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

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

846 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 43

Collision on Silverton Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

Slight damage was caused in a collision on the Silverton Road last night between a car and a utility…

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Menindee Road Graded

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

In the report on the Menindee Road yesterday. Mr. O. Harrison local R.A.A. patrolman said that…

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No Money For Main Roads

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

Sydney, February; 2. — Shire Councils everywhere are vigorously protesting against the reduced state…

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£11,000 Stolen from Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 6

London, Monday.—Mailbag robbers whipped £11,000 from under the noses of railway guards on an…

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Sheahan Promises Money for Better Roads in District

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 4

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) has assured the Better and Safer Roads Committee that sufficient funds would, be available for the completion of road work…

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Trainees In Road Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

The Broken Hill Civil Ambulance had a night trip to Olary on Monday to pick up six passengers…

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Broken Down Motor Cycle Stolen

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

Thieves evidently went to great trouble to steal a motor cycle from Beryl Street last night. The cycle…

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Car Overturns On Aerodrome Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 4

Clyde Nicholls, of 192 Sulphide Street, had a narrow escape from injury on Tuesday when his car…

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Heavy Rains Make S.A. Road Impassable

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

Heavy rain today between Olary and Mingary has made the Adelaide road impassable. In the low-lying sections the water over the road is from three feet to four feet deep. The rain hit Olary about…

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A.W.U. Seeks Standard Gauge Railway Move At Annual Convention

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

Sydney, February 4.—The annual convention of the Australian Workers Union today called on the State and Federal Governments to make an early start on building a…

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Motor Tour for Ron Randell

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 5

AUSTRALIAN FILM ACTOR, RON RANDALL and his wife, formerly Marie Keith of Melbourne, pack their clothes before starting for London for a months' motoring tour of Europe, Randall has been in London…

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Flannery on Roads

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 11

AUSTRALIA'S LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION BOXER, Frank Flannery doing some road work.He has arranged for another fight with English champion, Frank Johnson…

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Motor Cycle Notes

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 6

A meeting of the competition committee was held last Sunday night to finalise arrangements for the scramble…

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Bridge Broken by Heavy Road Traffic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 1

The R.A.A. Patrolman, in Broken Hill (Mr. O. Harrison) said today that a bridge on the Adelaide Road about four miles this side of Cockburn had been broken by heavy…

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Roads Again (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

Sir,—I ask for space in your paper to write with disgust about the state of the road (or I should call it…

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Danger To Children At Railway Crossing (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

Sir,—There have been many letters in your paper lately from the public complaining about talkative…

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Tram Driver Accused of Man's Death

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

Sydney. —A detective said that a tram had killed a man because of its driver's negligence…

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Tram Driver Accused of Man's Death

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

Sydney.—A detective said that a tram had killed a man because of its driver's negligence…

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Utility Off Road Man Meets Death in Wilcannia Road Smash

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 1

A man was killed when a utility left the Wilcannia Road and overturned about 26 miles from Broken Hill early yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Motor Car

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 1

A motor car was destroyed by fire on the Bluff Road about 10 miles from Broken Hill last night…

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