Bad Roads Delay Mails
All outback mails are up to date, the overdue Tibooburra mail having arrived here last night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
783 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 40
Last Zinc Train Returns
Third and last Zinc picnic train arrived home on time yesterday morning. It was only about half the size of the first and second trains…
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Though several hours late the arrival of today's produce train from South Australia has relieved a one-day shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thief Escapes In Tram Aided By Conducter
Sydney, January 6.—A tram conductor yesterday unwittingly helped on to a moving tram a thief who had grabbed £10 from a till…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Starts Production in Government Mine Because Of Critical State Of Railway Powerhouse Stocks
The Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association will direct its members tomorrow to ignore a request by the Joint Coal Board that they resume work immediately in the open cut mines on the western New South Wales coalfields. The…
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Adelaide. — The "goslow" strike of northern railway men has been called off and the threat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All District Roads
Reports regarding extensive damage to the Broken Hill-Tibooburra road during the recent rain were denied today by Mr. H. G. Alexander, relieving district engineer. He described the district roads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Altered Time for Sydney Train
Tho first Sydney train carrying returning North mine holidaymakers is due to arrive at Crystal Street Station at 8.52 p.m…
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First North Mine picnic train is due at 10.45 o'clock this morning, and remainder of-North holiday-makers will return on the second train tomorrow…
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Murray Bridge. — The eleven-year-old Royal Decree showed his superiority over his younger opponents in the William A. Piper Handicap this afternoon. He easily defeated Last Salute and Mitoi…
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First of the North mine special trains from Adelaide reached here today about 11 a.m. The train, which comprised 20 carriages and three brakevans, carried nearly 600 passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways Inquiry Committee Discontinued By Commissioner But Gross Waste, Inefficiency Revealed
Sydney, January 7.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said tonight that he would examine reports that the Railways Commissioner (Mr. Garside) had disbanded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.A. Go-Slow Strike Called Off By Railway Unions
Adelaide, January 7.—The threatened go-slow strike by members of unions employed on Commonwealth Railways has been called off following a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Runs Away
Auckland.—Pedestrians scattered in all directions when an empty tram hurtled down a hill in an Auckland suburb at 60 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Motor Figures
Record registration figures were established by the Motor Registry Office during 1948. One thousand and nine cars,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Found On Road—Dies Believed Hit-Run Victim
Sydney, January 9.—A man who died in Coledale Hospital last night after being run over by a car is believed by the police to have been a victim of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramway Rifle Club Trophies
Trophies were won as follow by members of the United Tramway Rifle Club during the first half of the current season.—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Train Arrives Tomorrow
The entire line of lode will be back to work by Thursday. The North resumed yesterday and the South will work the first shift Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Round-australia Travellers in B. Hill Tell of 'Nightmare' Road
Four round-Australia travellers, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rowles and the later's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Palmer, whose large luxury semi-trailer caravan aroused considerable attention parked in Broken Hill streets yesterday, described the Wilcannia to Broken Hill road as a "nightmare" and easily the worst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →United Tramway Cricket Club
Members of the United Tramway Rifle Club are reminded that competitions for the next half-year will commence on Saturday at 1.30 o'clock sharp. Any…
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