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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
463 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 24
APART from the delay in the re-surfacing work in Oxide Street caused by the lack of supplies of quarter inch screenings, the work has been held up further by the replacement of an old timber culvertnear Cobalt Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Members of the Railway Town Progress Association, assisted by residents, have planted out a large number of trees in Nicholls and Harris…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The body of the man found on the roof of a carriage on the Forbes-Sydney mail train on Monday was yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is probable that work on the new road to Silverton will begin shortly. Tenders for the work for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The new Elevator Grader, capable of building a raised formation, was on Wednesday tested over a mole of road on the Broken Hill highway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Haywood Norman Givney (55), railway employee, met with a terrible death this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THANKS in a very large meaaure to the splendid support accorded to the Royal Automobile. Club of Australia, and the Road Safety Council, by the Country Press, there has been a most gratifying decrease in the number…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To be accompanied by light rain showers for live hours on the road from Wentworth to Broken Hill and to be caught in a violent dust storm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Red Cross conducted its third bridge afternoon in the Zinc Hall on Wednesday afternoon, and those who booked tables were Mesdames Keast,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A HIGHLY successful wind-up dinner was held by the Railway Town Cricket Club In the Barrier Boys Brigade Hall on Saturday night. Disappointment was expressed that the club was not participating in the final this season after having carried off the honors last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FINES totalling £21/13/4 were imposed on Palmer Pedersen and defendant was disqualified from holding a driver's licence for five years by Mr. A. B.Colliris, S.M., in the Police Court today, when Pedersen appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—A further drastic curtailment of railway, facilities was announced today because of the coal dispute. In order to conserve…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The guard's van gets an interesting assortment of things to carry, especially in the way of livestock. I remember one meek-looking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HOW youths in an allegedly stolen motor car had rammed another vehicle in which Detective-Sergeant D. Truman and Detective F. Hanson gave chase was told today by the officers. Five youths appeared before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Messrs. L. H. M. Avery V. J. Saddler and T.B. Birkbeck, directors of the Silverton Tramway. Co. Ltd.. are expected td arrive in Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE weather was very kind to the organisers of the Croquet Club bridge on Wednesday in aid of furnishing's for the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The £1.600,000 Howrah bridge now being built by British engineers at Calcutta carries the third's largest cantilever span—1500 feet—in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MOTORIST who failed to giveaway to the police motor cycle outfit was fined 30/c with 5/6 costs when he appeared before Mr. A. B. collins, S.M. in the Police Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →STRESSING the need for every encouragement being given to enable. Australia's huge motor industry to function as normally as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEAR Davos, in Switzerland, is one of, the most remarkable bridges in the world, crossing, the River Steffenbach, Each…
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