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

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Motor Car Overturns Local Residents' Narrow Escape

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 1

Rumers were circulating in the city last night and to-day and at the picnic ground at Silverton yesterday concerning the fate of the occupants…

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Victorian Railways Flood Damage

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.- The chairman of the Victorian Railways Commissioners (Mr. H. W. Clapp) today, in the first officiai announcement…

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Aerodrome in Two States

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 4

TWEED HEADS, Thursday.—The site chosen for the.aerodrome which is to serve Coolangatta and TweedHeads jointly, is partly in Queensland…

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An Aeroplane Recalled Takes On Passenger Who Overslept

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Wild rushes by passengers to catch 'moving trains, trams and ferries are common enough, but it has been left to. Mr. W. L…

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£6,000,000 Loan for N.s.w. Railway Department

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday,—The N.S.W. railway department proposes to im-. prove facilities for the travelling public during 1935. The…

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Comedian Deprecates Road Accidents (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 4

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

Eddie. Cantor, the American talkie comedian, after broadcasting film songs for, a quarter of an hour, suddenly became serious and uttered a…

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Comedian Deprecates Road Accidents (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 4

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 7

Eddie Cantor, the American talkie comedian, after broadcasting film songs for a quarter of an hour, suddenly became serious and uttered a…

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Railway Excarsions To Sydney. This Month

Western Grazier · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

Following closely upon the vary ex[?] spies of excursions which [?] all parts of the Stats during December the Department of…

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Saint Peter's and Wests Win League Games Ex-high Has Creditable Draw with Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

Victories for St. Peter's and Wests, with a draw in the third match, marked the completion of to-day's Cricket League games. St. Peter's overhauled Rechabites' score of 238, while…

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Unification Of Railways Line Through Broken Hill An Alternative Proposal MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 7

Federal Minuters have received a report from the Parliamentary Under- Secretary for Employment (Mr…

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Victoria May Close Some Railway Lines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.— The Minister for Transport (Mr. Kent Hughes) indicated to-day directions in which the law-might have to be…

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Unification Of Railways Line Through Broken Hill An Alternative Proposal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday. Federal Ministert have received, a report from the Parliamentary Under. Secretary…

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Victoria May Close Some Railway Lines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — The Minister for Transport (Mr. Kent Hughes) indicated to-day directions in which the law might have to be…

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Motor Car Overturns Five Occupants Injured One Reports £15 LOSS

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Five persons had narrow escapes from serious injury yesterday evening when a motor car turned over on the Stephens Creek…

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Railway Unification Opposed Outlay Not Warranted Says Premier of S.A. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

"A proposal for a transcontinental railway line that omitted Adelaide and Melbourne was too absurd to warrant serious consideration," says…

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Train Wrecks Lorry Narrow Escape Of Two Occupants ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

Two men who were driving to Port Adelaide in an empty coal lorry had miraculous escapes when the engine of a train coming from Henley Beach…

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Carrier to Pay £25 Transport Act Case Competed with Railway

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 1

After first being listed to appear in the court on October 15, the case in which Francis Ernest Christensen was charged with committing a…

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Tennis Railway Town Association Tournaments

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

The Railway Town Tennis Association at its meeting last night made arrangements for tournaments to be held early in February. The first…

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The Railways Dispute Criticism By Judge Says He Will Make Award Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

Criticising what he described as procrastination on the part of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, Judge…

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Unlicensed Motorist Fined

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., Thomas Henry Delbridge was charged with having on December 14…

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