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

Railways, roads & transport, 1955

102 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 5 of 6

Remains Bell's Line Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 7

The D.M.R. has decided that in future the road from North Richmond Bridge to Lithgow will be known as…

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More Work On New Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 4

Regarding further work to be carried out in construction of the developmental road from Wiseman's Ferry to…

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Council Members Make Tour Of Roads In Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 1

A report on tours of inspection of shire road by the works committee on two different occasions, since the previous meeting, was given by the…

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Agreement On Boundary Road Improvements

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 October 1955 · page 12

AGREEMENT has at last been reached by Windsor Council and Baulkham Hills Shire Council on the…

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Youth And Girls Hurt In Motor Cycle Accident

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 October 1955 · page 7

WHEN a motor cycle skidded and left the road near Cattal Bridge on October 3 the youthful rider…

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Department And Road Drainage

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 October 1955 · page 6

Portion of the cost of draining a section of Wilberforce-Road water into the river-would be borne by the D.M.R…

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Colo Shire's Roads Grant Down £1000

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 October 1955 · page 2

UNEXPECTEDLY the Colo Shire Council's Commonwealth Aid Roads grant for the year has been…

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Why Punt Motor Not Replaced

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 October 1955 · page 5

Told at the October meeting of the Colo Shire Council that the council was not satisfied with the operation of…

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Test Of Bridge Was Convincing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 3

Those who have been worrying over supposed weaknesses of the Colo Bridge need have no fears in that respect…

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Company Has Permit for Road Signs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 November 1955 · page 13

PERMISSION for a commercial company to erect direction signs, containing advertising matter, at…

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Member Speaks In The House On Our Train Service

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 November 1955 · page 7

Discontent throughout this district [?] the quality of the railway service given on the Richmond line was the subject of a comment in the…

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Tizzana Road Out Of List

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 November 1955 · page 7

When a Government grant list of council road works projected by Colo Shire Council was revised by the…

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Webb's Creek Road Idea Not Favoured By D.M.R.

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 November 1955 · page 1

A refusal by the Department of Main Roads of Colo Shire Council's application for a developmental road from Lower Portland to Webb's…

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New Stop Butt At Aerodrome To Stay Put

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 1

PROTESTS by nearby residents and Windsor Council at construction of a weapon-testing stop butt…

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Grant for Main Roads in Shire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 10

A letter from the Department of Main Roads advised the November meeting of the Colo Shire Council that a…

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Road Almost Missed £400 In Works Programme

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 3

Still working to obtain the very best possible deal for the Freeman's Reach Road, Cr. Smith at the November meeting of Colo Shire Council…

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Marshalls Motors Trail Best Club Has Staged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 15

Generally commended toy competitors and officials alike as tine best car trial yet staged by the Hawkestoury Car Club—both for excellence of…

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Council Wants To Meet Minister On Train Service

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1955 · page 12

A decision to ask time Minister for Transport to receive the Colo Shire Council sis a deputation regarding the unsatisfactory train service on…

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Motor Cyclist Had Leg Broken In Collision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1955 · page 1

A MOTOR cyclist had the larger bone in his lower right leg fractured in a collision at Windsor on…

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Council To Try Outboard Motor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1955 · page 11

After a short discussion at its November meeting regarding purpchase of an out-board motor to be used with…

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