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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Drove Car While Under Influence Of Liquor; Motorist Fined In Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 8

A S a result of an incident which occurred in front of the Palace Hotel on the night of December 28 when a motor car collided with another car parked in front of the hotel, a man was arrested and charged with driving while…

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Illegal Use Of Motor Cycle Costs 19-Year-Old Laborer £5 In Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 6

A l9-YEAR-OLD laborer, who appeared in the Police Court yesterday on a traffic charge, was before the court again this morning charged with illegally using a motor cycle. Defendant was Ivan Roy Stephens,…

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Fined for Unlawful Use of Motorcycle

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 2

In the Police Court on Friday before Mr. A. R. Raschke, a man was charged with having unlawfully taken and used a motor cycle. He pleaded guilty and…

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Extensive Washaways On Sydney Railway Line; Comet Here hate Tonight

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

AS a result of three big washaways on the Parkes to Broken Hill line, and near Parkes, caused by a violent rain storm on Saturday night, the Comet did not leave Parkes until between 12.30 and 1 o'clock today, and is…

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Mother and Child Killed by Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY.—A woman and her sixyear-old daughter were fatally injured when a railway motor cycle was struck by a locomotive between…

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Paris Boat Train Resumes Service

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON. Jan. 16.—the first time since 1940 a boat train left London yesterday carrying 300 civilians on the first stage of the journey to…

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Goods Train For Through Passengers

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

As the Adelaide train left on time on Monday night, not waiting for the late Comet, some through passengers had to spend the night in town…

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Rat Causes Couple to Miss Train

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 6

ALBURY.—A rat stopped a motor car and caused Mr. and Mrs. Harold Severin, of Brocklesby, to miss a train…

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Tram-Bus Stoppage In Melbourne

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

Melbourne, January 16.—The decision of the Tramways Union at a meeting held on Sunday that the stopwork meeting postponed on October 21 last year be…

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New Paint Boon to Motorists

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 6

CANBERRA.—A paint has been invented in England that will make Britain's post-war cars always look new, according to a report issued by…

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Troop Train Crashes Into Freight Train

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

ADELAIDE.—Traffic on the main line between Adelaide and Melbourne was held up for several hours last night when a troop train from…

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Lord Nuffield On Airways And Motor Cars

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 4

Sydney, January 17.—Although refusing to comment on the Government plan to take over airways. Lord Nuffield, British Industrialist, strongly…

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Courts Long Delay N.Z. Railwaymen Restive

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 1

Auckland, January 18.—Direct action is threatened by a section of railwaymen unless an early decision is made by the railways industrial tribunal on claims…

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South-Railway Town Centres Are Popular

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 8

ALTHOUGH there has been a slight falling off in attendances at the North and Sturt Park play centres this week, there has been a big increase in numbers both at the South and Railway Town park centres. This was stated…

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Heavy Death Roll In Train Crash

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 1

Paris, January 19.—No less than 150 persons were killed and 200 injured when a train crashed through buffers at the St. Valery Station near Dieppe and finished…

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I5o Killed in French Train Smash

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

PARIS, January 19.— One.hundred and fifty people were killed and 200' injured, 80 seriously, in a train crash at St. Valery Station, near Dionne…

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Railway Town V. Norths

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 4

In this match the Rallies tuned off exceptionally well with Knevitt, their opening batsman, putting up a good knock of 48. He was helped…

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Train Taken for Joy Ride

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

Tamworth, January 21.—A train comprising an engine and two trucks was taken from Moree loco shed on Saturday night, and driven eighteen…

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Russians Breaking Konigsburg Road Defences

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 1

Front line correspondents of "Isvesila" state that the German defence on the road to Konigsburg is breaking up. Marshal Zhukov's forces have…

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Boy Injured By Hit-Run Motorist

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

Paul Harold Garnish (15) of 180 Cornish Street, Railway Town, was admitted to Hospital on Saturday night suffering from [?] to nose, elbows and knees…

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