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

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

231 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 7 of 12

Main Roads Vote Distribution to Councils

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

Mr. R. Bruce Walker, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Local Government that the following grants have been made…

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Windsor to Penrith Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

Mr. R. Bruce Walker, M.L.A., has been informed by the Under-secretary for Local Government that the Minister for Local Government has…

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Richmond Council and Yarramundi Falls Bridge

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

Sir.—The tirade of an alderman a the last Council meeting on "The Shirking of Duty by the Government" on the above subject is very…

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The Windsor Road Will Government Subsidise? Progress Association Moves

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 4

Perhaps the question of greatest importance these days is the problem of good roads and looking at our own Municipality and those adjoining it can…

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Tin Boom Motor Industry Responsilbe

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 2

Tin is £281 per ton, against only £150 a couple of years ago and £176 at one time last year. In other words, there is a "boom" in it. An enormous…

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Breach of Railway Regulations

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

At the Richmond Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. Matheson, J.P., and Mr. J. Hadfield, J.P., Inspector Morris, prosecuting officer on behalf of…

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Main Roads Loan Vote

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 10

When Mr. R. Bruce Walker, M.L.A., heard there was money about for road work, he immediately got into touch with the Premier and demanded some for the main…

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Work for 100 Men £20,000 for Pitt Town Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 3

Work will be found on the road from Magrath's Hill to Pitt Town for 100 men, who are to be put on almost at once. The Members for Cumberland have been…

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Official Correspondence Penrith-richmond Road

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 8

The Department of Local Government has written Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., as under:— Your representations on behalf of the…

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CIRCUS v. COUNCIL Roads and Ructions Aldermanic Courtesies

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 4

Two circuses in one night! Truly a red-letter day for Richmond. Little did the hundreds who…

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Distribution of State Main Roads Loan Vote, 1923-24

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 8

Mr. W. R. Fiteslmons, M.L.A., has been notified as follows by the Department of Local Government, J. Garlick, Under-secretary…

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Orange Service At Comleroy Road Combined Lodges Celebrate

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 4

Twelfth of July celebrations were carried at Comleroy Road Methodist Church by a rellious service by combined lodges. The weather was ideal…

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Broken Traces Father and Son. on the Road to Castlereagh

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 4

On Monday last a painful misfortune, which nevertheless might easily have been attended with even-worse results, overtook two well known…

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The Touring Season with a Motor Cycle

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 2

You can enjoy a spin every morning and evening between your place of business and home. You can enjoy a trip into the country…

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Railway to Markets

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 8

Mr. Vol. Molesworth, M.L..A., has received the following communication Mr. W. J. Morris, Secretary, Railway Commissioners:…

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Caught by Buffers Missed Death by a Second Kurrajong Railway Accident

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

Ernest ("Nutty") Daley, whose accident was referred to in a previous issue, has been removed from Windsor to the Sydney Hospital to undergo further treatment. It…

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A New Road Sydney to Mountains via Richmond and Bilpin Deputation to Minister

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 5

The proposed road from Mt. Irvine [?]o Bilpin, across Bowen's Creek, will be [?]he subject of a deputation shortly to [?]it upon the Minister, as a result of…

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The End of the Road Dramatic Health Picture to Be Shown in Richmond

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 5

"The End of the Road" to be screened next Monday at Grimwood's Picures, and at Kurrajong on Tuesday, August 19, is an educational photoplay…

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Let There Be Light. Blacktown Railway Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 9

The matter of altering the lights on the overhead bridge at Black town railway station was brought up again at Windsor Council on the 5th inst., by Ald. Lawson. It will…

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Richmond Aerodrome To Be Re-Commissioned Federal Government's Decision

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 1

After a long period of inactivity the Richmond Aerodrome, will, ere many months have passed away be the headquarters for the Army Co-operative…

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