Boulders Hit Electric Train
SYDNEY.—When boulders crashed 20 feet into his cabin a quarter of a mile from Oatley railway station last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1943
507 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 26
Two Men Injured In Road Smash
When the car in which they were travelling crashed into a stationary lorry near Topar Hotel yesterday, Messrs, Frank Stacey, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fines Proposed For Absenteeism In Railways SYDNEY, May 25
A strong protest against the new Railway Department's plan to introduce a system of fines for absenteeism will be made to the Acting Minister of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Afternoon
A successful card afternoon was held yesterday in the New Masonic Hall, proceeds going to the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Toll SYDNEY, May 25
For the first 24 days of May, 25 persons had been killed in road accidents, said the Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale, tonight. He appealed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New All-Weather Road After the War For Hill-Tibooburra
It is obvious now that the Government does not intend to moke a new road between Broken Hill and Tibooburra. The attitude of the Government is one of sympathy to the proposal taking a high priority the moment the post-war construction plan is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Silverton Tramway Dispute
Employees of the Silverton Tramway Company, concerned in the log which has been presented to the directors are to meet at 11 o'clock on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Employees to Discuss Log
To discuss the log of claims presented to the company and the matter of obtaining a conference, a meeting, under the auspices of the B.I.C.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manpower Raid On Race Train
SYDNEY.—Manpower officers on Saturday raided trains carrying passengers from Sydney to Newcastle races…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway
The Silverton Tramway employees will cease work tomorrow midnight unless the directors favorably reply to the demand for improved terms of work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silverton Tramway Employees Give 48 Hours Notice Log Terms Demanded
The Silverton Tramway employees (all section) decided by unanimous vote yesterday to give the Silverton Tramway Company 48 hours notice as from last midnight of their intention to cease work unless their demands for a new agreement are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Stop Work Threat By Silverton Tram Employees
STOP-WORK action has again beer [?] [?] led on by the Silverton Tramway employees unless [?] [?]tors agree to their demands for a new agreement. This [?] third strike threatened since the dispute first developed. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silverton Tramway Dispute
No moves were made yesterday to settle the Silverton Tramway dispute, and unless something happens today train services will stop at midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.a. Railways Will Operate to Cockburn
ADELAIDE.—If trains stop running on the Silverton Tramway Company section of the Adelaide-Broken Hill line, trains to and from Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramway Employees May Strike As From Midnight Tonight
UNLESSS there are eleventh-hour developments the employees of the Silverton Tramway Company will strike at midnight. Up till this afternoon there had been no communication from the directors of the company regarding a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Silverton Tram Employees Ceased Work At Midnight; Plans For Road Transport
ALL members of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union went on strike [?] midnight last night. The clerical staff are out also, and the only employees of the company working today were a few officials…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Silverton Tramway Men Cease Work No Reply By Directors To Ultimatum
There was no reply from the directors of the Silverton Tramway Company to the ultimatum delivered by the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union at their meeting on Sunday. The members of the union acted in accordance with their Sunday's resolution and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council's Road Work Held Up
Council's road improvement programme has been held up because of a shortage of motor lorries, said Mr. J. F. Sanderson, deputy Town Clerk,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silverton Tramway Strike Worry For Passengers From Sydney
Passengers from Sydney who arrived on the Comet Yesterday afternoon intending to go on to Adelaide by train had plenty of worries. Most knew nothing of the Silverton Tramway strike. The road to Cockbum yesterday evening was the busiest for some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy Follows Bridge Collapse
AUCKLAND. — An Army vehicle containing two soldiers and a woman crashed into the water below' in darkness…
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