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

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Reader Urges Demand for All Weather Road to Cobar (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

Sir.—May I be permitted sufficient space in our valuable paper to express my views and experience as one…

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Aircraft Research Benefits Motorists

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

I.C.A. (Ignition control additive), the new chemical in Shell petrol, now available locally, was the result…

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Rigorous Test for Motor Offenders

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

Melbourne: Every Victorian motorist convicted of dangerous, negligent, or reckless driving must now undergo "a rigorous retest before his licence is…

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Two Killed by Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

Melbourne: Two men killed when a fast-moving electric train wrecked their motor-cycle at a level…

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Two Killed by Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

Melbourne: Two men killed when a fast-moving electric train wrecked their motor-cycle at a level…

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Man Killed in Jump From Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 9

Melbourne: A man had been killed when he jumped from a moving electric train at Flinders Street Station on…

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Man Killed in Jump From Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 9

Melbourne: A man had been killed when he jumped from a moving electric train at Flinders Street Station on…

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Railways (To The Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 2

Sir.—I note where the Railway Commissioner has ordered that a pilot engine precede the Royal train as a…

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Motorists Divided On Parking Petitions to Get True Feeling of Citizens Suggested

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 1

Five people were in favor of tail-in angle parking and four were ageing it in a quick poll conducted by "Truth" yesterday to ascertain motorists' views on parking in the business area…

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Weekly Activities in the Churches Railway Town [?] Methodist

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

At the Circuit quarterly meeting last Wednesday evening it was reported that both Thomas and Mica…

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Trams on Way Out

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 2

Adelaide: With the completion of the Municipal Tramways Trust's proposal to replace all trams with buses, most routes will begin and end at Victoria Square…

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Trams on Way Out

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 2

Adelaide: With the completion of the Municipal Tramways Trust's proposal to replace all trams with buses, most routes will begin and end at Victoria Square…

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Novelist and His Wife in Aeroplane Crash

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

Kampala (Uganda). Sun.: Novelist Ernest Hemingway and his wife were in a plane crash in North-West Uganda yesterday. The pilot of a search plane today reported having seen wreckage but no sign of life on the banks of the Nile…

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Tramway Men Accept Part of Offer on Log

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 8

A mass meeting of employees of the Silverton Tramway Company, held yesterday under the auspices of the Barrier Industrial Council, decided to accept…

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Fined for Trying to Race Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

Melbourne: Frank Muscroft, manager, of Clayton, was fined £7 in tile Oakleigh Court yesterday on a charge…

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Extensive Road Work Program This Year

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

An extensive roads improvement program has been mapped out by the City Council for this year. The program includes the bituminising of many city streets…

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Few New Motor Cars

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 11

Canberra, Monday: New motor car registrations in Australia again fell slightly last year…

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Barrier Motors Expansion Plan

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 10

Barrier Motors are planning impovements and extensions which are estimated to cost many thousands of pounds…

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Drive-In Service Station for Barrier Motors

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

Extensive improvements, including a now drive-in service station' and modernly equipped lubritorium are planned by Barrier Motors, and thousands of pounds will be…

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Electric Shock for Tram Driver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 3

Melbourne: A dazed tram driver walked into Royal Melbourne Hospital last night—after receiving a 600-volts shock from overhead wires…

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