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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
1,359 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 68
The amalgamation of the railway workers' industry branch of the A.W.U. and the central branch of the A.W.U. was decided on at yesterday's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Norman ("Wizard") Smith broke the world's record for ten miles when in the F. H. Stewart Enterprise he averaged 164,084, miles an hour for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"We are none the worse for our remarkable adventure, and are ready to do it again," said Miss Joan Richmond, one of the six Australian motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Never in the history of Broken Hill has there been such a demand for ice, and were it not for the fact that consignments are coming forward…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It is understood that the New South Wales Government is opposed to the proposal that the King should broadcast his message at the Sydney Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →John Rustuccia, a tram conductor, was temporarily blinded last night when popper was thrown in his eyes at Woolloomooloo. He noticed something amiss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The drivers of two suburban trains which crashed on the night of January 2, killing 68 people and injuring 130, have been sentenced to 10 years and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The substitution of electricity for steam power for railway services has made great strides of late years in this country and abroad. But though…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New South Wales Transport Board claims that from October there has been a substantial increase in the railway and tramway revenue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mayor reported at the meeting of the City Council last night that the police were taking action regarding the controlling of the parking of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. T. C. Colmer was driving his motor car from Chloride-street into Argent-street last, night when four or five men standing on the corner of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The revenue received at the Crystal-street station for the month of December amounted to £3790. It was made up of:—Coaching, £1780; goods, £1958;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between 12.30 and 3 a.m. to-day a Gladstone bag containing tradesmen's tools and talkie accessories was stolen from a motor car owned by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More ice arrived by the goods train from Sydney this morning, there being 50 tons on board. The ice was brought over in four vans and one bogie car,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although he could not swim. John Charles Byrne, aged 34, leaped over the side of a bridge 60ft. above the Fitzroy, River, Rockhampton, when his little…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passengers travelling on an electric train from the Central station to P[?] ramatta were thrown into a state of panic last night when some carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Passengers travelling on an electric train from the Central station to Parramatta were thrown into a state of panic last night when some carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Residents of country districts are being splendidly entered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent Excursion trains at low…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fashion parades go to extremes in some items, yet it must be gratifying to be able to wear dresses that tone with your new luxury car. This took…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There' were 87 passengers on the express that left for Sydney last night. These were composed of eight sleeping car passengers, 10 first-class…
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