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

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

74 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 4 of 4

Opening the Bridge De Groot Incident Revived

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 3

A capital recapitulation of the De Groot incident at the opening of Sydney Harbor bridge was staged at Windsor on Wednesday night…

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Windsor Bridge Opened in 1874. Took 2½ Years to Build

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 11

IN May, 1864, Hon. A. T. Holroyd, then Minister for Works, visited Windsor to inspect the railway works then in operation, when the state of the ferry was…

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68 Years Ago First Train to Windsor Anniversary on

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 11

IT will be 68 years on Tuesday next, November 29, since the first train ran to Windsor. AS early as 1846 a railway was projected…

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South Cheek Bridge First Large Structure in Colony Wrecked by Earthquake

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 11

THE first large bridge erected in New South Wales was at Windsor. It spanned South Creek, and was known as Howe's Bridge, but it…

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The Western Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 16

The wind is blowing up the Pass, A west wind dry and fine, All resinous and honey-sweet With blossom of the pine…

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£2,000 for Windsor Unemployed Relief Grant Pitt Town Bottoms Road Richmond and Colo £1,000 Each

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 4

ON Wednesday morning Mr. Ronald B. Walker, M.L.A., communicated with us by telephone from Sydney and advised that he had been successful in…

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Pilot Killed General Blamey's Son Crash at Richmond Aerodrome Mechanic 'Slightly Hurt

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 10

A TERRIBLE aeroplane accident, in which the pilot was killed and a mechanic escaped with slight injuries occurred at Richmond aerodrome on…

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Malicious Damage Took Soil Off Road Case at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 10

NUMEROUS complaints have been received by Blacktown Shire Council regarding the practice of strangers, who come into the area…

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Bishop, Surprised Our District Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 1

QUITE recently the Anglican Bishop of Newcastle had occasion to be driven by car from Hornsby to Lower Portland. He had been warned to…

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Thompson's Square Historic Spot to Be Desecrated? Connecting Two Main Roads Council Grants Approval

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 2

FOR the purpose of linking up the Windsor and Wilberforce roads, Windsor Council at its meeting last we&k granted a request of the…

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Unprofitable Railways Richmond's Non-paying Line More About Concession Fares

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 2

MR. NICHOLAS, District Superintendent of Railways, speaking at the annual conference of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Districts Federation of Progress and Kindred…

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Kingswood-Windsor Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 1

At the suggestion of Aid. Joe Carter, Castlereagh Council decided last week to ask Penrith and St. Marys Councils to co-operate in asking the Main Roads Board to…

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Windsor Council Tuesday Night's Meeting Pitt Town Bottoms-road Another Grant to Be Applied for

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 2

THERE was a full attendance at the regular fortnightly meeting of the Windsor Council on Tuesday night, viz., the Mayor ,(Ald. N. Jenkyn), and Aldermen J. M…

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Motor Traffic Cases Small Fines at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 2

Four motor traffic cases were heard by Mr. Atkinson, S.M., at Richmond Police Court on Tuesday, but they were not of a serious character, and only small fines were…

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