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

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Queen on 2 Days Train Trip

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

Napier (N.Z.): The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh today began a two days' "whistle stop"…

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Comment On Roads

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Fox, president of the Better and Safer Roads Committee, said last night he travelled 2,500 miles on…

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New Road Guide

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

The Royal Automobile Association's patrolman (Mr. O. Harrison) has been notified of his transfer to…

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Royal Train Great Care Is Taken

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

Palmerston North (N.Z.): Elaborate precautions are being taken with the Royal train…

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Electric Railway Plan for India

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 10

NEW DELHI, Wednesday: The Indian Railway Board has appointed a team of officers to prepare a detailed survey for the electrification of railway lines in the entire industrial belt in Bihar and West Bengal…

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Motoring. News Cars for 1954

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

Cars for 1954 provide a bigger choice of selection thon a year ago. Several new models will be shown early this year, for the first time…

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Crashed Plane In Front Of Train

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 1

New York. Jan. 8: An Army captain wrote a suicide note, stole a plane, and crashed it in the path of an…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

A 26-year-old motor-cyclist was hurt in a collision with a motor vehicle at the corner of Buck find Beryl…

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New Head of Motor Film

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 12

London, Friday: Mr. Alick S. Dick (38), yesterday was appointed managing director of the Standard Motor…

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4 Killed in Vic. Railway Cross Smash

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

Melbourne—The names of the victims of a level crossing smash at Paisley last night were released by police today…

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4 Killed in Vic. Railway Cross Smash

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

Melbourne—The names of the victims of a level crossing smash at Paisley last night were released by police today…

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Motorists Tie up Sheriff

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 4

New York: Deputy Sheriff Page Watkinson was disarmed, driven 35 miles at revolver point, and handcuffed to…

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Motoriste Tie up Sheriff

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 4

New York: Deputy Sheriff Page Watkinson was disarmed, driven 35 miles at revolver point, and handcuffed to…

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New Head of Motor Firm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 4

London, Friday: Mr. Alick S. Dick (38), yesterday was appointed managing director of the Standard Motor…

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312 Killed on N.z. Roads

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

Wellington, N.Z.: More people were killed on New Zealand roads last year than ever before…

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Silverton Road "Cutting" Up

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

A deputation from the A.L.P. will ask the Transport Minister (Mr. E. Wetherell) to authorise the…

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Dispute Over Guard for Royal Train

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney. Jan. 10: Australian Railways Union will seek a deputation with the Minister for Transport (Mr…

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Four Dead in Tragic Vic. Crossing Smash Fast Train Crashes Into Truck

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

Melbourne, January 10. — A family of four were killed on Friday night when a fast train from Geelong struck a truck at Miller's road level crossing at Paisley, near Altona…

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Record Wheal Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 6

Bendigo: Railway history was created for Bendigo on Saturday when a doubleDiesel train arrived pulling…

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Carruthers To Train This Week

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Sydney, Jan. 11: World [?] weights. [?] Jimmy Carruthers will trail at Bill [?]…

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