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

Railways, roads & transport, 1964

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Hurt In Fall From Train

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 October 1964 · page 2

An elderly woman was hurt when she fell from the platform of a train at Richmond Station at…

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1 Dead, 15 Hurt in Weekend Road Toll

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 October 1964 · page 1

In one of the worst holiday Weekends on record in this district, one man was killed and 15 people hurt in road accidents. Mr Harley Wallwork,…

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FEATURE Centenary Of Our Railway—But There’s Little To Show For It

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 October 1964 · page 6

Next month, on November 29, the Richmond-Blacktown railway line celebrates its centenary/ making it one of the State’s oldest near-city lines still…

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Web[?]’s Creek Bridge Could Be Too High

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 October 1964 · page 23

The high level deck planned for the Webb’s Creek Bridge could be blamed for the long…

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£2533 For Railway Approach

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 October 1964 · page 19

The estimated cost of tar-sealing the approach to the Windsor Railway Station and extending the…

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“Go Ahead” For £47,000 Bridge Prigramme

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 November 1964 · page 1

In the largest bridge building programme undertaken in Colo Shire, the council has applied for government subsidy for the replacement of 10…

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£11,000 Grant For Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 November 1964 · page 12

A Commonwealth Aid Roads grant of £11,000 has been approved for Windsor Municipality for…

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“More Patches Than Road”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 November 1964 · page 5

Lennox Street Richmond, had “more patches than road,” Alderman Richardson claimed at last…

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Lecture On Railway Centenary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 December 1964 · page 17

An interesting lecture [?] the centenary of the [?]chmond - Black town [?]way line was given to…

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To Call Tenders For Motors

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 December 1964 · page 17

The Windsor Council will ask Colo Council to agree to selling by tender the motors and…

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Railway Model on Display

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 December 1964 · page 1

To commemorate the centenary of the opening of the Sydney to Richmond railway on…

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President Opposes Bridge Priority

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 December 1964 · page 13

Despite strong opposition by the President (Cr Mackenzie) the Colo Shire Council at its last…

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Road Frontage Development Unacceptable

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 December 1964 · page 16

Although Colo Shire Council, had indicated it was prepared to approve the sectional development…

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Colo River Bridge “Could Be 20 Years”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 December 1964 · page 18

“They won’t be building that bridge for another 20 years,” said the President (Cr Mackenzie) at the last…

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