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

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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Railway Maintenance Work

The Picton Post · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 6

The task of maintaining over 8,000 miles of railway track throughout New South Wales is one of considerable magnitude, and the Railway…

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Transport of Bran and Pollard Supplies By Road

The Picton Post · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 3

Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., received the following letter from the Minister for Transport last week, which will be of interest to all dairy and…

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Our Letter Box Sidetracking of Trains Referred to Acting Prime Minister. Victorian Railways Blamed for Delay to Southern Highland Express. (The Editor of Picton Post)

The Picton Post · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 3

Sir,—Two petitions sent to Commissioner for Railways from Menangle Park residents have been replied to through Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A…

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Railways As A Career

The Picton Post · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 4

Thousands of servicemenl returning after five years of war, are naturally turning their thoughts to employment that will provide a…

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Train Service Complaints

The Campbelltown News · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 2

A petition containing 160 signatures was presented to the Campbelltown Council last Tuesday night protesting over the alterations in…

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Correspondence. Side-tracking of Trains Referred to Acting Prime Minister. Victorian Railways blamed for delay to Southern Highlands Express.(To the Editor.)

The Campbelltown News · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 1

Sir,—Two petitions sent to Commissioner for Railways from Menangle Park residents have been replied to through Jeff Bate, M.L.A.,…

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Cox's River Bridge

Camden News · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 5

The new bridge over Cox's River is nearing completion after the crossing has been closed for some five months. The local residents have…

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Narellan Railway Crossing Fatality

Camden News · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 1

Baden Powell Asquith and Francis Edward Heidtmann, both died from a fracture of the skull and other injuries accidentally received on the…

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Narellan Railway Crossing Fatality

The Campbelltown News · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 4

Baden Powell Asquith and Francis Edward Heidtmann, both died from a fracture of the skull and other injuries accidentally received on the…

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Correspondence. Train Service. (To The Editor.)

The Campbelltown News · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

Sir,—It seems hardly necessary to state that the principal points raised in the recent interview with the Secretary for Railways are not…

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Railway Service Complaint Deputation to Railway Commissioner

The Campbelltown News · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 1

Yesterday (Thursday), the Mayor, Ald. Solomon, Ald. Sedgwick, and Mr. E. O. Edwards met Mr. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, and…

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Deputation to Chief Railway Commissioner. Request for Improved Train Service

The Campbelltown News · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1

A deputation consisting of the mayor Ald. Solomon, Ald. F. J. Sedgwick and Mr. E. O. Edwards waited on Mr. Hartigan, the Chief…

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Death on the Roads

Camden News · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 1

There is every reason why the Government, and in particular those sections of the community concerned with motoring, should be deeply…

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Train and Car Collide

Camden News · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 6

Lieut. Cammander Gardiner-Clarke, aged 23 years, driving a car on the Hume Highway at Narellan on Saturday last, crashed with the…

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Death on the Roads

The Campbelltown News · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 1

There is every reason why the Government, and in particular those sections of the community concerned with motoring, should be deeply…

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Train and Car Collide

The Campbelltown News · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 6

Lieut. Cammander Gardiner-Clarke, aged 23 years, driving a car on the Hume Highway at Narellan, on Saturday last, crashed with the…

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Campbelltown’s Railway Service Improved

The Campbelltown News · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

The outcome of the meeting on Thursday evening of last week, at which four Railway Officials met the local aldermen to thrash out the…

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Railway Officers Meet The Council

The Campbelltown News · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

On Thursday evening last Mr. Chaseling, Mr. Evans and two other officers of the N.S.W. Government Railways met the local Aldermen in…

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Sealing of Picton-thirlmere Road Cr. Middleton To Urge Application For £14,000 Loan

The Picton Post · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 2

The subject of sealing the Picton Thirlmere-Tahmoor roads, came before the council once again at the last monthly meeting…

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Road Transport Thirlmere to Picton. (The Editor, "Picton Post")

The Picton Post · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 5

Sir,—This association understands that the proposal to tar and seal the Tahmoor-Thirlmere-Picton Road is again under consideration by the Shire…

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