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

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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Windsor Council Repairs to Blacktown-road Committees Appointed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 10th instant when the following were present:—The Mayor (Ald. W. H. Dean) and Ald. V…

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Old North Road Question of Maintenance Deputation to Board

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 8

A deputation recently waited on the Main Roads Board with reference to the future status and maintenance of Main Road 181, from Wiseman's Ferry to Singleton…

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New Road Will Spoil Thompson's Square Linking Up Main Thoroughfares Windsor Council's Protest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 9

WINDSOR COUNCIL at its last meeting received from the Main Roads Board a copy of a plan in connection with the linking up of the…

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Lorry Overturns Windsor-road Smash Twelve People Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 10

THERE were distressing scenes on the Windsor-road, at Rouse Hill, on Sunday night when members of a picnic party who were…

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"Sprit of the Dawn" Windsor Motorist's Surprise Girl Who Slept on Footpath

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 5

A young girl at Baulkham Hills, on the Windsor-road, has established a new idea for sleeping out. A Windsor motorist who had left his home…

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New Road Tourists to Blue Mountains

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

AN important meeting of representatives from the Blue Mountains and Colo Shires was held at the Hawkesbury Lookout last week…

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Shorter Route New Mountain Road Work for Unemployed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 5

AT Monday's meeting of Colo Shire Council the Shire Clerk (Mr. Timms) submitted a report in connection with the recent conference between representatives of…

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Harbor Bridge Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 2

An exhibition is to be held at Maroubra on a 79-acre site prior to the opening of the Sydney Harbor bridge. The exhibition is deigned to gather from every part of the…

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Show Horses Killed Windsor Man in Railway Smash Derailment Near Gunning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 5

THE most serious railway accident in the south for many years occurred near Gunning early on Thursday morning of last week, when…

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New River Road Job Should Be Completed Public Meeting at Spencer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 6

A very representative gathering attended the public meeting, on Saturday last, in the Spencer Public Hall, called for the purpose of placing before and urging upon the Main…

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"An Expensive Business" 45 M.p.h. Through Windsor Motorist Fined for Speeding

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

"THIS is an expensive business for you, and you should get your machine down to a lower gear," said the magistrate (Mr. Sutherland) at Windsor Police Court…

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Dangerous Driving Motorist Speeds Through Windsor People Jump for Safety

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 3

WILLIAM Alfred Bradley pleaded guilty at Windsor Police Court on Monday to a charge of driving a motor vehicle along George-street, Windsor, on February 25 last…

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Stolen Car Transformed to Be Re-sold Trip to Melbourne Forestalled Motor Mechanic for Trial

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 8

CONSIDERABLE interest was taken in a case at the Windsor Police Court on Monday, when Ernest George Starke (23), motor…

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New River Road to Be Completed Later Council Wants Deputation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 6

ACCORDING to the Main Roads Board, it is hoped to complete the new river road, from Wiseman's Ferry via Spencer to Greengrove, at…

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Windsor Council Many Road Complaints Works Committee Will Be Busy Remedy for Noxious Weeds

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 5th instant, when the following were present:-The Mayor (Aid. W. H. Dean), and Aldermen V…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 8

Mr. J. J. McMahon, of The Slopes, is at present an inmate of a private hospital in Sydney, where he underwent an operation last week. It will be about three weeks…

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Comleroy Road Farewell and Presentation Mr. and Mrs. Ted McMAHON HONORED

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 12

TRULY may it be said that, on Friday evening last, "all roads led to Oaklandville," the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hennessy and daughter, who had so…

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Scenic Gems Picturesque Hawkesbury River 130-Mile Trip for Motorists

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 6

SOME of the most interesting river scenery within easy reach of Sydney motorists is along the banks of the Hawkesbury River, advises…

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Windsor Council Blacktown-road Repairs Damage at Pitt Town Bottoms Ald. Cox Threatens Action

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 7

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Windsor Council was held on the 2nd instant when the following were present:-The Mayor (Aid. W. H. Dean), and Aldermen…

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Blazing Motor Cycle Rider Found Semi-conscious Skid on Windsor-road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

LYING in a semi-conscious state alongside the blazing remains of his motor cycle, Malcolm Baldwin (24), of March-street, Richmond, was found at the side of the…

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