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

Railways, roads & transport, 1968

32 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

6 Per Cent. Drop in Road Toll

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1968 · page 8

The Minister for Transport, Mr M. A. Morris, said recently that the N.S.W. road…

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Shire Roads Program

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1968 · page 7

A shire roads re-construction program, approved by the Colo Shire Council at its last…

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Opposed to Road Closing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1968 · page 3

Colo Shire Council had rejected an application by the Presbyterian Church of Australia to close an…

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P.A. Campaign For Road Improvement

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1968 · page 15

The Mt Lagoon Progress Association intends to campaign vigorously for road improvements in…

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$150 Fine for Motor Cyclists

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1968 · page 15

Two motor cyclists were fined $150 and their licences disqualified for two years at the Windsor Court. They are Lindsay Arthur…

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Road Plays Havoc With Windscreens

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1968 · page 16

Bell’s Line of Road, Kurmond, has become a terror strip for motorists, following recent…

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Road Widening Compensation Should Be Paid Forthwith

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1968 · page 13

Where there is road widening by re-alignment, compensation should be paid immediately to landowners affected, the Windsor Council…

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Mudgee Boat Wins Bridge-to-bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1968 · page 4

Tile big outboard, Country Lass II, won line honours on Sunday when it covered the 68 miles of the Bridge-to-Bridge race in 1h 8m 30s…

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Faster Train Services

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1968 · page 20

The new train timetable, which comes into effect on the Richmond Line on May 5, will…

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Boy Hit By Motor Bike

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1968 · page 1

A 12-year-old boy, Stephen Madeley, of Conrad Street, Richmond, received slight injuries on…

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Motor Cycling Interstate Riders at Scramble

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1968 · page 7

Riders from interstate and a lone competitor from New Zealand, Robin McHendrick, will compete…

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High Cost of Raising Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 April 1968 · page 4

Raising the level of the main road between Windsor and McGrath’s Hill would be too costly…

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Power Sought Irrigation Water on Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 April 1968 · page 25

At present Colo Shire Council has no power to order farmers to prevent irrigation water…

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Railway Offer on Crossing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 May 1968 · page 17

Provided Windsor Council will meet the cost of constructing an “open” type crossing, the…

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Road is Good Reason For Lost Patience

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 May 1968 · page 17

According to residents of Law’s Farm Road, near Lower Portland— and Colo Shire councillors don’t seem to disagree—their road down…

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Moan at Motorists

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 May 1968 · page 21

"We build the tar roads and then they go ducking-off onto dirt roads,” moaned Cr…

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Council Hedges on Webb’s Creek Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 June 1968 · page 17

[?] with the need to make a de[?] on the construction of the [?] Creek Bridge, Colo Shire councillors are worried about their…

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Accident-free Weekend on Local Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 June 1968 · page 1

Although the State had one of its worst fatal accident records, there was not one fatality or even serious injury in the Hawkesbury over the…

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Park Road Used as Speedway

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 June 1968 · page 19

Cars were travelling through McQuade Park, Windsor, at more than 50 miles an hour, Ald…

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Motor Cyclists Hurt in Collisions

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 June 1968 · page 1

Motor cyclists were injured in two separate accidents on Sunday. At about 2.50 p.m., Mr…

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