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

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

130 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 3 of 7

Heard on the Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 6

Jim: You remember, Tom, the last chat we had was on the Kurrajong railway and the opposition the Richmond folk are putting up against the proposal…

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Kurrajong Railway. and Local Unemployed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 2

In view of the fact that upward of 200 local unemployed are in the Hawkesbury district, Mr. Vol. Molesworth, M.L.A. for Cumberland, asked tine Premier in the…

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Yarramundi Falls Bridge. Why Tenders "Were Delayed. Report Re Special Loan. the Engineer's Warning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 1

At the last meeting of Colo Shire Council, the clerk (Mr. C. R. Macdonald) submitted the following report relative to the necessary procedure under the Local…

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Road Hogs! Motor Cyclists Fined. the Magistrate's Warning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 15

"This sort of thing is becoming too prevalent," remarked Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., at Windsor Police Court on Monday, when three city…

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River Roads and Ferries. (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 10

Sir,—I had not intended to re-enter this controversy after my last letter and would not have done so except for one necessity. Not even the apparent inconsistencies and…

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Footballers Injured. Big Motor Smash

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 16

The Lidcombe footballers had an unenviable experience on Saturday, when they were unable to fulfil their engagement in the first grade competition against…

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Colo Roads. (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 12

Sir,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to refer to the state of the roads at Upper Colo, from Stuart's to Gee's wharf. To my idea they are a disgrace to any…

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Comleroy Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 5

The pea season ls drawing to a close. The harvest was probably a record so far as quantity and quality were concerned, a number of local growers…

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Good Roads v. RAILWAY. Attitude of District Aldermen

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 6

A letter was received from the Good Roads Association at the Colo Shire Council's meeting on Monday, dealing with the question of good roads…

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On the Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 2

The motorist's pet aversions—tacks and tax. A car can be made to look like new by having it varnished every six…

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Road to Blue Mountains Benton's Proposal Commended. Requires Push to Achieve (Bk Hedley V. OMeagher)

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 1

What do you think of an easy, 13mile road, through spell-binding scenery, linking up this beautiful town with that gem of the mountains,…

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Railway Matters Windsor Viaduct

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 1

For some time past the railway viaduct, close to Windsor, has been regarded as unsafe. All trains passing too and from Richmond have,…

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Kurrajong Railway

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 1

When seen by a representative of the Hawkesbury "Herald" as to how matters stood in regard to the Kurrajong Railway extension, the Railway…

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Railway Excursions

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have [?]pproved of a series of special cheap [?]ins being [?] from practically all [?]try stations to Sydney, or to…

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Care of Motor Trucks

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 2

A motor truck, like, a Human being, will eudure only in accordance with the severity of the work performed, the conditions under wihch that work…

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That Railway

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 4

Certainly it will be agreed that opinions differ over the necessity of the Richmond—Kurrajong railway. In 1913 it was that the Public Works…

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The Windsor Road. Asphalt Extension to Richmond. Road Journal's Ideas

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 20 September 1923 · page 1

A great difference in Windsor has been noticed by city visi[?] of late, owing to the better class of road that exists from Sydney to its doors, and…

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Kurrajong Railway, to Be Built Despite Rumors to Contrary

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 20 September 1923 · page 1

In view of the rumors that have been current regarding the building of the Kurrajong Railway, we publish for our readers' information a copy of a letter…

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Colo Roads. (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 12

Sir,—I cannot allow Mr. P. W. Sherwood's letter in a recent issue go without some comment. The general public would be led to believe by the tone of Mr. Sherwood's…

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The Kurrajong Railway

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 1

A rumor has gained currency that, owing to the support gained by the motor lorries, the Government has abandoned the idea of building the Kurrajong railway. On…

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