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

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

231 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 5 of 12

Motors and Roads

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 2

Many motorists cannot resist the temptation to speed along a length of good road, and the Tweed Shire Council is endeavouring to enforce a speed…

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SHOCKING [?] Mr Arthur Ezzy Death on Railway

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 5

Yet another tragedy fell heavily on several homes in and around Richmond on Tuesday evening last, when it became known that Mr. Benjamin Arthur…

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A Holiday Trip a Journey of a Thousand Miles in a Motor Lorry (Contributed)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 12

A party of five orchardists from Ebenezer, consisting of Messrs Lionel Hendren, E. Hillier, W.Hillier, S. King, and R. Johnston, along with a friend, Mr. W. S. Cook of…

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Railway Commissions v. Leslie Norris and James Nowland. Comments by P.M.

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 4

At the Richmond Police Court before Mr. C. J. Helm, P.M., and Mr. A. Matheson, J.P., on Tuesday, April 29, the Railway Commissioners proceeded…

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Where to Motor Kurrajong to Bell "Scenery Magnificent"

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 6

A writer on this subject states: I have driven over lt twice The road is almost entirely unmade and, just after rain, impassable. For baout…

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Motor Trade Notes

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 2

The estimated 1924 output of some of the larger American automobile manufacturers discloses that an unprecedented demand is anticipated…

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Railway Fatality Crossing the Line Coroner's Verdict

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Judges, district coroner, held an inquest at Parramatta Court House on Wednesday of last week concerning the fatality at Rooty Hill…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 10

In many instances there is much dissent regarding the taxation of the Cumberland Pastures Protection Board for large stock. Many holders complain of what they…

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Built an Aeroplane Ingenious Dairy Worker

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 2

Without serving a single day at any skilled trade and with no technical instruction whatever, Claude Bushell, the young son of a well-known Windsor dairy farmer…

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Comleroy Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 7

In many instances there is much dissatisfaction regarding taxation of the Corale[?] [?] [?] for large thep consider unjust [?]tment in…

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Good Roads. How They Pay

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 2

A well-known country engineer tells this story, and it's the best good roads story we ever heard. He says the country was in terrible…

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Visit of Fire Board. Deputation Received. Motor Fire Engine Urged. Sympathetic Hearing

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 4

On the occasion of the visit of the Fire Commissioners to Richmond on Thursday last for the purpose of inspecting thc local station a deputation…

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Wiseman's Ferry Punt. a Move to Motorise Engineer's Confer

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 4

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Upper Colo Roads (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 13

Dear sir.—I crave space in your valuable paper to express appreciation to the Colo Shire Councillors [?] their recent decision to temporarily close Boggy Wheeny Road at…

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The Tale of the Colo Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 13

you have all heard of the tale of the road to Gundagai, made famous by the story of a dog on that highway. But I believe I've a story that can beat that…

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Yarramundi Falls Bridge

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 1

(To the Editor). The proposed yarramundi [?]Fa[?] bridge appears to present some difficulties to those not well acquainted with…

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Road Dressing Discovery

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 6

On a property near Seaham, up Maitland way, an important discovery of a substance has been made, which it is expected will revolutionise the…

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Yarramundi Bridge Decision Awaited. Ratepayers' Commendable Action

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

The recent enquiries held by the Department of Public Works in connection with the proposed building of a low level bridge over the Nepean River…

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Motorgrams

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 2

Motorists as a rule, are a careless lot about their comforts. They get so used to "the old bus" never failing them, or their sureness that they will…

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Road Building Experiments in Concrete. (To the Editor)

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 3

Sir,—The American citizen, and the American corporation, too, is an adventurer in the best sense of the term. Recently a corporation wished to show…

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