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

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

30 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Motor Tyres Need for Conservation

The Picton Post · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

Car and truck drivers have a responsible job to do in caring for their tyres. Expert examination of old tyres…

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Railway Lounge Car

The Picton Post · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

At the meeting of the Moss Vale Chamber of Commerce last week, the removal, at Picton, of the lounge car from…

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Menangle Park. Cancellation of Business Train On Holidays. (To the Editor)

The Campbelltown News · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

Sir,—On Xmas and New Year’s Days the 5.45 a.m. business train was cancelled between Moss Vale and Campbelltown. Many passengers,…

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Travelled on Train Without Ticket

The Picton Post · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

At the Picton Police Court on Thursday last, William Dunne, railway inspector, proceeded against Ruth Apps, a…

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Sale of Used Motor Vehicles Provisions of Amended Order

The Picton Post · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

An amendment to the Prices Regulation order relating to advertisements for sales of used motor vehicles; requires…

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Motor Tyres Release Tightened

Camden News · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 1

The District War Agricultural Committee has received word that the Minister for Supply and Shipping has indicated that not only is there no…

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Motor Tyres. Release Tightened

The Campbelltown News · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 4

The District War Agricultural Committee has received word that the Minister for Supply and Shipping has indicated that not only is there no…

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Proposed Purchase of Road

The Picton Post · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 1

Messrs. H. J. Gillard and J. Clowes are seeking the approval of Wollondilly Shire Council of a proposal by them to…

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Entrance to Railway Station Traffic to Be Controlled

Camden News · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 5

The aldermen at their meeting on Monday night were very concerned with the frequent chaotic condition created on the road leading to the…

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Broughton Pass Road

The Picton Post · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 2

Placing before the Council the 1945-46 programme of proposed works on the Cumberland main roads within the…

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Fatal Motor Cycle Crash

The Campbelltown News · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 1

An accident, the circumstances of which will probably never be known, caused the death of one of Campbelltown’s popular young men last…

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Fatal Railway Accident, Tahmoor

The Picton Post · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 2

Herbert K. Thompson, railway ganger, of Tahrnoor, 36 years of age, suffered a fractured skull when struck by a…

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Railway Employees and Holiday Passes

The Picton Post · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

Writing to Mr. Bate, M.L.A., concerning his personal representations on behalf of a number of railway employees in…

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Off The Road

The Picton Post · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 3

Mr. A. R. Cash, who has been at the wheel of a hire motor car for over 10 years, has disposed of his two cars to…

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Burragbrang Valley Road Necessary Improvements

The Picton Post · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 1

Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Hon. M. O'Sullivan, Minister for Transport:—…

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Camden-the Oaks Burragorang Road

Camden News · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 1

Mr. H. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Transport, the Hon. M. O'Sullivan, M.L.A., in reference to…

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New Subdivision Proposed Off Menangle Road

Camden News · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 1

A proposal, submitted by Mr. C. P. Johns, surveyor, on behalf of Mr. H. S. Furner, was before the Camden Council on Monday night, seeking…

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Railway Maintenance Work

The Picton Post · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 2

The maintenace of some 8,347 miles, of railway track, throughout New South Wales is a task of considerable…

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Railway Ambulance

The Campbelltown News · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

Campbelltown railway men and also the citizens were honored last Tuesday evening when Mr. Garside, Asst. Commissioner and party paid…

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N.s.w. Railway Maintenance Staff

Camden News · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 2

The maintenance of some 8,347 miles of railway track throughout New South Wales is a task of considerable magnitude in ordinary times…

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