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

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

964 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 49

Motor Vehicles Collide

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 1

A collision occurred at the intersection of Cobalt and Oxide streets at 7.10 a.m. yesterday between a car driven by Mr. Edwards and a truck…

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Drove on Wrong Side of Road Milk Vendor Fined In Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 4

In the Police Court before Mr. G. S. Goldia, S.M., on Monday, Alesander Abotomey was charged with having of January 29 driven…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—John Moyes. (21), a son of Bishop Moyes, of Armidale, was found lying on the Armidale-Uralla-road with extensive…

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Subsidence Of Ground On Railway

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 2

While Mr. J. Pugh, stationmaster at the Crystal-street station, was going to work this morning he noticed a subsidence in the ground near the…

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Special Train For Sydney Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 2

Advice was received at the Crystal-street railway station this morning that there will be a special excursion train from Broken Hill to Sydney on…

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60 Wheeled Road Vehicle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 1

The chairman of a British firm of heavy transport motor vehicles announced recently that the company was constructing a mammoth road…

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Snake Killed at Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 1

A dark brown snake was discovered this afternoon in Wills-street near Penniment's Service. Station. The snake was run over by a motor car…

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Silverton Tramway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 2

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's lines for the week ending February 22, the tonnage for the…

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Driver Faints; Trams Collide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—E. Potter fainted when driving a tram at North Sydney this, morning. The tram ran down an incline out of…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 2

The total expenditure Zon the Sydney harbor bridge to June 30, 1932, was £9,766,124. This amount includes £2,032,240 for approaches,…

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Train Smash in Ireland Train Wrecking Is Suspected 20 People Hurt (Special to "The Miner") BELFAST, March 2

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

What is alleged to bo a diabolical attempt to throw a train into the River Strule outside Omagh, Northern Ireland, resulted to-day…

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Architect on Russia Women Work On Roads and Buildings "Deplorable" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

Mr. A. G. Stephenson, a Melbourne architect, who returned yesterday from a world tour, said that conditions in Soviet Russia were…

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Motorist Killed

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—David Steedman, the licensee of thE Brownsville. Hotel at Brownsville, was killed yesterday when a motor car which he…

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Railway Fatality; Inquest Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 2

An inquest was opened in the Coroner's Court this morning before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M and coroner, into the circumstances surrounding…

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Communist in Railways Protest Against Reinstatement SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 6

Protests at the reported reinstatement in the railway service of a man named Goozef who, it is alleged, is a Communist, have been addressed to…

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Murray Bridge Meeting Autumn Handicap Won By Naseem Murray Bridge

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 4

The Murray Bridge racecourse was not affected by the rain to any extent and pleasant conditions prevailed when a meeting was held to-day…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Accidental Death Is Verdict Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

A uncling of accidental death was returned by Mr. G. C. Leaker, the coroner, at the inquest yesterday into the death of John Stuart Illman (21),…

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Knocked Down By Motor Car

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

Aubrey Francis (7) is in the Hospital suffering from head injuries and abrasions to the logs caused by being knocked down near the corner of…

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Train Hits Truck Two Occupants Killed BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 1

Frederick Beckett and Frank Wootton were killed when a motor truck was wrecked in a collision with a train at the Yerrongoully level…

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Motorist killed Four Others Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.— Thomas Cummings (31), watchman, of Newcastle, was killed and four others were injured when a motor car…

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