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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Fruitgrowers and Gosford Railway Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners visited Gosford on Monday and met a deputation from the District Executive of the Fruitgrowers' Association,…

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The Care of Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 6

Under the new Local Government Bill Councils will have many powers that they do not now possess to protect their roads from injury. They…

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First Railway Line. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 10

Sir, — He the item in the last issue of the "Gosford Times," referring to the Railway from Sydney to Parra[?]ta being opened in 1855, and…

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The Railways. New Summer Time-table

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 2

Particulars of the summer railway time-tables, which will operate from Sunday, November 30, have been published (in the Sydney papers, of…

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Fancy Dress Cricket Match at Lisarow. (Reminiscences of 'Bill the Tramp.')

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 3

As I rubbed my eyes after my after dinner nap (minus the dinner) I perceived a steady stream of people all wending their way in one direction…

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Newcastle Railway Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 14

Newcastle is at last to have a station worthy of the coal city. Visitors have on numerous occasions referred with disgust to the antiquated…

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Local Motor Traffic

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 6

Sergeant Morris has asked us to publish the following regulations referring to local motor car traffic, and states that unless these regulations are…

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Terrigal-avoca Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 13

Sir, — In your last issue under the heading "Erina Shire Council," it seems the Shire Engineer informed the Council at the usual meeting that…

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The Avoca Estate Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 2

Sir, — At the risk of being dubbed a "marplot," I must crave a small space in your columns to moat emphatically protest against the…

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Terrigal to Avoca Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 17

Sir, — In your last issue are several letters on the above matter. As one of several settlers on the line of only developed settlement between Terrigal…

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Gratuity for Old Railway Servants

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 3

Between 5000 and 6000 old, retired servants, who are claimants for gratuity, based on the promise made many years ago by the late…

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Private Motor Launches. Should They Be Licensed?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 13

The disaster which overtook the motor launch, "Scotch Queen," at Swansea opens up the question — Should private launches and their…

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