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

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Derailment of Train

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

On Thursday last, at 7.45 p.m., the train from Sydney went off the rails, near Richmond, The Breakdown Gang were soon at work and on…

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On the Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 2

What the [?]ter said is not evidence! With ca[?] "depo[?]" your c[?] is of small account…

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Haw Kesbury Herald "For the wrong that needs resistance, For the cause that needs assistance, For the future in the distance, And the good we can do." Thursday, September 27, 1923. Roads and Railways. We Want Both

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

Two things are claiming the attention of residents at present. One is the desirability of immediately constructing the Kurrajong…

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The World on Wheels Temperament in Motor Cars

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 2

Is an motorist sufficiently lacking in imagination to deny that motor cars are imbued with temperament and liable on occasions to fits of bad…

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Careful Motor-cyclists

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 2

There were last year in England over 360,000 motor-cyclists on the road, and this year the popularity of the cycle with or without a side-car attachment…

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Motor Shades For Hot Weather

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 2

In hot weather such as we experience in Australia during: the summer months, the motorist may probably have wished for some form of…

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Condobolin—broken Hill Railway

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 6

Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A., has been informed by Mr. B. J. Doe, M.L.A., that the Premier, Sir George Fuller, has consented to receive a Deputation of…

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Richmond Court. Tuesday, September 25. (Before Mr. C. J. Helm, P.M., and Mr. A, Matheson, J.p.) Railway Cases

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 6

Inspector Morris prosecuted for the Railway Commisioners in several cases. Henry Fowler, a Boy of 16, was…

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Good Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 8

At last meeting of Colo Shire Council a communication was received from the National Roads Association, asking co-operation in urging the construction of…

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College Students in Court Railway Breaches

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 1

Kenneth McIntosh, a student at Hawkesbury College, was proceeded against by Inspector H. E. Morris, of the Railway Department, before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M…

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Motor Traffic

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 4

At the annual re-union of the Grose World Progress Association, held recently, the subject of the desecration of roads by motor traffic, was the…

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Hawkesbury Herald "For the wrong that needs resistance, For the cause that needs assistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do." Thursday, October 4, 1923. the Railway. Act Now or Never!

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 4

The report, generally current during the past few days, that construction of the Kurrajong railway may be unduly delayed, is well founded, and…

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The World on Wheels Motor Test. for Reliability

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 2

The motor irade throughout the State has been immensely interested in the motor reliability contest recently carried out from Brisbane to Sydney…

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"Not Very en-Kurrajong!" A Railway Mystery. £40,000 Disappears. Money Voted by Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 1

THE sum of £40,000, voted by the State Parliament some months ago for the construction of the short-lived railway from Richmond to Kurrajong, has disappeared, and the railway is in danger of remaining in the land of dreams…

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"Safety First." Riverstone Railway Gates

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 11

The local Labor League are agitating for the appointment of a gatekeeper for the town railway crossing on the grounds of public convenience, and to conform to the…

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On the Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 2

"This," declaimed the glib salesman withe pride, "is the car for the million." "Doubtless," returned the unimprressed potential purchaser, "but I…

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"The Light That Did Not Fail":: Important Meeting On Kurrajong Railway. Kurrajong Query Will Government Build Railway? Kurrajong Railway League Meet

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 1

At Hart's Hall, Kurrajong, on Saturday afternoon, October 6th, the members of the Kurrajong Railway League met to discuss recent…

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Colo Roads. To the Editor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 October 1923 · page 8

Dear Sir,—Kindly allow me space in reply to Mr. A. C. Anderson's note of a recent issue, re the above, where he states that the sum of £300 has been spent on Colo…

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Cold Shire Council. Yarramundi Falls Bridge. to Be Built for £1187. Local Contractor Successful

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 October 1923 · page 5

Present at the regular monthly meeting held on Monday:—The President (Cr. A. C. Anderson), and (Crs. J. E. McMahon, C. A. Jeffery, E. T. Bowd, A. Buckland, and H. C…

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On the Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

It is claimed that many motor-syclists lose 10,000 miles wear from their main bearings through lack of proper attention to lubrication in the…

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