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

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

742 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 38

Dog Racing And Tramway Sports Clash (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 2

Mr.—I would like to take the opportunity of enlightening the general public as to the position that has arisen in connection with the clashing of dog…

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Dog Racing Opposition to S. Tramway Picnic Sports Council Move

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 3

SURPRISE at the attitude of the Trades Hall Trust in running a dog meeting on Easter Monday, in opposition to the picnic and sports to be held at Penrose Park by the Silverton Tramway Employees' Club was…

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Roads

Western Grazier · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

The war has been over, a long while new and still there remains a, stringency about the means of providing decent roads that is no short of appalling…

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Vermin Alleged on Troop Train

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 5

PERTH.—Two coaches of a troop train on the Commonwealth line were reported to be infested with vermin, the officer in charge,…

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Tibooburra News Main Road Issue Raised

Western Grazier · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

Mr. E. M. Horsington, M.L.A. has again taken up with the Minister for Transport (Mr. M.O Sullivon) the problem of the Broken Hill-Tibooburra road and urged action. The Minister is taking the matter up with the Commissioner of Rood Transport…

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Silverton Road Work Completing Council's Portion

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 6

Presenting a special report to Council last night on the proposal to provide a sealed surface on the road from Broken, Hill to Silverton, the City Engineer, Mr…

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Shortage Of Railway Trucks Half Empty Coastal Ships Alleged

Western Grazier · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly [?] D. Dickson (C. P.Temora) asked the Minister for Transport (Mr. O' Sullivan) whether it was a fact that ships run by the…

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Greyhound Racing And Tramway Sports (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 3

Sir,—I refer to Mr. R. J. Eaton's letter published by your contemporary on Thursday in which, for some reason, Mr. Eaton endeavours to antagonise the…

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Dog Racing And Tramway Sports (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 4

Sir—In reply to Mr. O'Neill's comments in connection with my protest appearing in your issue of Thursday last, appealing against dog racing in…

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Killed by Train

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 3

Melbourne, April 3.—August Otto Zeising, [?] Gilbert Street, Coburg was killed instantly when struck by a train at the Carron-Street level crossing, Moreland…

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Motorist Held Up By Boy With Machine Gun

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Presenting an unloaded sub-machine gun, a 15-year-old boy this morning forced a motorist to leave his car and then attempted to drive it away. The boy, who some hours before had broken into a school and stolen the weapon, was unable to…

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Road Guide

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 5

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Superphosphate Hold-up Use of Motor Vehicles Suggested

Western Grazier · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

When attention was drawn in the Legislative Assembly to the hol-up in the delivery of superphosphate to country districts because of the shortage of…

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Railway Employees Housing Accommodation, Far West

Western Grazier · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

The following is from recent "Hansard" Mr. Davidson: I ask the Minister for Transport whether it is a fact that he, in company with me visited Cobar and…

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Queensland In Danger Of State-wide Railway Strike

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

Brisbane, April 4.—Midnight on Monday is the deadline set by the railway central disputes committee for a Statewide tie up of workshops, running sheds…

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Aerodrome at Burta Station

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 4

Members of the Aero Club journeyed to Burta Station on Sunday last to make serviceable the aerodrome there which Mr. Ron…

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Excursion Train

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announces that arrangements had been made to run a number of excursion trains between Sydney and the…

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Silverton Tramway Picnic

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

The Silverton Tramway Employees Picnic and Sports will beheld at Penrose Park on Easter Monday. The energetic committee has done a lot of hard work…

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Silverton Tram Employees' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 3

The Silverton Tramway employees picnic and sports will be held at Penrose Park, Silverton, on Easter Monday. The energetic…

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Motor Cycle Stolen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 5

A motor cycle, the property of Edward Albert Barnes, of 117 Gaffney Street, was reported to the police as missing last night…

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