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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

23 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Commercial. John Bridge & Co's Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 4

John Bridge & Co. report the following sales of produce from Windsor and Mulgrave this week:- J.Hobbs, 12 bags potatoes, 3/6; H Ryan, 21, 8/7; J Mahoney, 22, 3/8: W Beard, 15, 3/7; A Bootle…

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Commercial. John Bridge & Co's REPORT

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 9

MONDAY—F. Hannabus 16 bags potatoes, 3/2; A, J. Farlow 14, 3/2; J. W. Buttsworth 15, 3/-; J. Maloney 11, 2/8; A. Turnbull 33. 3/3; F. Hannabus 12, 2/11; J. Wilbow 12, 2/9; W…

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Commercial. John Bridge & Co's REPORT

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 9

MONDAY—B Hall, 10 bags ot potatoes, 4/;G Armstrong 19, 3/3; S H Gow 16, 3/3; W H O'Brien 12, 3/-; ditto 10, 2/10: ditto 31, 2/10; A J Farlow 18, 2/6; G Dickson 28, 3/3; A Hawkins…

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Commercial. John Bridge & Co's REPORT

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 9

FRIDAY—H Ryan 21 bags potatoes 2/7, T J Ryan 11 2/7, A Hannabus 16 2/6, J Nagle 12 2/9, J Brown 11 3/2, F Hannabus 15 3/1, G Greenwell 16 3/1, J Nagle 13 3/1, W J Gow 12 3/-, W…

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Competing with the Railways

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 9

A new departure, and one that is likely to be of the utmost importance to the district, has been taken by Messrs Woodhill and Co., one of the largest storekeepers in the district. Owing to the…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 10

The orange crops generally are very light at this end of the Kurrajong. Mr Pope, was the first buyer to put in his appearance, and bought the crops of a few orchards…

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The Railway Estimates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 6

The action of the Government on last Thursday morning in rounding up supporters to defeat the efforts of those who were endeavouring to have the larger salaries in the Railway Department reduced…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 10

Last week the untimely demise of Mr D. Mahoney's grey charger was chronicled. The loss to Mr Mahoney is a heavy one, and everyone here sympathises with him. Dan is a martyr to…

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A Sackville fieaoh Railway Proposal

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 6

The Dural correspondent to the Cumberland Argus," writing on the subjtect of the railway at present being constructed to that place, says:—When the line is…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 7

Cold weather has set in, and we have had a few slight frosts. An accident befel young George Brown on the 6th inst. He was riding after a horse in his…

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Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 9

Mr C Coane, Resident-Engineer, reports that the sum of £16 3/7 has been granted for repairs to roads entering Borough of Richmond, viz, Blacktown-road, Yarramundi to Richmond road, Clarke's…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 5

Mr Jim Douglass' team of working bullocks are the envy of all the 'bullockies' on the Kurrajong. Jim says it would be hard to pick the "best" of his ten, as they…

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Tramps

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 7

Tramps are now, in some cases, becoming a nuisance in the town One of them the other day went to a house in a lonely part outside the town, and asked for some…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 7

For some months past a will pig has played havoc among the fruit trees and crops about here. During the summer fruit season the animal paid nocturnal visits to many of the orchards, Mr…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 7

It will be remembered that some time ago Mr Jas E McMahon undertook to collect a sufficient sum to buy a horse for Mr Dan Mahoney, who had the misfortune to lose his well-known grey…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 12

There is little else spoken of here except the election, and which man is likely to come out on top. A great deal of difference of opinion exists as in every other…

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Railway Rates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 5

To THE EDITOR. Sir,—I think the thanks of everyone in the district, are due to you, for the persistent manner in which yon tack the Railway Commissioners re high…

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Road Headers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 10

TENDERS for roads were opened by the Resident Engineer this week, With the following result:- Contract 94/36, 289 cubic yards of shale' blinding—Henify Gunton, £12…

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Presentation to Road-Super. Kirwan

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 7

THE "Goulburn Post" says:- Mr M E Kirwan, Road-superintendent, who is leaving the Goulburn district for Richmond, was presented with an address and accompanying…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 10

A railway collision, resulting in the loss of six lives and the injury of many passengers, occurred just outside the Redfern railway station on Wednesday morning…

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