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

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

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Man Killed by Train Accident at Menangle Park

The Picton Post · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

The whistling of a goods train at 8.20 a.m. on Thursday morning attracted the attention of local residents. It was learnt…

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Train Leaves Guard Behind

The Picton Post · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

Our Menangle Park correspondent writes:— For Many years Menangle Park presidents have been complaining…

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Burragorang Mountain Road

The Picton Post · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 1

In a report read at the meeting of the Shire Council on the 9th instant the Shire Clerk, Mr. H. H. Crakanthorp…

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Menangle Park Unsatisfactory Train Service

The Picton Post · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 3

Word has been received here that it is the intention of the Campbelltown residents to take direct action over the delay of…

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Shire Road Staff Has Busy Month

The Picton Post · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 4

At last week's meeting of Wollondilly Shire Council, the overseer, Mr. W. J. Merrick, submitted the following report on…

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Over-crowded Train

The Picton Post · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 2

Further representations regarding the over-crowded state of the train from Picton to Sydney on Saturday afternoon and…

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Dog Trap Creek Bridge

The Picton Post · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 2

"One of the neighbours had a very narrow escape recently while crossing the bridge when his horse shied and a wheel of…

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Flood Damage Variation on of Main Roads Programme

The Picton Post · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 4

Reporting to the meeting of the Wollondilly Shire Council, held on the 9th instant, that Mr. Rudd, engineer, of the…

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Dog-trap Bridge

The Picton Post · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 2

Sir,—May I crave a little space to acknowledge the speedy repair of the bridge over Dog-Trap Creek. Those concerned…

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Road to Freedom

Camden News · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 4

Victory alone will not bring a nobler world, but without victory for the United Nations the onward road is barred…

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Road to Freedom

The Campbelltown News · Friday 9 July 1943 · page 3

Victory alone will not bring a nobler world, but without victory for the United. Nations the onward road is barred…

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Record of Work Shire Road Staff Has Busy Month

The Picton Post · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 4

The overseer, Mr. W. J. Merrick, submitted the following report on the operations of the road staff during the past month…

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Wants Sunday Train Service

The Picton Post · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 2

Referring at the last meeting of the Shire Council to a statement by the Railway Commissioner. Mr. J. T. Hartigan, regarding…

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Roads and Bridges

The Picton Post · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 4

Important matters formal the object of the report pressed on the last meeting. [?]Wollondly Shire Council by the Wife…

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Nepean Shire. Roads Expenditure

Camden News · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 4

At the July meeting of the Nepean Shire Council a report was presented to council giving details of roads expenditure for the first six months of…

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Nepean Shire. Roads Expenditure

The Campbelltown News · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 4

At the July meeting of the Nepean Shire Council a report was presented council giving details of roads expenditure for the first six months of…

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Sunday Train Service for [?]Ton "Not Desirable"

The Picton Post · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 2

In a letter read at last week's meeting of Wollondilly Shire Council, the Secretary for Railways replying to the Council's…

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New Jerusalem Road

The Picton Post · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 4

In connection with a notification from Mr. W. E. Ketley that he proposed to temporarily repair a boggy section of the New…

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Coroner's Inquest. Chinaman Accidentally Killed. Run Down by Train

Camden News · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 1

The District Coroner, Mr. H. S. Kelloway, J.P., held an inquiry at the Camden Court House on the death of a Chinese, Joe Long, who was…

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Coroner’s Inquest. Chinaman Accidentally Killed.run Down by Train

The Campbelltown News · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 1

The Camden Coroner, Mr. H. S. Kelloway, J.P., held an inquiry at the Camden Court House on the death of a Chinese, Joe Long, who was…

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