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

Railways, roads & transport, 1964

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

Deterioration of Road Worries Ratepayers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 April 1964 · page 12

Complaints about the dis[?]epair of Comleroy Road, which links Bells Line Road with Singleton…

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Delay on Pool Access Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 April 1964 · page 14

Work on the road which will give access to the Municipal Swimming Centre at Richmond has…

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Wiseman’s Bridge Deputation To Try To See Minister

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 April 1964 · page 17

Members of the committee formed recently to press, for a bridge over the Hawkesbury River at…

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Bourke Street Railway Gates Council’s Request Refused

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 April 1964 · page 14

Any alteration in the operation of railway gates at East Richmond is unwarranted, the…

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New Approach to Railways Faster Service Needed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 April 1964 · page 14

The Railways Department’s refusal to provide faster services between Richmond and…

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Local Road Accident Statistics

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 May 1964 · page 15

Six people were killed and 141 were injured in road accidents in Windsor Municipality last year…

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Thai Nurses To Train At Hawkesbury

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 May 1964 · page 3

Two nursing students from Thailand will be accepted by the District Hospital under a scheme…

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Delay Over Slopes Road Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1964 · page 3

Plans for the renewal of the Slopes Road bridge are now with the Department of Public Works, the…

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Request For Sealed Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1964 · page 19

A request for the tar sealing of Hibert’s Lane Freeman’s Reach, will be reconsidered by Colo Shire…

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Road Useful For Fire Fighting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1964 · page 18

Colo Shire Council will object to the closing of [?] road at Glossodia because it believes the road [?]…

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Request For Sealing Of Heights Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 May 1964 · page 13

“Council should have insisted on the tar sealing of Stanley Avenue, Kurrajong Heights, in the…

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Stock Railway Reply on Electrification

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 May 1964 · page 3

“Any necessary appropriate action” on the electrification of the Richmond railway line will be…

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Main Road Tree Planting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 May 1964 · page 3

A Tree Planting Scheme for Bell’s Line Road between Richmond and the Hawkesbury River is…

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Repairs To Cedar Ridge Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 May 1964 · page 3

About four loads of shale are to be spread over a rock bar in Cedar Ridge Road…

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Ice on Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 June 1964 · page 1

Below freezing temperatures on the Singleton Road early on Friday morning resulted in a car…

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£250 On Access Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 June 1964 · page 7

Colo Shire Council will spend up to £250 to make un access road for some Lower Portland residents,…

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Ferry Bridge “Highly Suspicious” Says Member

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 June 1964 · page 1

“The action of the State Labor Government in promising a bridge across the Hawkesbury River at Wiseman’s Ferry is, to say the least, highly…

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Club Wants To Close Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 June 1964 · page 21

Stating that straying cattle have been damaging the Una Voce property, the owners, the South…

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Train Passengers Marooned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 12

About 50 passengers on two trains from Sydney were marooned at Mulgrave when flood…

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Serious Damage to Richmond Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 12

When the river receded on Tuesday morning at North Richmond Bridge it revealed serious damage to the western abutment and decking. The hole, which measured about 10 feet by 10 feet, was filled with water, deceptively covered with froth. It is understood that temporary repairs were effected later in the day…

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