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

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Council to Call Roads Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

The City Council will shortly convene a meeting on the state of district roads. This decision was made on Tuesday by the Deputy…

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Road Transport Dept. Loss Of £1½ Million

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 6

Sydney, February 6.—The New South Wales Transport and Tramways Department showed a loss of £l,560,244 in Sydney and Newcastle…

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Better Roads Movement

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

Members of the Citizens and Taxpayers' Better and Safer Roads' Committee will continue their campaign…

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Signs On Roads Damaged

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 7

Signs on all district roads have been damaged recently by rifle fire and in one instance a sign post was…

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R.a.a. Road Service for Breakdowns Only

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

R.A.A. emergency road service was essentially a "rescue" service, said the Association's latest news bulletin. Reports from R.A.A…

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Show Rooms for Quality Motors in Argent St

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

The newly completed cream-colored two-storey building which will be the new headquarters of Quality Motors will open on Monday next and will be a handsome…

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Women Go Slow Sh Vic. Railways

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

Melbourne— Hundreds of women in the Victorian Railways, including switch hoard operators, typists, and clerks, began a "go slow" strike yesterday…

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Roads Committee Active

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

The Citizens and Ratepayers Better and Safer Roads Committee was active during the week-end in obtaining more…

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Drive for Better Roads

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 6

About 1500 signatures were recorded on petitions in Argent Street and at the Racecourse on Saturday in…

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Bridge Rails Damaged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 8

Railings on footbridges in Blende Street, between Iodide and Bagot Streets, were severely damaged by…

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Truck Door Rips Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

Sydney. — The suction caused by a speeding electrictrain is believed by railwaymen to have drawn a ballast…

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Watch Funeral Train Pass

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 1

First of the many thousands that will file past the coffin before the funeral took up positions outside Westminster Hall at 6.45 o'clock…

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Motor Cycle And Car Collide

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 1

A motor cycle and a car came into collision at the interaction of Argent and Sulphide Streets on Monday…

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Fire at Railway, Town

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 4

At 6.13 p.m. yesterday the Central Brigade answered a call to 180 Ryan Street, where a quantity of bags were alight in a storeroom…

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Motorcyclist Fined £26

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 4

Fine[?] totalling £20 were impo[?]d upon a young motor cyalist by Mr. D. T. Ga[?]any, S.M., in the Court of Petty…

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Standard Gauge Railway

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 12

Adelaide.— The new broadened gauge from Broken Hill to Port Pirie would follow the existing line, except for…

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Better Roads Movement

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 7

A public meeting of the Citizens' and Ratepayers Safer Roads Committee will be held at the Don corner…

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Hangar Dance Tonight at Aerodrome

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 5

A hangar dance will be held by the Aero Club at the cerodrom tonight. It is the club's first social…

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Safer Roads Move

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 1

A public meeting, convened by the Citizens' and Ratepayers' Safer Roads…

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Roads in Menindee

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 1

Menindee and District Progress Association has been informed by the District Engineer at…

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