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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 7 of 49

Motor Cycle Damaged

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 5

At 12.50 p.m. to-day Cyril Keith Arthur, of 236 Morish-street, left his motor cycle standing in Argent-street. A motor car, owned and driven by…

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A.W.U. and Railwaymen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. E. Grayndler, M.L.C., general secretary of the A.W.U., to-day took over control of the Railway Workers' Industry branch…

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Motor Car Bodies For Ford Factories

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

DETROIT, February 3.—Motor car bodies in increasing numbers are being sent from the Briggs Manufacturing Company's plant to the Ford…

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Stolen Motor Car Recovered

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 2

Mr. F. J. Mara's motor car was stolen from near the Masonic Club last night. Mr. Mars found that the car was missing after the pictures…

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A.W.U. and Railwaymen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. E. Grayndler, M.L.C., general secretary of the A.W.U., to-day took over control of the Railway Workers' Industry branch…

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Motor Cycle Damaged

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

At 12.50 p.m. to-day Cyril Keith Arthur, of 236 Morish-street, left his motor cycle standing in Argent-street. A motor car, owned and driven by…

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Stolen Motor Car Recovered

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 2

Mr. F. J. Mars's motor car was stolen from near the Masonic Club last night. Mr. Mars found that the car was missing after the pictures…

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Special Train From Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

The special train which arrived from Sydney yesterday was not heavily loaded. Only a few school teachers caught the train, the…

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Stolen Motor Car Recovered

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

Another case of motor car stealing Was reported to the police on Saturday night when Mr. John Mellon's car was removed from outside Lenard's…

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Motor Boat Championship S.A. Boat Beats N.S.W. Challenger Easy Victory Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

When Tortoise II. (S.A.) beat the New South Wales challenger Cettien, in the Australasian motor boat championship at Outer Harbor…

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Motors Versus Railways (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 1

CALCUTTA, February 6.—Railways in India are losing a million and a half pounds a year from competition by motor transport, according to an…

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Motorist Dead In Garage

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — William Locke (39) was killed at Marrickville last night. He was working on his car in a garage. Later his wife…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Leslie M'Kinley (17) was killed instantly when his motor cycle crashed into a car in Oxford-street, Paddington. His…

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Silverton Tramway Traffic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's lines for the week ending February 1, the tonnage for the…

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Bullet Hits Tram Passenger's Narrow Escape SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 3

Missing a passenger's head by a few inches, a bullet crashed through two panes of glass in a tram at Haberfield last night. Small holes in…

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Railway Co. To Close Ulster Lines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 3

LONDON, February 5.—The Great Northern Railway Co. has decided to close down its Ulster system and terminate the services of the clerks,…

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Reduced Tram Fares

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The general reduction of tramway fares operating from October last has afforded relief to the extent of approximately…

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Sydney Goods Train Late

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 2

The goods train from Sydney that arrived in Broken Hill this morning was 88 minutes late. The train should have arrived at 7.10 a.m., but did not…

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£350 Stolen at Railway Town Left In Box Under A Bed Room Locked

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

Returning last night from a health trip to South Australia, Mr. and Mrs. Robert George Andrew Rendell, of Railway Town,…

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Held Liable for Fire N.S.W. Railways To Pay Damages Jury's Verdict Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 3

Of particular interest to landholders was a case in the District Court at Yass, which extended over three days and ended in a verdict…

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