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

Railways, roads & transport, 1969

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Bridge Club News

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 September 1969 · page 12

Col. and Mrs Faulder again won their section of the Windsor Bridge Club’s game on September 5…

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Redundant Roads Public and Press Excluded

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 September 1969 · page 1

The public and Press were excluded at a recent meeting of the Colo Shire Council when it discussed the disposal of roads made…

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Freeman’s Reach Road Widening

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 September 1969 · page 17

Widening of the Freeman’s Reach Road to 66ft will be considered by Colo Shire Council in next…

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Bridge Given High Priority

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 September 1969 · page 2

Construction of a new bridge over South Creek on the Windsor Road, has been given a high…

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BRIDGE Golders In Good Form

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 September 1969 · page 11

Mr and Mrs F. Golder, of Windsor, had a return to form to win the north-south section of the…

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Motor Cycling Bilpin Scramble Results

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 September 1969 · page 13

Results of events at a Scramble meeting, staged by Hawkesbury Motor Cycle Club at its Bilpin…

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Bridge "Beyond Resources “

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1969 · page 20

Participation in the construction of a bridge over the Hawkesbury River at Lower Portland…

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Bridge is Danger to Public

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1969 · page 14

So bad is the condition of the decking on the Fitzroy Bridge at Windsor that it constitutes a positive danger to the public…

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BRIDGE Top Pairs Consistent Winners

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1969 · page 18

The club's game played on October 3 resulted in the two best pairs who play regularly winning…

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Last Steam Train Leaves Richmond Station

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 October 1969 · page 1

P Class steam loco 3324 made a brave showing as she pulled out of the Richmond platform on the 7.56 run on Saturday morning. As though aware of the significance of the occasion…

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North Richmond Bridge D. M. R. Warns on Dredging Danger

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 October 1969 · page 19

A warning of the possible danger of extractive industries dredging close to the North Richmond Bridge was contained in a letter from the…

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Bridge Damaged in River Rise

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 November 1969 · page 1

The bridge over the Nepean River at Yarramundi was damaged in the sudden rise in the…

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Bridge Club Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 November 1969 · page 28

At the club’s last games on October 31 Messrs Van den berg and Heymans from the Blue…

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Luke Warm on Lr. Portland Bridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 November 1969 · page 11

In response to another request by Baulkham Hills Shire, Colo Shire has guardedly agreed to have…

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Two Die on Local Roads

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 December 1969 · page 1

In accidents at McGrath’s Hill cm Sunday at Richmond on Monday night, two…

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Mountain Lagoon Road Beyond Council’s Resources

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 December 1969 · page 21

Major works on the improvement of Mountain Lagoon Road would be beyond the resources…

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Minister Sees Railway Wasteland

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 December 1969 · page 2

At the invitation of the Windsor Council the Minister for Transport (Mr Morris) visited Richmond Railway yards to see if something could be done to put this wasteland in the middle of the town to better use. Above: The Minister and aldermen are discussing the possibility of removing the old turn-table…

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BRIDGE Three Wins From Three Starts

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 December 1969 · page 9

At the club's game on November 28, Messrs Heymens and Vandenberg from the Blue Mountains…

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Mailman Resigns Over Bad Road

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 December 1969 · page 5

Owing to the bad condition of Mountain Lagoon Road the Bilpin mail contractor. Mr H. E. Nuzum…

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Car Rallies on Sealed Roads Only

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 December 1969 · page 11

As a matter of policy, Windsor Council has decided to permit car rallies on sealed roads only…

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