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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

196 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 4 of 10

Road Work

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 8

Contractor Anderson is doing nicely in the matter of supplying heavy stone for the Pollock Avenue works. The two drays are kept going, dropping their…

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Sydney-newcastle Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 20

Mr. E. H. Henson, of Epping, writes as follows to the President of the Shire Council:— Dear Sir,—Some years ago your…

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Sydney to Newcastle by Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 14

"As I understand the distance from Sydney to Newcastle is 64 miles shorter by Peat's Ferry than by Wiseman's, would it not be more economical to do…

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Terrigal Road, &c. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 3

Sir,—Re "Woy Woy Resident's" letter in your issue of 28th ultimo, I should like to point out that the Council has not provided all the funds for…

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Gosfobd-terrigal Road, &c. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 18

Sir,—In reference to a remark made by "Woy Woy Resident," in past issue of the "Times," re the Gosford Terrigal Road—a subject re-introduced…

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In the Old Days. Tragedy of the 60's—STORY of the Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 7

Some 54 years ago, just a little after the sun had fallen behind the western hills and dusk was deepening, five heavily-laden teams came grinding and…

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Railway Goods Yard

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 17

The following letter has been received by the Shire Council:— Minister for Public Works and Railways, Sydney, 25th April, 1921.—Shire…

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Railway Street Sanitation

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 8

This must be one of our very first considerations. The Progress Association is rightly giving much attention to the unclean condition of our main…

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Road Construction

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 6

The work on the Newcastle Road is moving more rapidly. Mr. Anderson, the contractor, has three drays, each dropping six loads a day, while the Shire…

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Northern Road Route

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 16

Erina Shire Council is soliciting the support of the Automobile Club and Local Government Association in urging the Government to adopt the route…

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Road Via Peat's Ferry

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 8

The Royal Automobile Club has received a letter from the Erina Shire Council, informing the Club that application is being made by the Council to…

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Wyong News. the Road Grader

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 6

We had an opportunity of looking at the new grader as it passed along the Newcastle Road towards Warnervale. Certainly it looks a very strongly built…

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An Ex-soldier Collapses on the Train

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

Whilst travelling from Sydney to Brisbane on Thursday evening last an ex-soldier developed alarming symptoms, and had to be removed from the…

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Ratability of Road Permits

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 12

In the Shire Appeal Court held in Gloucester on Tuesday the question was raised by the Appellants' Solicitor as to the ratability of Road…

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Our Tourist Trade and Good Roads. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 6

Sir,—A paragraph in a Sydney daily paper says:—"The people of Katoomba are behind the State Government's good roads scheme, and at a…

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The Motor Car

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 4

The Shire Engineer's motor car is proving just the very thing, for it enables the officers to get all over the place expeditiously without waiting…

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The Entrance. Visit of the Minister for Public Works & Railways

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 17

Hon. Estell, Minister for Public Works and Railways, arrived in Wyong, accompanied by his son, on Monday morning, which means that he…

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Railway Fence

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 4

Workmen are busy repairing fencing round the Night Officer's residence. Then they take on alterations to the picket-fence from the overhead bridge…

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Railway Goods Yard

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 9

Yesterday morning Inspector Thorndike, of the Office of the Chief Traffic Manager, visited Gosford, as a result of the request of the Shire Council, to…

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A Dreadful Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

We drove out to Dooralong a few days ago, and, as we had not been out there for exactly a year, we had a good opportunity of comparing the…

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