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

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

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Milk Train Why Cannot It Serve Picton

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 1

The added convenience of a special milk train was provided to meet the requirement of the milk depot* at Moss Vale and Bowral on December…

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Picton Chamber of Commerce Proposed New Road

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

A discussion took place at the monthly meeting of the Picton Chamber of Commerce last weak, at which the president preside…

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Road Works

The Campbelltown News · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 1

The Works Committee of the local Council submitted a list of works amounting to £837, at the Council meeting on Tuesday night, following…

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Square Meals for Our Troops Australian Service Corps. "Pack Train" Economy

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

A saving of £200 a day for each 10,000 men in training wu made by the military authorities when they introduced the daily "pack…

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Road Toll Grows Country Residents Largely Responsible

The Picton Post · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

It is the considered opinion of experts in a position to judge that the mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicles in the State is less now than…

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Motorist's Fortitude

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 4

Here is a story of a Bogan Gate motorist:— While lying under his car, making some adjustments to the engine, a large red-backed spider took…

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Cars Collide Picton Road Smash

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

With the exception of a woman passenger the occupants of two cars which collided on the Picton Camden road, about five miles…

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Motorist Fined Horn Unnecessarily Sounded

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1

In Picton Police Court, presided over by Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M, or Thursday, local and district motorists received their first…

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Picton Car Crash I Sydney Motorists Injured

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1

A party of four Sydney men had narrow escapes from serious injury on Thursday afternoon when the car in which they were travelling…

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Flirting with Death a Warning to Motorists

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 4

In the file of the Road Safety Council there are some amazing stories of violent deaths, and yet all of them have explanations that are almost…

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Abbotsford Bridge Repairs Urgently Needed

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

Picton Municipal Councillors, at their meeting on Wednesday night, were informed of die need for repairs to the Abbotsford…

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Macquarie Grove Aerodrome. Taken Over by Government

Camden News · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

Information is to hand that the Federal Government has approved of the establishment of a Flying School at Macquarie Grove, Camden. The…

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Macquarie Grove Aerodrome. Taken Over by Government

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 5

Information is to hand that the Federal Government has approved of the establishment of a Flying School at Macquarie Grove, Camden. The…

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Child Accidents on Roads. By the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

Camden News · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 7

Requests have been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal be made to all parents to see that their…

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Training Air Pilots. Progressive Scheme Adopted. Camden Aerodrome

Camden News · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1

Australia's first initial training school, under the Empire air scheme, will open on April 29th. The Minister for Aviation (Mr. Fairbairn) in…

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Nepean Shire Case. Work of Bridge Carpenter

Camden News · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1

Before the Industrial Commission recently his Honor gave reserved judgment on an appeal by way of a stated case from the determination of…

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Training Air Pilots. Progressive Scheme Adopted. Camden Aerodrome

The Campbelltown News · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

Australia’s first initial training school, under the Empire air scheme, will open on April 29th. The Minister for Aviation (Mr. Fairbairn) in…

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Child Accidents on Roads

The Campbelltown News · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

Requests have been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal [?]e made to all parents to see that their…

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Open Road is Danger Country. Districts' Bad Record

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 2

On the evidence of the road accident figures for the first , few months, it is likely that 1940 will will go down in history as the…

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Turncock's Report Big Increase in Railway. Demand for Water

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 4

The turncock's report, read at the meeting of the Picton Municipal Council last week, disclosed that the Railway Department drew on the local…

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