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

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

834 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 42

No More Overlapping of Railway Awards 5000 Railway Employees to Get Federal Basic Wage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 1

An additional 5000 New South Wales railway employees who are members of the National Union of Railwaymen were to-day awarded the…

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Driven Out of London Motor Bandits In Provinces

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 5

Motor car bandits and raiders, finding London too dangerous, are turning to the provinces. Facts collected by Scotland Yard show that known…

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Ventilation Big Factor in Motoring Comfort

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 3

No one can fully enjoy long runs if the temperature within the car is unduly high, or if one is suffering from an insufficiency of fresh air. An…

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Hints For Car Owners "The Miner" Motoring Notes Improving Mileage

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 3

The Shell Company advises that the main points to be considered in trying to improve the consumption of a car are:—…

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"The Miner" Sporting Section Interstate Racing: League Cricket League Cricket Final Begins To-morrow Railway Towns to Play St. Peter's

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 4

Having even teams, St. Peter's and Railway Town are expected to provide a good match in the premiership of the Barrier District Cricket League's competition on the Jubilee Oval to-morrow…

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Melbourne Journalist Killed by Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Major George Henry Capes (43), journalist, was killed by an electric train near East Camberwell station last night…

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Melbourne Journalist Killed by Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Major George Henry Capes (43), journalist, was killed by an electric train near East Camberwell station last night…

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Gold Theft From Aerodrome £21,000 In Coin And Bars LONDON, March 6

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 1

A gold robbery—one of the most baffling in the history of crime— occurred at the Croydon aerodrome in the course of last night, when…

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Gold Theft From Aerodrome £21,000 In Coin And Bars LONDON, March 6

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 7

A gold robbery—one of the most baffling in the history of crime— occurred at the Croydon aerodrome in the course of last night, when…

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Railway Town 2 for 47 Saints Open Well In Cricket Final

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 1

With Cluff out of St. Peter's the batting strength of the side has been decreased and for this reason a number of cricket followers favored…

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Railway Institute Cricket Games Jerry Banwell's Impressions

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 8

After being in recess for five years on account of the unfavorable financial position, the Interstate Railways Institute Cricket Carnival…

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Railway Towns Fighting Batsmen Struggle Against Saints' Keen Attack Giffen And Banwell In Good Partnership

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 1

THERE was considerable interest in the League final which began on the Jubilee Oval this afternoon. Although play was timed to begin at 2…

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Making Roads Safe for Children London, March 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 4

An inter-departmental committee is being set up to devise road safety instructions for children as part of the curriculum in schools of England and…

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Recovery by Railway Town 5 for 209 After Bad Start Fine Innings by K. GIFFEN

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 4

Railway Towns had cause to be pleased with themselves at the close of play on Saturday afternoon in the premiership game of the District…

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Women at Cricket Railway Town And Wests In Final

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 3

Railway Town and Wests will meet in the premiership match of the Broken Hill Women's Cricket Association's competition next Sunday…

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Hit and Run Motorist Kills Woman

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Mrs. Gladys James (48) was fatally injured when struck by a motor car while crossing High-street, St. Kilda…

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Train Derailment; Guard Thrown Out

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When the axle of a truck broke a few miles from Whitton nine trucks of a mixed train were derailed. Guard…

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Silverton Road Collision Victim's Condition Improving

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 1

The motor car concerned in the collision, on the Silverton road on Sunday night, when Aileen Shelley (17) suffered injuries to her legs,…

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Thefts From Railway 3 Young Men Gaoled Arrested at Ivanhoe

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 1

To answer charges of stealing and damaging goods, the property of the Commissioner of Railways,three young men were escorted from Ivanhoe this…

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Scrap Metal From Old Motor Cars for Japan

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 4

FEW TRAVELLERS ALONG GLEN OSMOND ROAD, Adelaide, have failed to comment on the heap of about 1000 tons of scrap metal in a motor wrecking yard at Frewville, consisting of discarded parts of obsolete motor cars. Men were busy to-day loading the junk on to lorries for removal to Port Adelaide, lt has been sold for shipment to Japan…

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