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

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Train Cuts In South Australia

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

ADELAIDE.—Restricted train services will operate over the week-end and throughout next week. There will be no steam…

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Eleven Million For Mascot Aerodrome Flying Boat Base Also To Be Built

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

Canberra, March 12.—More than eleven million pounds is to be spent by the Government in converting the Kingsfor Smith airport at Mascot. Syd.,…

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Council Completes Work On Silverton--Adelaide Roads

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 3

WORK which has been in progress for some weeks on the Silverton and Adelaide roads has now been completed by the City Council. Both roads have been drag-coated with premix…

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Strict Road Curfew Imposed In Palestine; More Night Outrages

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, March 12. — The British authorities today imposed a sweeping road curfew, mobilising all non-military traffic on two-thirds of Palestine's main roads. No mechanically propelled vehicle can move…

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Youthful Motor Cycle Riders In Police Courts; Traffic Breach Fines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 8

MOTOR cyclists who failed to observe the conditions of their licences found themselves in trouble with the police, and several appeared before Mr. C. H. Blackmore, S.M., in the Police Court this morning to face…

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Lorry Driver to Pay £13 Pleads Guilty To Two Offences Committed In Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 7

FINES totalling £12, with 16/ costs, were imposed on Keith Maxwell Pettigrew, who appeared before Mr. C. H. Blackmore, S.M., in the Police Court today to face charges of having driven a motor lorry in Wills…

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Damage to Railway Line

Western Grazier · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

Railway gangs have repaired the damage to the permanent way caused by the derallm[?] of [?] trucks of goods train between Minore and Narromine…

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Damage to Railway Line Between Minore And Narromine

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

Dubbo, March 12.—Railway gan[?] have repaired the damage to the permanent way caused by the derailment of twenty tricks of goods train…

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East-West Railway Strike Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

Melbourne, March 13.—The Public Service arbitrator, Mr. Castieau, called compulsory conference of the parties concerned in the strike of the…

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Many Motor Cyclists Fined Unlawfully Carried Passengers

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 4

Before Mr. C. H. Blackmore S.M. in the Police Court yesterday many motor cyclists were fined for having carried pillon passengers without…

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Tramway Men To Meet

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

A mass meeting of employees of the Silverton Tramway Co. will be held on Sunday for the purpose of discussing matters in…

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Warning to Motorists On Menindee Road

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 4

Motorists are warned to exercise care when travelling on the Menindee road about two or three on the Menindee side of…

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Sydney Trams and Buses May Stop

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Another stoppage of trams and buses is threatened in Sydney on any one of three issues namely: (1) To press for the…

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Tramway Men Meet Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 3

Matters in connection with the claims of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union served on the company some months ago will…

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Stolen Motor Cycle Is Recovered

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 5

A motor cycle taken from outside the Sturt Club, Blende St., last night was recovered this morning…

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Road Fatalities

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

Melbourne, March 16.—Three people were kilted and six others injured in twin road accidents last night. At Fairfield. William Preston (41), of…

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Girl Killed; 14 Hurt in Road Smash

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

QUORN. — A three-year-old girl was killed and 14 people were injured when a motor lorry…

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Railway Picnic Committee Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held at the Crystal Street Railway Station on Sunday morning, Mr. J. Murphy presiding…

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Tramway Men Accept Company's Offer For Twelve Months To Date From Conclusion Of Last Agreement, June, 1946

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

A mass meeting of employees of the Silverton Tramway Company yesterday morning of the Trades Hall decided that they would accept the offer of the Company for a period of 12 months, to date from the conclusion of the last agreement,…

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Tramway Men Accept Offer

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

At a mass meeting of the Silverton Tramway employees held yesterday, under the auspices of the Barrier Industrial Council, it…

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