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

Railways, roads & transport, 1965

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

Grant for Road Reconstruction

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 September 1965 · page 14

A grant for £1,406 for the reconstruction of West Portland Road at Aylett’s Swamp has been made by…

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Four Hurt When Car Ran Off Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 September 1965 · page 1

Four people were injured when a car failed to negotiate the “cross-roads” at the…

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Railway “a Brake to Progress”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 September 1965 · page 1

The Richmond-Blacktown railway line, in its present form, is “a brake to progress” in the Hawkesbury District, the President of Colo Shire…

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Roads to be Graded

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 September 1965 · page 2

Roads in the Central and Upper Colo areas would be graded at once, Cr. Hill was told at the…

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Ran Off Road Into Ditch

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 September 1965 · page 15

The driver was injured early on September 8, when his car ran into a ditch off…

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May Train Papuans as Nurses

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 October 1965 · page 15

No objection would be taken to training a couple of Papuan girls as nurses at the District Hospital…

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Final Say on Road Name

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 October 1965 · page 16

After considering half a dozen suggestions, Colo Shire Council has chosen “Hill crest Road” as the…

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Buttsworth Wharf Road Must Not Be Blocked

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 October 1965 · page 19

Colo Shire Council has served notice on Mr D. A. McLachlan that he must not obstruct the…

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Slogan for Railways

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 October 1965 · page 2

An irate commuter has suggested a new slogan for the Railways Department to use for…

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Railway Inspectors Check on “Illegal” Passengers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 October 1965 · page 5

Train passengers complained last Friday that Railway inspectors had threatened to put them off a train if they could not produce documentary…

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Motor Cycling Visit to Adelaide

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 October 1965 · page 19

Three members of the Hawkesbury District M.C.C. were chosen to represent New South Wales…

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Motorist Beats Licence Suspension

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 October 1965 · page 18

A man who has had his driving licence suspended twice had his appeal against the…

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Viewpoints Of Readers Callous Railways CHANGE(Ta the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 October 1965 · page 2

Sir,—May I call your attention to the latest callous injustice, imposed by the Railways Department,…

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Proposed Road Would Give Access in Floods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 November 1965 · page 7

A new expressway planned by the Department of Main Reads, to cross the Hawkesbury River at Castlereagh, would give flood-free access to…

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Car Hit Bridge; 5 Hurt

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 December 1965 · page 2

Five men were injured on Sunday when a car struck the Yarramundi Bridge and…

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Smashed Train Window

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 December 1965 · page 5

Smashing a train window proved expensive for a Schofields man, as he was fined £20 and…

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