Motorist Killed Fatality at North Richmond Car Strikes Stump
"ROBERT CECIL WAWN, (50), a member of the well-known firm of Wawn's Wonderwool Company, was killed in a motor accident at North Richmond on New Year's Eve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1929
133 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 7
"Always Speed" Motor Cyclists Coroner Hits Out
"VERY frequently motor accidents take place through the neglect of young men on motor cycles," said the Parramatta District Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Old Bell's Line in Days Before Motors
ADVENTURES nearly half a century ago on the Putty-Kurrajong-road, or Bell's Line, are related by Mr. E. B. Warren in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Passed the Sergeant Alleged Dangerous Driving Motorist Fined
BEFORE Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.M., at Windsor Police Court, Edward Carl Russell Scharkie was proceeded against for driving a motor vehicle along the Cattai-road on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fined £10 Motorist Under the Influence. "Went to Sleep at Wheel
WHEN Arthur William Ferguson (33) pulled his motor lorry up in front of the Commercial Hotel, Richmond, at about 5.15 p.m. on December 22, he immediately dozed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sackville Ferry Road Main Roads Board's Proposal
The Main Roads Board advised Baulkham Hills Shire Council at its last meeting that it would make certain funds available for expenditure on the Sackville Ferry-road…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stannix Park Road (To the Editor)
Sir,—I crave space in your journal to ventilate a very vexed question which has cropped up of late, relative to the right-of-way through the properties of Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Stannix Park Road (To the Editor)
Sir,—Since my letter in your last issue on the above matter I have seen Messrs. Brown and Mitchell, and they are both of the same opinion—that their is no road…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mackenzie's Bridge Should Be Widened Ald. Gillespie's Move
WHEN "new blood" is infused into public institutions new ideas usually crop up. Such is the case with Windsor Council at present—though all the new ideas have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Hurry Main Roads Board Contribution Reduction for Rural Lands
"I DON'T think we should hurry for the Main Roads Board," declared Ald. Jenkyn at Windsor Council meeting last week when a circular letter was received from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Struck by Car Richmond-road Fatality Doctor in Collision
IN the misty darkness of Saturday night, Dr. Harbison was driving from Windsor to Richmond in his car, and at the bottom of McQuade's Hill he was dazzled by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Error of Judgment Smash at Mackenzie's Bridge Two Cars in Collision
WHAT appears to have been an error of judgment on the part of two motorists resulted in a smash on Mackenzie's bridge, on the Pitt Town-road, at about 4.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Behind the Times Councils Without Motor Lorries Ald. Gillespie's Resolution
"THAT the Council consider the advisability of purchasing a motor lorry for the purpose of more efficiently carrying out the works…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattai Creek Pump Abused by Motorists Council Will Not Re-instal
AT Windsor Council meeting last week. Ald. Gillespie moved "That a pump and trough be installed at Cattai Creek to enable the travelling public to obtain a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dangerous Driving Motor Cyclist Fined Sequel to Richmond Road Smash
ABOUT 8 o'clock on the night of November 18 last, a motor cycle driven by Miltan Henry Whalan, porter at the Richmond railway station, crashed into the back of a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Yarramundi Lagoon Bridge Conference of Councils New Structure to Be Built
REPRESENTATIVES of the Castlereagh Council attended last week's meeting of the Richmond Council for the purpose of discussing the proposal of erecting a new…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →'Guilty—of Course! Motorist Fined
"How do you plead?" "I was away on urgent business at the time." "How do you plead?"…
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The present dry conditions are the severest experienced for many years, and the outlook, in view of the approaching pea-planting season, is most serious. It will be…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Clydesdale Bridge Seriously Damaged by Fire Repairs Will, Cost £220
BLACKTOWN SHIRE advised Windsor Council at its last' meeting that Clydesdale bridge over South Creek, on the Blacktownroad, had been seriously damaged by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Preposterous Road to Mt Tomah. Damaged by Timber-getters
"IT seems preposterous that the whole of the residents and the tourist traffic that was beginning to come through should be penalised for one man's benefit," wrote…
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