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

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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26 Tons of Ice Arrives on Sunday Goods Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

The goods train that arrived from Sydney this morning carried besides its usual load 26 tons of ice. Of this 10 tons came from Sydney and 16 from…

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20 Tons of Ice Arrives on Sydney Goods Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 1

The goods train that arrived from Sydney this morning carried besides its usual load 26 tons of ice. Of this 10 tons came from Sydney and 1[?] from…

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Thefts From Train in W.A. Two Men Charged Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 1

William Henry Tester (29), farmer, and Allan Edward Miller (28), truck driver, were committed for trial today on a charge of having stolen from…

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Bush Fires Still Raging Near Albury Bridge Approaches Destroyed by Fire Albury

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 6

The bush fires in the vicinity of Wymah are stil raging.The roads have been closed owing to the approaches to the bridge being destroyed…

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Motor Cycle Theft Two Youths Charged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 7

Two unsuspecting mothers this morning took their 17-year-old sons to the Darlinghurst Police Station to decide the ownership of a motor cycle…

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Motoring Fatality Young Woman the Victim Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

Muriel Helen Fishwick (17) of Roseville was killed last night when a car in which she was travelling near, Kiama capsized when taking a hairpin bend…

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Motoring Fatality Young Woman the Victim Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 1

Muriel Helen Fishwick (17), of Roseville, was killed last night when a car in which she was travelling near Kiama capsized when taking a hairpin bend…

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Man Riding on a Train Was Killed by a Bridge Body Was Mutilated Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

Believed to have been "jumping the rattler" a man was killed near the rail way bridge at Wingham last night. The man was riding on top of the…

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Carlton Enters Seminary to Train for Priesthood Sydney. Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 3

Jimmy Carlton, the sprint champion of Aifstialia, Jeft for the Douglas Park Seminary yesterday to enter a course of study for the priesthood…

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Motor Truck Falls 10 Feet Into Bed of a Creek Seven People Injured Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

Seven persons were injured and others had remarkable escapes yesterday when a motor truck conveling 13 passengors from Toowoomba to Lockyer…

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Youth and Young Woman Killed at Port Melbourne Motor Cycle Skidded Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

A motor cycle skidded at Port Melbourne last night, struck an electric light standard, and killed a youth, Allen Nilsson (17), and Edna Tinsley…

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Motor Vehicles Registrations Decline Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 2

According to figures complied by the Australian Association of British Manufacturers there are to-day 49,674 fewer motor vehicles on Australian…

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Motor Cycle Theft Two Youths Charged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

Two unsuspecting mothers this morning took their 17-year-old sons to the Darlinghurst Police Station to decide the ownership of a motor cycle…

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Motor Truck Over Bank One Dead. One Injured Mareleslield

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 3

A motor truok loaded, with timber on which two district residents were riding. crashed over an embankment into the River Angas this afternoon, and…

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Parisians Mob Canoeist He Would Not Jump From Bridge Over the Seine (Special to "The Miner.") Paris, January 24

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

Because fog prevented films being made, a Canadian. G. Smyth, decided not to jump with a canoe off the Pont de [?]a Concore (a bridge over the Seine)…

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The Sydney Railway Excursion on February 8

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

A special excursion train will leave Broken Hill for Sydney on Monday, February 8. at 5.30 p.m. local time[?] First-class ticket holders are…

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Silverton Tramway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's lines for the week ending January 20, the tonnage for the previous…

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Child Killed by Motor Car Brother in Hospital Through Drinking Kerosene Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

Alfred Faux (9) was killed by a motor car at Mackay yesterday afternoon. A magpie picked at his bare legs, causing him to step back into…

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Level Crossing Smash Three Motorists Hurt Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

A motor car containing three persons was struck by a passenger trai[?] at a level crossing between Kurrajong and Richmond yesterday. The…

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The City Railway Opening on February 28 of the Western Section Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

The western section of the city railway between the central railway station and Wynyard Square will be opened for traffic on February 28…

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