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

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

82 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 2 of 5

Fig Tree Road

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

Emphatic opposition was offered by the President at Wednesday's meeting of the Shire Council to a proposal by Cr. Downes that the council…

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Motor Vehicles Stolen. Five Cabs Last Week End

Camden News · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

During the past week end no less than five motor cars were reported to the police as having been stolen within the Camden district…

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When Walking on the Road Keep to the Right Hand Side

The Picton Post · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

Whilst road accidents have been reduced in this State, it is noteworthy that accidents to persons walking 0:1 roads at night have increased. The…

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Cobbitty Road

Camden News · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 3

The engineer of the Nepean Shire Council, Mr. J. L. Spencer, reported at the meeting on Thursday last that an inspection, in company with the…

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90 Days Wonder New Road to Darwin Outstanding Co-operative Enterprise

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 3

Australia has just completed the most outstanding co-operative enterprise ever staged between Commonwealth and States. Our road builders…

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Our Railways Not a Losing Proposition

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 4

"Without possessing any knowledge of coitions abroad, people are too ready to paint a glowing picture of the "crack trains' of Britain, Europe,…

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Greendale Road

Camden News · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 1

The Nepean Shire engineer, reporting to his council, stated that following an inspection of Greendale Rd., from Bringelly, it was found in poor…

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Railway Women of Russia

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

Women in Soviet Russia are making the railway one of the foremost feminine professions in Russia. Latest statistics show that there are over…

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Shire Road Men Quarrel 'I Can, But I Wont, and I'll Take My. Truck Home First I"

The Picton Post · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2

Claiming that he had bean "fired," an employee on the road staff of the Wollondilly Shire Council was found on investigation…

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Railway Excursions in May

The Picton Post · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 1

In addition to the excursion tickets issued every week-end for travel between any two stations wholly within the tourist area, there will be an,…

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Mermaid's Pool Road

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

Writing on behalf of the trustees of the Mermaid's Pool Reserve Tahmoor, Mr. A. W. Miller informed the Wollondilly Shire Council that the…

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Wine Shop Road

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

A fine spirit of co-operation on the part of the residents in that section of the shire served by Wine Shop road was revealed in a letter read at…

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The Ostrich of the Road (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 1

We laugh at the ostrich because he pokes his head in the sand when there is danger ahead. But how very like the ostrich is the man who pulls an…

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Road Makes One Shudder" Residents Offer to Council

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

Drawing attention to the condition of the Barker's Lodge road, on the side of Burragorang, Mr. J. B. Russell, in a jetter to the Wollondilly…

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Soldier's Amusing Prank Milks Cow While Train Waits at Station

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 4

A passenger by the North Coast mail reports an amusing incident near John's River station, writes a correspondent to the "Wauchope Gazette."…

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Horse's Gamble With Death Hill Top Railway Cutting

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 1

We pass on this story, which comes from Mittagong, for what it is worth, and in the hope that if it is authentic some old residents of this district, on…

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Darling Harbour Railway Offices Tremendous Traffic Handled

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

Exclusive of wool traffic, of which one and a quarter million bales are received from the country each year, the number of truck loads dealt with…

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Petrol and die Inconsiderate Motorist

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 1

When a mart like George Wilson, M.L.A., who is known respected throughout the ; whole of the West, says that the motorists of the…

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Railway Tickets Illegal Trafficing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 3

In a letter to the editor of "The Picton Post," the Acting Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, issues the following warning regarding the…

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Improved Train Service New Riverina Express

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

Whilst a convenient daylight passenger train service is provided by the present Sydney-Wagga Riverina Express, which stops at all stations…

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