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

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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Sydney Harbor Bridge

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

Costing with its massive appronencs, £10.000,000, and taking more than eight years to build, the bridge over Sydney Harbor now nearing completion…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge King George Would Open by Radio If Invited (Special to "The Miner.") London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 1

Australian men prominent in official and business circles are most hopeful that the King may yet be asked to open Sydney Harbor Bridge, the…

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The Sydney Railway the Express Yesterday Over Thrre Hours Late

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 8

The express from Sydney arrived three hours and five minutes late at the Crystal-street station yesterday morning. The delay was caused by the…

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Motor Vehicles Collide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 8

An accident occurred at the corner of Chloride and Thomas streets last night about 7 o' clock between motor cars driver by Malco[?] Arthur and a tax…

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Motor Vehicles Collide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 2

An accident ocourred at the corner of Chlorida and Thomas streets last night about 7 o'clock between motor cars driven by Malcolm Arthur and a taxi…

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The Sydney Railway the Express Yesterday Over Three Hours Late

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 2

The express from Sydney arrived three hours and five minutes late at the Crystal-street station yesterday morning. The delay was caused by the…

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Motor Car Over Bank Three Occupants Injured Eden

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 6

On Boxing Day M. Collier N. Stuekey and Les Dunne, all of North Melbourne, travelling by car from Melbourne to Sydney were crossing the…

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Kingsford Smith's Bargain There Aeroplane Engines Also Three Propellers (Special to "The Miner.") London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 3

Kingsford Smith has bought the three undamaged engines an propellers of the American millionaire, Van Lear Black's luxury plane, which…

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Motor Lorry Overturns Chinaman Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

A motor lorry loaded with vegetables overturned at Ryde last night, the driver and a Chinese pnssenger being saved from death by falling into an…

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Fatalities and Accidents Racing Motor Cyclist Dies From His Injuries Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

James Wassail, a leading racing motor cyclist, who crashed into the top of the motordrome tracks at a speed of more than 80 miles an hour on…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

Lawrence Rose (18) was killed instantly last night when a motor cycle which he was riding crashed into a bus at North Parramatta. The youth was…

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Motor Car Overturns Passengers Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

During a blinding rain and hail storm between Uralla and Tamworth a motor car containing five passengers caught fire, and striking a rock on the…

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Intoxicated Motorist a Fine of £5

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. A. Harris, D.S.M., William John Marshall, a foreman, was charged with having on January 1 driven…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge Opening Celebrations

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 2

According to n computation made by Dr. J. C. Bradfield, the chief engineer, the Harbor bridge in the first year it is in use, will save Sydney…

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Aeroplane Wrecked Kingsford Smith's- Brother Involved in Smash Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

Three men, olio of. whom was Kingsford Smith's brother, bad a remarkable escape from death to-day when an aeroplane in which they were…

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Survey of Fire Area Made From Aeroplane Enormous Damage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 2

A survey, of the. [?] are, from aeroplane gives some idea of the enormous extent of the blaze. Several of the fires in the Cobar district will…

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London Jewel Robbery Thieves Made Escape in Waiting Motor Oar (Special to "The Minor.") London, January 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

Ono of the most daring robberies for. years was committed this morning in the heart of the Wost Bud in the presence of crowds of shoppers, and almost…

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A Motoring Accident Man Who Was in Back Seat Suffers Spinal, Injury Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 3

Frederiok Dowell (54), of Keilorroad. Essendon, who struck his head against the roof of a car which ran over a bump at Tecoma yesterday, was…

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Boy Scout in Train Lassoes Boy on Road Bot Dragged Some Yards But Suppers Only Bruises Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 2

An extraordinary occurrence is reported in Victoria. It appears that while a Boy Scout was returning from a camp at Gembrook he threw a [?]…

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Stoney Harbor Bridge Employees May Strike Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 3

Dissatisfied with the conditions for the payment of good conduct money the employees on the Sydney Harbor Bridge may cense work. They object…

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