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

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Big Deficit Nsw Railways

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

Sydney, February 14.—The Railways Department ended the 1952-53 financial year with a deficit of £1,449,889. This was revealed in the annual report of the…

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Dangerous Road Age

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

London, Monday: The most dangerous age for road accidents is between 5 and 6, says a Transport Ministry…

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Washaways on Railway

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

Heavy rains in the Condobolin-Bogan Gate area during the weekend scoured out about 40 chains of the…

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Plane- Train Collision

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 8

Tokio, Tuesday: An American Air Force cargo plane in flight collided with a Japanese freight train…

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Five Killed by Train

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 11

New York, Tuesday: A motor car carrying seven children to school collided with a train near Greenville,…

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Ants on Wheels Stop Train

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 3

Melbourne: Ants stopped a goods train near Wannon, in the Western District. Millions of ants on the…

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New Road From Stirling Yale

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 1

Works has commenced on the formation of seven miles of new road from Sterling Vale to the fourteen mile on…

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Our Road Toll World's Worst

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 8

Geneva, Tuesday: Australia had more fatal road accidents on a population basis than any country among 15 covered by a World Health Organisation report issued…

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Dangerous Road

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

Despite recent agitation by the Menindee and District Progress Association about the condition of roads in the…

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Tibooburra Road Peril

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 1

A business man who has just travelled over the Tibooburra Road says it is a potential death trap…

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Brutal Murder on Narrandera Night Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 8

Sydney: A middle-aged man was found brutally murdered in a train which reached Central Station today. His body, covered with a blanket, was discovered by a guard…

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Brutal Murder on Narrandera Night Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 1

Sydney: A middle-aged mon was found brutally murdered in a train which reached Central Station today. His body, covered with a blanket, was discovered by a guard…

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Adding to Cost of Motor Cars

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 7

Sydney: Car prices might increase by up to £75 following the new tariffs on imported transmissions, the secretary of the Federal Chamber of Automotive…

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Adding to Cost of Motor Cars

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 7

Sydney: Car prices might increase by up to £75 following the new tariffs on imported transmissions, the secretary of the Federal Chamber of Automotive…

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Better Roads Committee

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Ho[?] and [?] Roads Committee was held at the president's home on Sunday…

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New Clue In Train Murder Case

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

Sydney, February 23.—A vital new clue in the search for the murderer of Olaf Perkman, who was found…

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Emergency Controls Were On In Smash Train

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

Sydney, Feb. 23: An off duty train driver said today he had found the controls of the train that crashed into…

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Car-coludfs with Roo on Adelaide Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

A car collided with a kangaroo about 10 miles north of Olary on the Adelaide road at 10 p.m. on Monday…

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Fault in Railway Signals

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 1

Sydney, Feb. 24: A railway signalman said in the Coroner's Court today that two signals on the…

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Motorcycle Theft

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 11

A motor-cycle was stolen from outside Ozone Theatre on Tuesday night. It is a 194[?] cream and green BSA…

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