Heavy Bookings on Train From Sydney
Bookings for the January 5 excursion train from Sydney have been so heavy that it is possible that two trains may be necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1941
771 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 39
Train Wrecks Station
LONDON, January 2.—" Almost like damage done by bombs" was the description applied to the wreckage at Musselburgh Station, on the Firth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Soaking For District Pastoralists Get Relief From Serious Drought Adelaide Road Is Impassable
WIDESPREAD rains through practically all parts of the district last night and today have brought relief after one of the worst droughts in the history of the district. Broken Hill had the heaviest fall since April of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Modern Motoring Can Stil Do 90 Famous Buick Racor Reconditioned
RESURRECTED after nearly 30 years of idleness the Buick "Bug" races was [?] and given a few modern furbishing [?] its display in the New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Peace For The Italians Battered By R. A. F. On All Fronts Many Bases In Libya Hammered: Fires THE R.A.F. is giving the Italians no peace on any of the African fronts. Bardia, Darna and other bases in Libya have been hammered. Big fires have been caused at positions in Eritrea, and attacks have been made on an aerodrome in Italian Somaliland. Bombs On Bardia (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 2
THE R.A.F. raided Bardia again last night, and all bombs burst in the target area. Three planes were destroyed in raids on El Gazala aerodrome in Libya on Tuesday night and yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pire Wool's Handicap at Murray Bridge Princess Titina in Good Effort Luath Revived in Jumpers' Flat Murray Bridge
STARTING a hot favorite at 6 to 4 on Pure Wool, ridden by the apprentice T. McInerney, narrowly defeated Lord Rampion in the Pellew Handicap at Murray Bridge this afternoon. Glenama was in the minor placing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cars Bogged on Adelaide Road More Heavy Rainfall In District
ALTHOUGH roads are still in a sticky and in patches boggy condition reports from various parts of the district indicate that there is little likelihood of any further heavy falls, and skies are clear at most places…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pirie-broken Hill Railway Standard Gauge Question SYDNEY, January 3
Conversion of the Port Pirie-Broken Hill railway to standard gauge would be of considerable advantage to Australia, declared the Commonwealth Railway…
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Pulling one another from bogs and assisting each other as their cars became stuck or held up a convoy of 15 Broken Hill motorists arrived from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Traffic Coming Through on All Roads Motorists Travelling Under Difficulty
Motorists are arriving in Broken Hill by all roads, despite the bad state of the district roads. Extra core has had to be taken, and in many cases there hove been long delays, but at least the roads are possible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menindee Produce Train Arrangements
Mr. M. A. Davidson has received the following letter from Mr. T. J. Hartigan, Railways Commissioner:— "With reference to the interview which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Brave Boggy Roads Unenviable Trip From Yunta To Broken Hill
THE [?]ble journey of a large party of [?] who travelled fom Adelaide to Broken Hill during the recant rains is graphically described by one of the party. He tekks how [?] metorists fromad a "c[?]" aa the safest way of traversing the treacherous creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daily Train Service to Adelaide
A DAILY train service between Broken Hill and Adelaide will commence tonight and will continue until Friday, January 31…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2 Winners Carried Wrong Weights Strange Happenings At Murray Bridge Races ADELAIDE
D. WRIGHT, the Morphettville apprentice, won two races at Murray Bridge on Saturday with incorrect weights. One was on Gun Bier (second division of the Novice) and the other on Kingnaz (second division of the Trial Stakes). The race won by Kingbas was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Raids on France? Motor Cycle Troops Mentioned New York, January 5
BRITAIN has already begun the invasion of the Continent, according to a correspondent of the Associated Press of America, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Road Now Passable; Mails Here
ALL outback mails, some of which had been overdue since last Friday, have now reached Broken Hill. They arrived last night. This would indicate that all roads in the district are now passable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overflow Causes Held-Up Sydney Train Nine Hours Late
The Sydney train, which was due to arrive at Broken Hill on Sunday night at 7.05 p.m., did not reach the Silver City, until 3.50 a.m. on Monday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Scouts Get Test on Roads Now Happy In Camp At Fort Glanville
ONE of the first lessons a Boy Scout has to learn is to "Be Prepared" and "Smile and Whistle under all difficulties." Members of the 2nd Barrier Troop now in camp at Kurbingai (Fort Glanville, S.A.), were certainly tried out on their way to the camp, and passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Motor Statistics Decrease Not As Large As Expected
Despite the restrictions on petrol, there has not been such a large decrease in revenue at the local Motor Traffic Office (under the supervision of Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Before Court
Following a collision between two motor vehicles in Oxide Street last night the driver of one was arrested and appeared before Mr. D. T…
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