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

Railways, roads & transport, 1966

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Letters to the Editor Dust Menace on Terrace Road (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 1 June 1966 · page 2

Sir,—The state of Terrace Road is causing extreme discomfort to residents…

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Youth Fell From Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 June 1966 · page 1

A 16-year-old youth suffered a broken shoulder on Saturday afternoon when he fell from…

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Two Hurt When Car Ran off Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 June 1966 · page 1

The driver and a passenger were injured when a car ran off the Freeman’s Reach Road,…

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Bridge Reparis Slow Traffic

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1966 · page 1

Repairs, to the pavement on the South Creek Bridge caused minor traffic delays at…

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Boundary Road Re-sealing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1966 · page 5

Boundary Road, Maraylya, is to be re-sealed for its entire length at an estimated cost of $10,000…

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Road Dust “Stunting” Orchards

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1966 · page 19

Dust from Terrace Road was stunting the growth of the first two to three rows of trees…

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Motor Cycling Sidecar Win for Riverstone

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1966 · page 22

Lloyd Harris, with president Tommy Edwards in the sidecar, put the Riverstone District Motor…

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Oil as Road Dust Sealer (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 July 1966 · page 2

Sir,—Some time ago, the Kurrajong District Improvement Association prevailed on Colo Shire…

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Motor Cycle Hit Parked Car

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 July 1966 · page 2

A Kurmond youth suffered extensive lacerations to his head when his motor cycle hit a parked…

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Windsor Road Street Lighting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1966 · page 18

Windsor Council is not interested in contributing towards the cost of a street [?]hting…

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Fisher Road Sealing Must Wait

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1966 · page 17

Some 36 residents of Fisher’s Road, Oakville, who recently petitioned Windsor Council for the…

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Shock For Motorist

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1966 · page 8

Mrs Arch Garrad, of Windsor, received a shock recently when she opened the door of her to find…

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Oiling of Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1966 · page 2

Sir— May I shubmit a further letter on the oiling of roads. Such a policy is likely to be opposed by…

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Semi-Trailer Crashes Off Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1966 · page 9

A large refrigerated semi-trailer unit smashed through the railing of Buttsworth Creek Bridge…

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Frightening Experience for Motorist

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1966 · page 5

A Cattai motorist had a frightening experience on Sunday morning when the windscreen of his car suddenly shattered as he was driving to…

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Holden Motor For Tech. College

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1966 · page 11

A Holden 149 motor has been presented to the Penrith Technical College. The presentation was…

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Six Injured When Car Runs Off Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 August 1966 · page 3

Six people were Injured, two seriously, when a car ran off Boundary Road,…

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Children Will Love Model Railway

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 August 1966 · page 12

Children will love the model railway, which is being built as one of the tourist features of the…

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Shire Adopts Road Re-Sealing Program

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 August 1966 · page 14

At least two miles of the Wilberforce-Kurmond Road will be resealed in 1966-67. Colo Shire Council…

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Road Is Pioneer Track

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 September 1966 · page 9

Truck drivers could easily be killed on a section of bad road just across the Hawkesbury River from…

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