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

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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Road Work

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 4

TENDERS for work on the following roads were opened at the Courthouse, Richmond, on Wednesday:—Road Parramatta to Richmond Bridge—C A…

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An Important Road Case

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 11

THE Local Land Board has now been sitting for three days enquiring into an application for a road in the Parish of Meehan at the Bullridge to connect the…

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Parramatta-singleton Railway

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 11

A LARGE deputation waited upon the Minister for Works on Thursday for the purpose of urging upon him the construction of a railway from Parramatta to…

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An Important Road Case

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 11

IN connection with the matter of a proposed road from Blaxland's Ridge via Robert's Greek and Wilberforce towards Windsor—an application for which was…

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Comleroy-Road Band of Hope

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 9

THE monthly meeting of the a [?]ove society [?]as held in the Wesleyan Church on Wednesday night, the 16th August, and was a great success. The church was…

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The Richmond Bridge. Important Public Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 6

As briefly reported last week an important public meeting was held in the Richmond School of Arts on the 6th instant, the object of which was to make arrangements to approach the…

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Our First Railway

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 9

THE railways of the colony do not count for much in the way of age, seeing that the first section of the line, viz, Sydney to Parramatta, was opened for traffic on as comparatively recent a date as…

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Tramway Permanent Way Picnic at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 7

THE annual reunion of the employees of the Tramway Permanent Way Department took place on Monday last at Richmond Park, and proved most enjoyable end successful. The…

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Parramatta-Singleton Railway

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 9

A LETTER was received from the Singleton Railway League at the recent meeting of the Parramatta Progress Association, suggesting that when the officer is sent to report on the proposed line,…

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The Rich Mond High-level Bridge

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 2

A large and influential deputation consisting of Messrs. Hawthorne, Morgan, Hogue, Mclaughlan, MacFarlane, W. J. Ferris, D. Davis, M's.L.A. Colonel the Hon. W. H…

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A Gentleman Tramp

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 1

In Australia, the tramp or "sundowner," as he is called, is a privileged person. As compared, too,with his British prototype, he is also a man of property…

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Richmond Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 11

A LARGE deputation consisting of 29 persons, introduced by Mr. W. Morgan, M.L.A., waited upon the, Minister for Works on Thursday in connection with…

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Alteration in the Train Service

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 11

IN future the mid-day train from Richmond on Wednesdays will leave at 11.25 a.m. and arrive in Sydney at 1.5 p.m. Arrangements have also been made for…

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Road Contract Tenders

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 2

The following are the lowest tenders received by the Department for road contracts Nos. 9, and 25 to 36:—Messrs. Joseph Smith, £254 0s 7d; W[?]han and McMahon…

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The Richmond Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 11

A LARGE deputation, consisting of Messrs Morgan, Hawthorne, M'Laughlin, Hogue, D. Davis, W J Ferris, M's L.A., Col Holborow, M.L.C., Dr Cameron, D D., and Messrs E Campbell, Pateson, H…

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Road Tenders

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 6

THE following are the lowest tenders for district road contracts, opened by the Resident Engineer on Wednesday, October 11th:—Contract 9. Prospect to Richmond, Joseph Smith, £254 os 7d;…

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High-Level Bridge

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 7

The following letter was received by Mr. M. Campbell on Wednesday last:- Sydney, 1st November, 1889. E. Campbell, Esq.,…

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Road from Lower Portland to Wiseman's Ferry

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 1

THE Lower Portland Progress Committee are to be congratulated for their enterprise in taking up the above question. It is a…

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The Richmond Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 4

THE following copy of a letter received from Mr. W. Morgan, M.L.A., has been handed us by Mr. E. Campbell, of Richmond;—Sydney,…

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A Road Matter

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 9

THE following has been received from the Lands Department: "Sir,—Referring to the petition from Geo Hastwell, E Eggleton, F Land, and other residents of Upper Portland, &c. (presented…

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