The Newcastle Road
The great number of people who use the Newcastle Road greatly appreciate the shape into which it is being put. The metal has been spread on the flat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1920
95 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 3 of 5
Our Main High Road
Mr. W. M. Fleming, M.H.R., has (says the writer of "Motor Notes" in the "Evening News") given notice of his intention to move in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →New Fuels for Railways
Important trials with pulverised coal and "colloidal fuel" have been carried out recently on the Great Central Railway, England. Colloidal fuel is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Roads to Happiness
If you would be a happy man, you must control your greed; eat rice and mashes made of bran, and other cattle feed…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Gosford-terrigal Tramway. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—In a recent issue of a Sydney newspaper I saw that a deputation in connection with the construction of a suburban tramway had interviewed the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →RAILWAYS v. ROADS
According to a statement made by the Minister for Local Government at the recent Shires Conference, a good road in many. cases or more economical…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Uneven Bridge
The decking of the overhead bridge for foot passengers is annoyingly uneven. The Railway, Commissioners should be asked to remove the all too…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roads Too Fiat
Many of our roads that have been in use for several years are now worn very flat, and should receive a centre dressing of gravel. Warner Avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wyong News. the Roads
Those to Dooralong, Tumbi Umbi, and Yarramalong are in a deplorable state, and are likely to remain so until summer. It would cost tens of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Glorious Gosford" and Its Roads. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Permit one who is a frequent visitor to your beautiful district, and who in his own small way has done something to make known the many…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Pay for Drays on Railway Works
The Works Department has advised the Union concerned as follows in regard to payment to horse and dray owners engaged on railway works:—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gosford Railway Station. Additional Siding for Trucking Timber Not Warranted
The following letter has been received by the Shire Council:— Office of the Commissioners, Sydney, 21st July, 1920.—The Shire Clerk,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Motor Car Smash
Mr. L. J. Godwin, son of Mr. J. A. Godwin, of Smith's Lake, was travelling from Bulladelah to Bungwahl in his new Ford motor car, when a Devon…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bill's Last Crossing of the Punt Bridge Road
"Oh! Let her go!" said Bill the bold, Across the wat'ry space; The Punt Bridge road is sagging fast, And mud is in its place…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Main Road v. BY-ROAD
In allotting giants and endowment to Shires, the Government presses very strongly for expenditure on main roads. On the other hand, the demand of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →McDONAGH ROAD
This so-called road—miles of clay bog—from Mr. Smith's apple orchard to Tacoma, is the last word in roads. The writer drew up a petition, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Method of Road Making. Sand Dunes Rolled Into Hard Road
The cost of making roads in sandy country is generally costly, and it therefore follows that any suggestion for cheapening the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railway Square
This area is a quagmire in wet weather, and urgently needs a heavy dressing of gravel. Wyong would be thankful to Cr. Chapman if he could get the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Impudent Railway Robbery
When the north-west mail train was standing at the main platform in Newcastle Railway Station on Monday night, two thieves made an impudent,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Tumbi Umbi Road
A drive out to Tumbi reveals a very strange feature in this road, namely, the long lengths of excellent road, and the stretches of bogs and ruts in the…
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