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

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Railway Men Jubilant £3500 Back Pay Is Expected Award Invalid Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 3

Gratification that the policy of constitutional action instead of strike action had been vindicated was tho chief feeling in Port…

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Safe Blowers Active 4 Railway Stations Burgled SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 1

Safeblowers Haring last night blew open safes at four of the railway stations on the Clyde to Carlingford line, namely, Dundas, Carlingford,…

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Silverton Tramway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 4

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's lines for the week ending April 19, the tonnage for the…

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Fate of Local Trams Former Manager Asks Questions

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Doran, formerly manager of tramways in Kew South Wales, and Mr.. W. J. Ross, of Sydney, arrived this morning and will spend…

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Bridge Connects Venice To Mainland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 2

VENICE, April 25.—The city of Venice is no longer on island. The Crown Prince of Italy to-day headed a procession of 400 motor cars at the…

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Skeleton Near Road Shot Gun Beside Remains ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 4

While shooting foxes in a thick clump of firs not far from the roadway between Ambleside and Balhannah early yesterday morning, Mr…

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General Strike in Spain Resignation Wanted Of Government Trams Stopped (Special to "The Miner") MADRID, April 25

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 1

Faced with defeat in municipalities throughout Spain the Government is also confronted by a strike which threatens to throw the nation…

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Lake George Speedway Impracticable For High Speeds Motorist Says

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. W. B. Thompson, the winner of this year's Phillip Island 200 miles Grand Pri[?], expressed the opinion…

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Bridge And Euchre Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 2

The bridge and euchre afternoon arranged by the ladies' committee of the Returned Soldiers' League yesterday afternoon at the Soldiers'…

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Galena-street Road

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 2

About 13 chains of bitumen road in Galena-street near the Railway Town station to link up with the existing bitumen road is now nearing…

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J. R. Stacey's Death Threw Himself Under Train Coroner Finds

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 4

The adjourned inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Josiah Reginald Stacey, who was killed at the Railway Town…

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Motor Lorry Accident 20 Occupants Thrown Off Church Picnic Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 4

Twenty members of a church picnic party were sprawled on the roadside outside the Burnside Police Station about 5 p.m. yesterday…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Latest News Issue Ancient Motor Cars in Parade Oldest Built in 1898; 50,000 Spectators

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 6

Sounds and smells which have been forgotten in the streets of Melbourne for 20 years were revived on Saturday afternoon, when about a score…

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Doctor Arrives By Aeroplane

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 4

Mr. M. P. Campbell piloted a plane from Adelaide on Thursday bringing as passenger a specialist who has been summoned to the bedside of Mrs…

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Upper House Referendum "Sell The Tramways" A Canard SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

Mr. B. S. Stevens, the Premier, to-day described Mr. Lang's allegation regarding the offer to sell the tramway system for £6,000,000 as a…

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Sydney Trams Not For Sale

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. B. S. Stevens, the Premier, described Mr. Lang's allegation regarding the offer to sell the tramway system for…

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Broken Hill Residents In Motoring Smash

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Max Foulds were involved in a motoring acicdent at Nyngan yesterday when returning from their honeymoon, but fortunately…

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Basic Wage Reductions Saving To the State Railways SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 4

It is estimated that a saving of £10,000 a year will be effected in the New South Wales railways as a result of the reduction of the Federal…

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Motor Cycle Smash Deliberate Attempt To Run Down Says Victim Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

William Nelson, gardener, of Summertown, alleged in the Traffic Court to-day that his uncle, Harold Nelson, laborer, of…

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Railway Town Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 3

The following are the results of matches in the mixed and ladies' midweek sections played last Saturday and Wednesday respectively under the…

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