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

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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San Francisco-Oakland Bridge

Camden News · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 7

Mr. Aubrey L. Duesbury, electrical engineer, Berkley, California, who was in charge of the electrical works in the erection of the San Francisco—Oakland…

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Back to Wyong Jubilee Week. Marking the 50th Anniversary of Railway to Wyong. February 14 to 20, 1957

The Campbelltown News · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

All former residents of Wyong and Tuggerah Lakes district, all friends of residents, and all people who would like to see this delectable area under…

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Douglas Park-mount Keira Road

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 3

Hopes are entertained that something concrete will soon emerge from the agitation by various bodies for a first-class road to be put down from…

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Chiddy's Bridge New Structure to Be Built

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

At last Wollondilly Shire Council meeting, the works committee reported having met and a number of matters were death with. Regarding Chiddy's…

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Road Safety. Well-informed Public Opinion Vital

Camden News · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 10

The public may go through life in safety and happiness comparatively uninformed on a great variety of subjects, but under modern traffic…

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Road Safety. the Motorist

Camden News · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 5

In the modern car the motorist has placed in his hands an instrument that can be of immense benefit and enjoyment. He can move from place to…

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Road Safety. the Pedestrian

Camden News · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 3

Road safety is a problem that will confront the pedestrian throughout his life and, without exaggerating the position the length of his life and…

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Proposed Road Through Mr. R. H. Taylor's

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 3

During the day Mr. and Mrs. "Cannan interviewed the council with reference to this matter and advised that the Lands Department was going to…

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Road Safety. Hints for Children

Camden News · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 8

Hope for the solution of the road accident problem lies largely with the rising generation. It is proverbially difficult to teach an old dog new…

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Road Safety

Camden News · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

With the Easter holidays around the corner the great majority of our citizens will he straining at the leash of enjoyment of the few days respite…

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Camden-yerranderie Road Through Oakdale

The Picton Post · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 2

At its meeting on 20th instant the Oakdale Fuitgrowers and Progress Association, it was reported by the president that he had interviewed the…

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Road Safety. the Cyclist

Camden News · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

Probably greater care is called for on the part of the cyclist than the rider or driver of any other vehicle. His vehicle is almost noiseless and…

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Railway Cruise for Schoolboys. Cheap Educational Tour

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 2

Mr. Hayward, Stationmaster at Picton, sends us an attractive folder, giving particulars of a railway cruise for school boys that the department is…

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Nepean Shire. Road’s Works, Decided at the Last Meeting

The Campbelltown News · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 1

Ingleburn Road.—Or. T. C. Barker referred to the condition of this road and the engineer stated that the culverts were in a bad condition but the…

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£3,000 for Bridges and Roads

Camden News · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 1

A letter from the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. E. Spooner M.L.A., was read, in which it pointed out that if the council would…

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Menangle Road. (To the Editor, "Camden News")

Camden News · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 2

Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space in your columns to make a few comments on the highest road in Camden, which I might say is in a…

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Burragorang Road. Plans for Reconstruction Adopted. Estimated Cost £21,000

Camden News · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 1

The proposal to reconstruct and bitumen surface the Burragorang Rd. from The Oaks to Burragorang Mountain advanced a further stage, when,…

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Burragorang Road Shire Council's Decision Plans for Reconstruction Adopted. Cost Estimated at £21,000

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 April 1937 · page 4

Estimated to cost £21,000, the proposal to reconstruct and bitumen-surface the Burragorang road from The Oaks to the Mountain, was adopted at this month's meeting of Wollondilly Shire Council, when the working plans, prepared by the council's engineer…

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Railway Excursions Coronation Celebration and School Vacation

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 2

The Department of Railways has made extensive arrangements for excursion travel in connection with the celebration of the coronation on 12th…

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R.a.c.a. Motor Notes, Legal Liability

The Campbelltown News · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

All motorists are advised by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia to examine their Insurance policies immediately and ascertain if there is…

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