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

Railways, roads & transport, 1965

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Road Signs Provoke Clash

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1965 · page 24

A debate on roadside signs provoked a clash between two aldermen at the last Windsor…

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Repairs For Wheeney Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1965 · page 7

One thousand pounds would be spent on repairing Wheeney Mountain Road, Colo Shire Council…

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Motor Cycling Pleased With “Short Circuit”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1965 · page 13

Fourteen members of the Hawkesbury District Motor Cycle Club enjoyed a day’s racing on the new…

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Civil Defence Crews Train

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 February 1965 · page 1

Civil Defence flood boat captains from five councils have spent the last two weekends training in flood rescue and transport operations on the river at Windsor and Wi[?]berforce. Under instruction from Water Police officers in charge of Sgt. Joe Bourke,…

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Bridge To Be Made Safe

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1965 · page 13

The old bridge at High Macdonald is to be made safe. At present, the bridge…

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Nine Injured in Weekend Road Accidents

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1965 · page 1

Nine people were injured in a total of 11 road accidents in various parts of he district at the weekend. On Sunday in a multiple…

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Near Record in Bridge-to-bridge Speedboat Race

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 March 1965 · page 12

Fleet Fun IV, winner of the Bridge-to-Bridge speedboat race on Sunday, failed by five minutes to equal the record. Owner-driver Peter…

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New Link To Blacktown Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 March 1965 · page 23

The possibility of extending the Racecourse Road at Clarendon through from Richmond Road to the…

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Motor Cycling 8 Out in Reliability Trial

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 April 1965 · page 2

Only 14 motor cyclists from a field of 22 completed the annual “Hawkesbury 100” reliability…

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Report on Shire Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 April 1965 · page 20

A comprehensive report on bridges to be constructed in Colo Shire was presented by…

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Enjoyed Travel on Roads Built By Convicts

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 May 1965 · page 24

A group of Land Rover owners taking part in a rally on convict-built roads, passed through…

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Killed When Car Road Off Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 May 1965 · page 1

A commercial traveller, Walter Cunningham, 45, of Maling Avenue, Ermington, was killed…

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Status of Road “Nebulous”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 May 1965 · page 19

As far as Colo Shire Council is concerned, Buttsworth Wharf Road, Wilberforce, is a public…

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Civil Defence Men Train For Emergencies

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 May 1965 · page 12

A concentrated training programme by the rescue section of Windsor Civil Defence organisation has made its members capable of dealing with any…

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Objection to Road Name

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 May 1965 · page 16

An objection has been made to the naming of the access road to Lawrence’s subdivision,…

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Estimate for Bridge Soars

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 June 1965 · page 13

Even a 12 feet wide bridge at Webb’s Creek would cost around the £80,000…

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Complaint on Tizzana Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 June 1965 · page 20

Never before had there been so little consideration for the road-user as was shown by the state of…

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Complaint on River Access Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 June 1965 · page 23

Colo Shire Council has been asked to prohibit an entrance fee being charged for access…

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Bridge Site in Sight?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1965 · page 3

It is believed that a survey to find a suitable site for the proposed bridge at Wiseman’s Ferry…

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Road Sealing Programme

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1965 · page 20

Under its 1965-66 C.A.R. allocation, Windsor Council will undertake a road-sealing programme…

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