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

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

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Road Accidents

Camden News · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 9

An article written by Lieut. Col. H. A. Youden, D.S.O., V.D., Secretary to the Road Safety council of New South Wales…

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Bad Roads

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 1

Mr. Spencer Ibbotson of Tahmoor writes.-I notice the road leading from Tahmoor to Thirlmere, on which 'the grader, was recently opening, is in a…

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Menangle-picton Road

The Campbelltown News · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 1

The Council has received the following communication from the Shire of Wollondilly with further reference to the Menangle—Picton Road…

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Some Bridge Five Miles of Piles

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 1

More then five miles of piles will be driven into the bed the river, in the Construction of the bridge over the at Hawkesbury at pears Ferry the…

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Roads, Bridges, and Electricity Wollondilly Shire Affairs

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 1

Amongst the various mutters, arising out of the engineer's reports, dealt with by the Wollondilly Shire Council at its meeting last month were the following:…

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Road Accidents the Citizen'c Responsibility

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 2

Much has been said and written in an endeavour to inculcate safety principles amongst road users, but the nett result in the reduction of road accidents…

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A Disgrace Railway Freights on Fruit

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 2

At the recent fruitgrowers' conference, Mr. A. Wimble said, it was a disgrace to the State Government that a charge of 2/ a bushel case should be…

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Fatality at Tahmoor Thrown from Motor Cycle Barco Resident Killed

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 2

M. J. W. Clark, a railway employee was killed last Saturday morning, when he was thrown from his motor cycle at the overhead bridge, near the Bargo…

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Individual Road C'ships

The Campbelltown News · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 8

The senior and junior road c'ships of N.S.W. will be run on Saturday of next week; trails will be run this Saturday—juniors on same course…

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The Pleasures of Motoring

The Campbelltown News · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 3

A very large number of motor cars and motor cycles on the roads of this State have been purchased by their owners with one object [?]—to…

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Road Safety. The Pleasures of Motoring

Camden News · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 4

A very large number of motor cars and motor cycles on the roads of this Slate have been puchased by their owners with one object only—to…

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Train. Driver Killed

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 1

Mr. Joseph Meehan, Addison Road, Petersham and brother of Mr. Thomas as Meehan and Mrs. W. Vardy, of Campbelltown, was walking along…

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Legal. Mr. Warrington Connolly, Solicitor. RAILWAY St., CAMPBELLTOWN. Will Visit Campbelltown

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

EVERY TUESDAY, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., thereafter at Argyll Street, Camden, and at other times by appointment…

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Aeroplane Crashes Excitement at Douglas Park

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 2

Unusual excitement prevailed at Douglas Park last Wednesday afternoon, when a R.A.A.F. Hawker Demon plane crashed in a paddock there…

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Old Railway Official Record Eighteen Pence a Day No Pay When It Rained

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 1

Is there an ex railway man in New South Wales with a record that can heat that of 'M r. David Wotton, 84 year old Cowra resident? Mr. Wotton first…

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Into the Land of Egypt. by Train to Cairo

Camden News · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 9

AS the train sped on the three-hour journey from Alexandria to Cairo I sat at the window of a white Pullman car (made in Birmingham) and…

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Children and Road Accidents

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 5

The irreparable loss to New South Wales of 72 children under 14 years of age who were killed during the year ended December, 1937, in road…

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Children & Road Accidents

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 4

The irreparable joss 10 New South I Wales of 72 children under 14 years of age who were hilled during the year ended December 1937, in road accidents,…

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Road Direction Sign

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 3

Some days ago officials of the Main Roads Board removed the road direction sign on the post at the north west corner of the interjection of Argyle and…

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Negligence and Bad Work Main Roads Board Loses Case

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 2

Sued by McCarry Bros., produce merchants, of Wauchope, for £50 damages to stock owing to water entering their premises through negligent…

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