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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Railway Smash at Ourimbah

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 2

A rather serious railway accident happened in the station yard he at 2 a.m, on Monday morning last. While a goods train was shunting…

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The Durability of a Rubber Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 4

Probably no substance is adapted to a greater variety of uses than rubber, out its applications are restricted by the limited supply and high cost…

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Motor Funerals

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 3

The funeral motor car was bound to reach us sooner or later, and it was only fitting that an innovation so logical should come from Germany,…

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In a Tramcar

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 3

A woman with eight young children entered a tramcar which was already comfortably filled. The conductor became impatient because it took the…

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An Ingenious Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

One of the most striking of American characteristics is the capacity for solving difficulties in an unconventional manner…

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Spikes for Railways

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

Experiments have been made by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture on the holding power of various forms of spikes…

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The Pittler Hydraulic Rotary Oil Motor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 3

It is stated that the Pittler hydraulic rotary oil motor is an accomplished fact. It has been tested from a commercial point of view, its first…

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Improved Railway Service

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 2

Important alterations have been made in the passenger train service between Sydney and Gosford which will be to the distinct advantage of the…

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The Motorist's Expenses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 3

"The running expenses of a motorcar are rather heavy, aren't they, Dasher?" "H'm yes; but nothing like the…

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