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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 15 of 42

Motor Cars Damaged in Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 2

The police have received a report of a collision between motor cars driven by Francis Green, 128 Willsstreet, and Ronald T. Paul, 294…

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Railwaytown First Premiership 157 Runs Margin Over St. Peters

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 4

The outstanding feature of the last day's play of the Cricket League's premiership was the fighting and polished innings played by Bob…

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Miss E. Simes 26 For Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 4

Miss E. Simes top scored with 26 for Railway Town in the women's cricket, match between Railway Town ahd Waratahs this afternoon…

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Diggers' Train Leaves at 7.50 P.m. To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 1

The secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. W. Heslop) said to-day that several soldiers making the trip to Sydney to-morrow night…

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Silverton Tram Freight Rates Announced

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 1

The Silverton Tramway Company advise new traffic rates which will come into operation as from May 10. The rates apply to goods other than…

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S.A. Railways to End Carriers Agreement Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 6

The Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Anderson) announced to-day that from May 10 the existing agreement with a Broken Hill contractor would,…

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Tennis Railway Town Assn

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 3

The following are the results of the competition matches held under the auspices of the Railway Town Tennis Association on Saturday last:—…

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Silverton Tram Traffic

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 4

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton. Tramway Company's lines for the week ending April 10, the tonnage for the…

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The [?] of the Bridge. by the Skipper of a Pleasure Steamer

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 3

The other day a man told me that he reckoned mine was the sort of job that would suit him down to the ground. All I'd got to do was to go…

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Three Men Killed in Motor Smash

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—When a car got out of control descending a hill near Heidelberg yesterday and crashed into a tree at the bottom,…

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Silverton Tramway Employees' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 2

The 43rd annual picnic to be conducted by the Silverton Tramway Employces' Club will be held at Silvertonon Monday…

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Railway Towns Stage Excellent Cricket Enterprising Play Shown During Season CLUFF & Banwell Collared League Averages

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 8

BY TAKING the last of St. Peter's wickets in the final between that team and Railway Town on Saturday, Jerry Banwell retained his position at the top of the League bowling averages…

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Silverton Tramway Employees' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 2

The 43rd annual picnic to be conducted by the Silverton Tramway Employees' Club will be held at Silverton on Monday…

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Motorists' Duties "Warning Signal Not Enough" SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 3

Mr. Justice Halse Rogers said in a summing up in the Supreme Court that it was not the law that when a motorist biew his horn it was the…

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Motor Cyclist's Narrow Escape

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—While Howard Holmes was riding a motor cycle and sidecar near Hotham Heights the machine overturned. He…

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Silverton Tram Traffic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 4

The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's lines for the week ending April 17, the tonnage for the…

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Comments of Readers Silverton Tramway Picnic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.— on connection with your report on the Silverton Tramway Employees' Sports on Easter Monday, and the…

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Fire Holds Up Railway 100 Firemen Hurt Fighting Blaze New York, April 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1935 · page 4

One hundred firemen and several hundred passengers on the underground railway were overcome by acrid smoke from a fire in a…

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Motor Industry Boon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1935 · page 4

DETROIT, April 23.—The motor car industry, is producing 20,000 cars and trucks a day, and there is no curtailment of the buyers' interest. It…

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Mr. Dunningham to Railwaymen

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Labor (Mr. Dunningham) says that railway men suffered such drastic reductions in their weekly wages…

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