victorian Ministry to-day began the rationing of single men in the railway service, about 2000 men being immediately affected…

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