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

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

64 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 3 of 4

Pitt Town Wants Action Blockages of Road by Flood Waters Public Meeting Discusses Alternatives

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

STRONGLY protesting at the repeated and avoidable blockages of the main road between McGrath's Hill and Cattai by flood…

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Bridge Repairs Costs Penrith Council Says Not Liable

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 6

A FURTHER denial by Penrith Council of liability for part cost of repairs to Yarramundi Bridge, is to…

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All-Weather Access Road Windsor Resident's Suggestion

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 5

A SUGGESTION for an all-weather main road from Windsor to cross South Creek near the railway…

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Deputation To Council Pitt Town Road Problem

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

BETTER flood-time access for residents of the Pitt Town area was the object of a deputation…

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Unusual Court Hearing Railway Employee Charged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 4

PREVIOUS good character resulted in information against a railway employee being dismissed by…

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All-Weather Road (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 9

Sir,—Apparently parochial interests prompted the Windsor Council to treat my letter with undue discourtesy…

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New Bridge?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 9

In a letter to the August Meeting of the Colo Shire Council the D.M.R. asked, in connection with a proposal…

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Committed For Trial Road Accident at North Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 2

AN accident at North Richmond on May 27 resulted in a charge on which the driver of a…

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Access Road (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 4

Sir,—Since the Blacktown Road has been declared a main road, and would make an all-weather route to…

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Trump Card in Bridge Contest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 10

LATEST move in the Colo Shire Council v. Penrith Council contest over maintenance costs for…

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South Windsor Roads, Drainage Position to Be Reviewed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 1

WINDSOR Council has decided to consider seriously the overall position of drainage and roads in…

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Choked Creek Blocks Road Colo Shire Problem

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 10

WATER banked up from Buttsworth's Creek at Wilberforce was causing the protracted closing of…

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Took Motor Cycle Airman in Trouble

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 3

HIS jaunt on a "borrowed" motor cycle will long be remembered by a young airman who appeared…

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Motor Cyclist Hurt

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 10

A youth was badly injured when his motor cycle crashed into a stationary truck near Rouse Hill on Saturday…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 1

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Richardson (nee Moorehead) on the arrival of their first infant, a…

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Boundary Road Impasse Both Councils Want Control

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 1

THE impasse regarding Boundary Road maintenance, control of which is desired by both Baulkham…

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Comleroy Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 3

Mr. J. Lee, of The Slopes, suffered a severe injury to his eye last week while chopping wood at his home. Later…

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River Bridge At Ferry Objective of New Association

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 5

A BRIDGE across the Hawkesbury River at or near Wiseman's Ferry is the chief objective of a…

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Children Will Learn Road Safety Rules by Drawings and by Rhymes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 9

As a contribution to the Australian Road Safety Council's "Life Is So Precious" Campaign, the C.O.R…

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River Rises Water Across Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

A RISE in the river at the week-end, as the result of further rain, indirectly caused the spread of water…

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