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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 36 of 49

Motoring Fatality

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1933 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday. — Herbert Spencer Gamble, a well known interstate cricketer, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of having…

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Motoring Fatality

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1933 · page 7

BRISBANE, Saturday. — Herbert Spencer Gamble, a well known interstate cricketer, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of having…

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Special Train From S.a

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—More than 200 persons have already booked seats in the special train which will leave Adelaida for Broken Hill on Monday,…

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Fatal Motor Collision

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 4

PERTH, Tuesday.—Flung on to the roadway when two motor waggons, travelling towards Bellevue, collided on the York-road to-day, John…

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Big Train on

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 4

The express from Sydney on Friday morning will be made up of about eight carriages and two bogie [?]ouvre vans. Advice was received at the…

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Railway Town Tennis Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 1

Following are the results of matches played under the auspices of the Railway Town Tennis Association:— Mixed Section (Semi-Finals).—…

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Dunlop Road Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 6

It is announced by the DunlopPerdriau Co. that the prize list and conditions of the "Warrnambool" and the Amateur Colac-Melbourne race…

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Inquiry Office at Railway Station

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 1

Former Broken Hill residents and visitors arriving on the special trains to-night not having friends to meet them will find Mr. H. L. Loveridge…

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Silverton Tramway Tonnage And Revenue Up Figures for Last Year Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 2

Reviewing the operations of the company for the year ended June 30, the chairman of the Silverton Tramway Company Limited (Mr, V. J…

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Man Cut to Pieces by Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—While walking along the railway line near the Central station this morning a man believed to be a railway auctioneer…

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Governor-genl. Welcomed 3000 People Meet Sydney Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 1

Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor-General of Australia, received a most flattering reception on the arrival of the train from Sydney this morning…

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Do You Miss the Trams?

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 9

One of the most notable changes in Broken Hill of late years has been the abolition of the Government trams and their replacement by a taxi service under…

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Old Railway Goes Tarrawingee Line Closed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 9

No doubt many of the former residents who have come back for the jubilee have experienced the joys of a picnic under the gum trees at Stephens, Creek and…

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Photography From the Sky Use Of The Aeroplane In Mining Ancient Relics Revealed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 5

Gold and oil from the air! A fanciful thought—but, rightly interpreted, it brings a mental picture of the geological surveyor, and the mining man of modern days—leather helmeted and peering intently over the side of a roaring…

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Hurtled to Water Woman Bridge Suicide Rescue Effort Fails Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 1

A determined woman suicide from the Harbor Bridge this morning was almost prevented from accomplishing her purpose when Walter Kinross, a…

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Silverton To-morrow Reunion Old Time Picnic Special Train

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 1

To-morrow's big event is the reunion picnic at Silverton. This ground was chosen because of the fact that many of the Barrier's…

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U.S.A. Train Smash; 12 KILLED (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 4

NEW YORK, September 5.—Twelve people were killed and 20 injured to-night when a freight train telescoped two passenger [?]oaches of the Chicago…

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Train Smash in U.S.A. 23 Killed And 100 Injured Signals Were Disregarded (Special to "The Miner.") New York, September 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 1

One wooden railway carriage among a train of steel ones caused a heavy death role in an appalling disaster when it was crusheil like a…

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New Guard Leader Would Sell the Railways

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Eric Campbell, leader of the New Guard, in an address at the Ashfield Town Hall, said: "We are sick of party politicians…

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Tennis. Railway Town Assn

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 3

The grand final in connection with the men's section of the Railway Town Tennis Association was played on Radford's No. 1 Court on Sunday last. The…

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