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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 28 of 49

Silverton Tramway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 2

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's lines for the week ending June 7, the tonnage for the previous…

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Railway Commissioner's Visit Several Deputations Heard This Morning Many Requests Granted

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 3

Happy relationship with the public is the aim of Mr. T. J. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, who arrived in company with other railway officials at the Crystal-street railway station at 1.15 o'clock this morning on an inspection of the line from Sydney to Broken Hill,…

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Railwaymen's Case in Court Judge Beeby Asks For Assurance SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 4

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day during the bearing of claims by the A.R.U. and other unions for a 44 hour week in the New South…

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Road To Crystal-street Station

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 2

Work begun in earnest yesterday on the making of the road from the end of Oxide-street round to the Crystalstreet station. The surveying work…

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Dance And Bridge For St. Peter's Building Fund

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 1

A most successful dance and bridge evening was held in the New Masonic Hall last night in aid of the St. Peter's Church of England…

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44-Hour Week Extended In Rail-Tram Service

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 44-hour week is to be restored immediately to the whole of the employees in the metal section of the railway and…

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Man and Girl Injured Motor Car Strikes MotorCycle After a Dance Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 3

Shocking injuries were suffered by a young motor cyclist and a girl pillion passenger when their machine came into collision with…

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Pinned and Suffocated Fate Of Motorist In Car Crash Brakes Failed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 1

Arthur M'lvor (58), garage owner, of Macquarie-street, was pinned to the road and suffocated because of the weight on his chest…

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Man's Body Near Train Line

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The body of a man was found beside the railway track between Jannali and Sutherland this morning. The driver of the…

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Dazzling Headlights Are Dangerous Automobile Association Campaign Assisting Motorists

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 2

With a view to securing closer attention to lightiny and a greate degree of safety on the ronds a night time, the Royal Automobile…

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Milliken's New Road Cycling Record

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1933 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—When Ern Milliken, the Australian amateur cycling road champion, reached Martin Place to-day, having lowered the…

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Jockey Loses a Leg Fell Under Train At Mt. Gambier Mt. Gambier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1933 · page 3

Reginald Colligan, jockey, aged 18 years, had his leg amputated just below the knee at the Mount Gambler Hospital this…

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Jockey Loses a Leg Fell Under Train At Mt. Gambier Mt. Gambier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1933 · page 3

Reginald Colligan, jockey, aged 18½ years, had his leg amputated just below the knee at the Mount Gambier Hospital this…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, June 17, 1933 Helping The Railways

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1933 · page 2

A few days ago a party of high railway officials, headed by the Commissioner for Railways, visited Broken Hill in the course of an…

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Japan's Troops to Withdraw Manchukuo Troops Along Railway Japan's Plan Peiping, June l4

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1933 · page 1

With the Tokio announcement that the withdrawal of the Japanese troops to the Great Wall will be completed within a week, the…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, June 17, 1933 Helping The Railways

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1933 · page 2

A few days ago a party of high railway officials, headed by the Commissioner for Railways, visited Broken Hill in the course of an…

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Japan's Troops to Withdraw Manchukuo Troops Along Railway Japan's Plan Peiping, June 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1933 · page 5

With the Tokio announcement that the withdrawal of the Japanese troops to the Great Wall will be completed within a week, the…

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Motorist Killed

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Herbert Bradley Brack (21) was killed when a motor car jumped across a small creek near Newcastle and…

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Car Hits Tram; Three Hurt

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Three men were injured when a motor car collided with a tram at the corner of Phillip and Bourke streets, Waterloo,…

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Travelling Baby Clinic For East-West Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 June 1933 · page 4

The BABY HEALTH CENTRE'S "travelling clinic"—a converted railway carriage which recently [?]ft Adelaide, attached to the…

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