Railway Town Post Office Hours
Commencing from to-day the Railway Town Post Office will remain open continuously from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Mondays till Fridays…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Daily Diesel Train? Introduction Is Likely Next May Elimination of Steam Trains
TENTATIVE arrangements are being made by the New South Wales, Railways Department for the introduction of a daily diesel train service between Broken Hill and Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paris Relies On Motor Trucks
During recent strike trouble in Paris it was revealed how dependent that city is on motor trucks for its food supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Topical Motoring Notes "The Miner " Motor Section Rise In British MotorExports
British Board of Trade returns for 1937 show that motor exports were valued at £21,133,321, an increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AMUSEMENTS "The Road Back" Star For Johnson's
"The Road Back" will be the main attraction at Johnson's Theatre on Monday. The picture tells the story of Germany after the war. Featured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Barrier Miner Saturday, March 12, 1938. 6-Day Diesel Train Service Welcomed
THE latest statistics made available by the New South Wales Railway Department showed that the traffic carried over the line from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Town Ladies' Cricket Club
The wind-up and presentation night of the Railway Town Ladies' Cricket Club will be held in the Tramway Hall on Tuesday night. Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AMUSEMENTS "The Road Back" Star At Johnson's
Sequel to "All Quiet on the Western Front," the new attraction at Johnson's Theatre to-night, "The Road Back," is a drama of love,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comments Of Readers Early History of Silverton Tramway Co
To the Editor, Sir.— In the answer given to an inquirer in last Thursday's "Miner" it was stated "that the Silverton Tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Road Back" Star At Johnson's
With a dramatic story and excellent cast "The Road Back" now being screened at Johnson's Theatre took five years to make. It is the sequel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner Tuesday, March 15, 1938. Council's Lack of Road Work
IN nine months the process of finalising plans for the commencement of work under the loan programme road works has been slow,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silverton Tramway Tonnage
Tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's line for the week ended March 9 was as follows: Coal, 146 tons (734); lead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Work to Go on Start On Oxide-St Next Week
THAT portion of Oxide-street, between Thomas and Wyman streets, one of the worst stretches of road in Broken Hill, will be entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Premiership of Cricket League Saints--Railway Town Meet
AT last night's meeting of the management committee of the Broken Hill Cricket League an unsuccessful attempt was made to have a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carriages For Picnics Matter for the S.A. RAILWAYS Sunday Train Required By Sporting Bodies
CONTENDING that the existing mode of transport for picnickers to Penrose Park is obsolete, and urging the scrapping of trucks, sporting bodies recently waited on the superintendent of the Silverton Tramway Co. (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Films Attract Crowd
A large crowd attended the Tivoli Theatre last night when a number of interesting films dealing with different phases of motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goods Train Derailed Sydney Express Arrives Late
THE express from Sydney, which was due to arrive at the Crystalstreet Station at 8.40 a.m. to-day, did not reach here until 11.25 a.m. (local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Toll Is Lower Drowning Deaths
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), March 18.— Figures which showed that more lives were lost in New Zealand this summer by drowning than in road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →" the Miner " Motor Section Topical Motoring Notes National Compulsory Insurance Urged For Car Owners
The announcement from Canberra that the Federal Ministry intends to establish a new department of the Treasury with a staff of at least 150 officers, to conduct the proposed national and old-age insurance plan, suggests, say H. B. James, in the Dunlop…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Series of Pictures on Harbor Bridge
Several pictures showing the Sydney Harbor Bridge in its various stages of construction have been placed at the entrance to the Museum…
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