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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

94 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 4 of 5

The Cowpasture Road

The Campbelltown News · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

For the meeting of the Campbelltown Council held on Tuesday evening of last week, the Main, Roads Board forwarded to the…

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Warning to Motorists

The Campbelltown News · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 7

Motor organisations in Australia are from time to time warning their members that the casual picking up of persons on lonely roads is a practice…

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Bent's Basin Road

Camden News · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 4

At the last meeting of the "Wollondilly Shire Council the Works Committee reported having met residents of Bent's Basin Road on the 13th July,…

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Menangle Road Bridges

The Campbelltown News · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

The Main Roads Board has written the Campbelltown Council asking that Council give an estimate of the cost of repairing every bridge on the…

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Motor Cycle Club. Trial to Canberra

Camden News · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 8

The Camden Motor Cycle Club will hold a combined social run and trail to Canberra and return on September 21st and 22nd Entries [?]…

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Motor Collisions

The Campbelltown News · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 1

Shortly, after 5 o’clock p.m. on Sunday last, a motor car travelling towards Sydney collided with car driven by Mr. V. O’Loughlin,…

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New South Government Railways. Excursion to Sydney and Intermediate Stations

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 2

Excursion Tickets at Single Fare for Double Journey (minimum rates 8/9d First-class and 5/10 Second-class) will be issued at Picton to Sydney and…

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Other People's Opinions Letter to the Editor a Peal for the Railway

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 2

Sir, —Permit me space in your valuable journal concerning the great loss in revenue the railway service, through the motor services…

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20th Anniversary Hudson Motor Company. Company built 1,779,360 Care in Twenty Years

Camden News · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 7

The Hudson Motor Car Co. recently celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the shipping of the first Hudson car on July 8th, 1909. Rounding out two…

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Cox's River Hills Road

Camden News · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 3

The Wollondilly Shire Council had before its last meeting a letter from the Minister for Local Government enquiring Council's decision re Cox's…

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Trip to Canberra. Camden Motor Cycle Club

Camden News · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 9

Camden Motor Cycle Club will hold a trial and social run to Canberra on Saturday next September 21st. Nine entries have been received in the cycle…

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Mt. Keira Road

Camden News · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 8

At a meeting of the Camden Council a letter was received from Mt. Keira Progress Association, who are desirous of getting a road made from the top of…

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Orphan School Road. Bitumen or Gravel. Nepean Shire President Refuses Motion

Camden News · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 9

For months past the necessity of reconditioning or reconstructing Orphan School Rd. has taken up much time, not only of members of the Nepean Shire Council, but…

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Motor Cycle Club. Trip to Canberra

Camden News · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 10

The second annual reliability trial and social run; conducted by the Camden Motor Cycle Club, proved a successful venture. Seven cars and six motor…

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Motor Notes. Feminine Approval of Marquette

Camden News · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 10

Women demand luxury where many men are content with simple comfort. Women require style and finish where the masculine test often is…

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Orphan School Road

Camden News · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

With reference to the reconstruction of the Orphan School Road, Nepean Shire Council had before its last meeting a letter from the Main Roads Board giving certain…

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Further Railway Concessions

Camden News · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, has recently approached the Railway Commissioners with a view to securing further freight concessions…

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Cox's River Hills Road

Camden News · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 1

The Engineer of the Wollondilly Shire submitted to the last meeting of the Council the plans aud sections of this road and explained name in detail. As the quantities…

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Motor Car Accident

Camden News · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 1

Three women were injured when an Armstrong-Siddeley motor car plunged into a ditch and tore through a fence at the foot of Campbell's Hill, on Sheather's Lane,…

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Orphan School Road

Camden News · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 1

Consequent to a special meeting of the Nepean Shire Council held on the 21st inst. tenders are called in the Sydney Press, to close on November 14, for the first section…

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