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

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

61 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 4

Colo Shire Council Tenders-re-decking Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 5

TENDERS are invited and will be received by the undersigned up till 2 p.m. on Thursday, 6th May, 1948, for…

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Traders Protest Railway Land Resumption

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 3

A PROTEST against the rumoured intention of the Housing Commission to resume railway land in…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

Comleroy Road P. and C. Association's euchre party held in the school room on April 24 was well up to…

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Road Problem

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

At its last meeting the Windsor Council received suggestions from the Castlereagh Council and the…

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Land Wasted When Used As Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

"TOO much valuable laud in the Richmond Bottoms is used for roads," was an opinion expressed…

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Nobody's Baby Vacant Land At Railway Windsor Council Discussion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

RESPONSIBILITY for a fenced area of land between Windsor Station entrance and the…

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yarramundi Bridge Company Offers Subsidy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 5

AN increased private offer of subsidy towards repairs of the Yarramundi Bridge was mentioned at…

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Re-routing Main Road Suggestion By N.R.M.A. to Windsor Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

A SUGGESTION by the N.R.M.A. that the main Parramatta-Richmond road ho re-routed from…

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Road Subsidy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 2

In a letter to the last Richmond Council meeting, the Department of Main Roads stated it was not prepared…

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Bad Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 7

In a letter to the last Richmond Council, J. E. Sinclair asked for improvements to Londonderry-road, stating…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 1

Polling went off quietly at Comleroy Road. There was a record attendance of voters, on this occasion over 100…

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Data Being Collected Electrification of Railways

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 1

AS the result of a further conference of bodies interested, data is being collected for a case to be…

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Bridge Grant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government (through Mr. Frank Finnan, M.L.A.) informed the June meeting of…

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Unfair System For Train Guards Issuing Tickets at North Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 10

THE present system of issuing" tickets at North Richmond station was unfair to guards in charge of…

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Petition For Road Repairs Shire Council to Give Relief

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 2

IN answer to a petition from 25 residents, Colo Shire Council at its June meeting decided to effect…

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Coroner Holds Inquiry Motor Fatality at Pitt Town

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 9

AT an inquiry at the Windsor Court House on June 10 the Hawkeslmry District Coroner (Mr. H. S…

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Roads Damage Irrigation Water Overflow

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 9

THE overflow from certain irrigation plants was a cause of damage to council roads, it was stated at…

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Cyclist Hurt Fines for Motorist

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 3

SERIOUS injuries to a cyclist on the Richmond-road on the night of January 20 were mentioned…

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Good Record Considered Motorist Gets Bond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 5

PREVIOUS good character and record earned a motorist a bond on a "drive under influence"…

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Up-to-date Road Plant Required to Cope with Modern Traffic Windsor Council To Consider Problem

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 1

THE need for adequate modern roadmaking plant and tar-surfacing of all principal roads, to cope with wear by present-day traffic…

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