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

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

35 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Wrong Side Alighting From Train Passengers Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 3

TO stop the practice of passengers alighting on the wrong side of the train at Riverstone, with the apparent object of…

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No Train Footwarmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 4

The following letter from the Commissioner for Railways, under date June 18, has been received by the Member for Hawkesbury (Mr…

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Mountain Road Webb's Creek Petition to Shire Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

BEARING 17 signatures of residents concerned, a petition received by the Colo Shire Council at its July meeting asked…

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Motorist Fined Contested "Brownout" Charge S.m. Believes Police

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 5

APPEARING to answer a charge under the '"brownout" regulations of having exceeded the 20 m.p.h. limit after sunset…

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Further Fines for "Brownout" Breaches Motorists Before Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 1

ANOTHER lineup of motorists who had ignored the limit of 20 miles per hour after dark paid the penalty at the Windsor…

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Road Plant Order

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 4

As has already been the experience of other district councils. Windsor Council at its last meeting" received a direction from the Allied…

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Further Fines for "Brownout" Breaches Motorists Before Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 2

THAT the police supervision of "brownout" breaches has not relaxed in any way was indicated by a further list of charges…

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Woman Killed Windsor Road Accident Several Others Injured

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 1

THE grave danger to pedestrians in walking on their incorrect, or left-hand, side of a road after dark, with their…

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Road Mishap Court Charge Sequel Car Driver Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 2

AN accident, at Vineyard in August last, when a car struck the rear of a sulky travelling the same way, had a sequel at…

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The Regent 'A Yank on the Burma Road'

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 5

Taking advantage of the newspaper headlines about China's famed Burma Road, the trail for supplies to the Chinese armies, "A Yank on…

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Drivers Fined Motor Traffic Breaches Windsor Court Charges

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 6

THERE was the customary lineup of erring motorists at the Windsor Police Court on Friday to plead guilty to breaches of…

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Road Danger at "Blundell's Rocks" Inspection Needed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 2

OUR attention has been drawn to the dangerous condition of the cutting on the Lower Portland-Wiseman's Ferry Road…

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Road Improvement

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 2

Since the recent complaint we published concerning the section of road beween Coachhouse Hill and Lower Portland, appreciated repairs…

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Road Repairs Difficulty

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 December 1942 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council it was decided to engage a lorry to apply sand to certain clay spots on the road…

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Road Inspection Arranged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 December 1942 · page 5

Instructions have been given the engineer of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council to inspect the section of road overhang at "Blundell's…

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