Violent Storm At Railway Town Damages Property
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 3
AN electrical storm, accompanied by a torrential downpour of rain a little after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon resulted in a registration of 100 points within 15 minutes at the pumping station at Umberumberka…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Snake Killed at Railway Town
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 2
Just after the first heavy fall of rain yesterday afternoon, a snake was killed in the backward of Mr. Millman's home at 150 Gaffney Lane. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burma's Stilwell Road Abandoned
Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 8
LONDON, February 27.—Stilwell Road, in Burma, which was named after Lieut-General Stilwell, a former U.S. commander in Burma, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Less Motor Vehicles Than Expected
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 4
Sydney, February 26.—It was unlikely that estimates that more than 70.000 cars and trucks would be assembled in the Commonwealth this year from…
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Western Grazier · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 1
Sydney, February 26.—It was unlikely that estimates that more than 70,000 cars and trucks would be assembled in the Commonwealth this year from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boggy Roads Outback
Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 5
SENIOR-CONSTABLE C. D. M Stalker has arrived in Broken Hill to assist in the opening of a youth campaign being run jointly with the Federation of Police and Citizens Boys' Clubs and the Anti-T.B. Association of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Train to Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1
It was announced today that there will be a special train leaving Broken Hill for Adelaide on Thursday, April 18, for the use…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Train Easter
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1
It was dated yesterday that a special train will leave Broken Hill for Adelaide on Thursday, April 18, for those people who wish to go to Adelaide for the Easter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Grooved Train Rails Made
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1
Wollongong, March 6.—Grooved tramway rails have been rolled for the first time in Australia at the Port Kembla works of Australian Iron and Steel, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Difficulties
Western Grazier · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1
Users of the Widennia-Broken Hill road have get into some difficulties on the way. There is a bad part about 20 miles from here and another down near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Low Vote for Developmental Roads
Western Grazier · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1
The fact that only £30,000 was provided in this year's estimates for developmental roads was criticised in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tibooburra News Traffic Disorganised on Shocking Road
Western Grazier · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 2
Hold ups and bogs on the Tibooburra-Broken Hill road have kept the traffic and mail services disorganised for weeks. Mailmen and travellers are experiencing most trying times and all are at wits end over the deplorable position…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim For Railway Casuals
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2
The Barrier Industrial Council, acting for the A.R.U. recently made claims on behalf of casual railway workers. Yesterday Mr. J. G. Polkinghorne, secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Tax Small Portion For Roads
Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 1
Melbourne, March 10.—Only 21.3 per cent of the £6,944,000 realised from the petrol tax in the financial year 1943-944 was paid to States for road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Motor Cyclists Killed in Crash
Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8
ADELAIDE.—Victims of Saturday night's motor cycle fatality at McClaren Vale were identified today as Nathaniel Lloyd Loader…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Court Sequel To Sotuh Road Smash
Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 8
A SEQUEL to a fatal accident which occurred on the South Road on the night of August 16 was the appearance in the Police Court today of Harold John Rose on a charge of driving under the influence of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Estimated Motor Imports
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1
Canberra, March 13.—Officials place the number of cars which Australia may import during 1946 at 50,000 and trucks 3,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram Girls Invade Parliament House; Dismissal Protests
Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 6
SYDNEY.—Protesting against dismissals, more than 40 bus and tram conductresses yesterday stormed Parliament House and demanded to see the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Old Hawkesbury Bridge
Western Grazier · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2
"Everyone is interested in the fate of the old Hawkesbury Bridge," said a railway official, discussing the impending removal of the bridge with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Defendant's Story on Road Accident: £21 Fine Inflicted
Barrier Miner · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 8
HEARING of the case in which Harold John Rose is charged with having driven a motor vehicle on the South Road on August 16 last while under the influence of liquor was continued in the Police Court today. Mr…
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