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

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Young Motor Cyclist Given Chance

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 3

Before Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday, Bobbie Ross Terrell pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to drive while under the…

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New Road Attempts

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 1

An attempt to carry mails by road to White Cliffs, Yancannia and Quinyambie will be made tomorrow…

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Record Sales by General Motors

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

New York, March 16.—General Motors Corporation reported that its sales of motor cars and trucks reached a record value of…

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Roads Again

Western Grazier · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Strange as it might seem, rain has paid as another visit. And stranger still it gets heavier and more copious. Some places, got a year's rainfall in a…

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Stolen Motor Cycle In Crash

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

A stolen motor bike crashed into a fence on the Zinc Corporation lease last night and was considerably damaged…

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Easter Train Weil Booked

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 1

Bookings for. the Easter boliday train to Adelaide bad been heavy, said.Mr. T. C. Gun, manager of the Silverton Tramway…

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Aerodrome Work Progresses

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

Good progress is being made with filling operations in course of the reconstruction work at the aerodrome, stated the City Engineer. Mr. E. A…

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Great Progress on Silverton Road May be Bituminised by June

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 1

Complete bituminising of the Silverton Road from the City Council boundary right to Penrose Park may be completed by June. This was stated…

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Airlift Of Supplies Continues Road Transports Also Attempting Trip

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 2

With rain continuing in "the corner" plans for the continuance of the airlift of supplies to Tibooburra are being made. Another plane load of…

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Charged Over Motor Cycle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 7

A 31-years-old man has been charged with illegal use of a motor cycle which disappeared from the Zinc Corporation car park on…

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New Road in Cobham Area

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 5

A group of workmen from the Public Works Deportment is engaged on the construction of a deviation road 12 miles in length around the sand hills near…

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Injured in Fall From Motor Bike

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 3

At about midnight last night police were notified by persons who passed the spot that a young man was lying unconscious at the Miners Arms Hotel…

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Payable Bridge

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 8

Sydney. The Harbor Bridge17-years-old on March 19 should be free from debt by 1985, according to accountants' calculations…

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Tibooburra Road Still Impassable

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 1

Transport heads, surveying the Tibooburra road, are checked hear Pack Saddle Creek. They describe the conditions as hopeless. Messrs. T. Byers and R…

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Three Motor Cyclists Killed Weekend Traffic Toll

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 6

Tamworth, March 27.—Called to investigate a re[?]ter [?] police last night [?] a man dead from injuries another [?]…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Hit Traffic Dome

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

Waller Robert Hart (22), of 332 Thomas Street, suffered severe facial abrasions when thrown from his motor cycle in Blende Street on Saturday night…

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Road Traffic to Flood

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 1

Douglas aircraft from Silver City Airways are flying supplies to stations in Queensland and S.A. The airlift is expected to continue for some time, although a report from Tibooburra today was to the…

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Airlift Goes On Roads In Bad State

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

Airlift of supplies to the flooded northern areas was continued yesterday. The DC3 Dokota aircraft is still engaged. Cloudy conditions were…

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Condition of Injured Motor Cyclist

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

Walter Robert Hart (22) who was thrown from his motor-cycle when it struck the traffic dome at the corner of Blende and Cowan streets on…

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Motorist Charged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

Sydney.—A motorist who is alleged to have knocked down a boy cyclist last night was arrested and charged at the…

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