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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

172 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 9

Railway Fatality. Accidentally Killed at Woy Woy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 6

Last week-end a man named William John Brown, of Stanmore Road, Stanmore, was accidentally. killed through being struck by a passing train, a…

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Railway Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 3

A body identified as that of William John Brown, late manager of a tailoring business at Newtown, was found early on Friday morning close to the…

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Free Railways

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 10

Writes a correspondent:—When, we make our railroads free, and carry all our people and their goods free, and bring the squatters' wool to the…

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National Roads Association. Gosford Branch

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 12

A well-attended meeting of the Gosford Branch of the National Roads Association was held at the Shire Chambers on Monday night. A…

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National Roads Association

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 16

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. George Cann, M.L.A.), speaking at Gosford last Friday, paid a high tribute to the National Roads…

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Who Owns the Roads?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 19

Steps are being taken by several North Coast Shires to institute a test case against the Government in the matter of the payment to Shires of the…

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Alleged Theft. Cards on the Train

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 14

Walter Webb, 35, and John Cohen, 66, were charged, at the Central Police Court with having at Sydney on August 19 last stolen £15, the property of…

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Railway Rates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

A new railway rates book is to be issued by the Department. It will solve the long-standing difficulty which faced business men hitherto in…

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Shire Matters. Dog Trap or Stanfield Road To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 14

Sir,—My trouble is in connection with the deviation to Stanfield Road, or "Dog Trap," as it is sometimes called. It is 18 months or more since…

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Good Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 14

A much travelled visitor from America, who is at present in Sydney, has commented upon the want of good roads in those parts of the…

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Good Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the National Roads Association, held in Sydney last Friday, the following resolutions were carried:—…

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National Roads Association

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the New South Wales Branch of the National Roads Association, held in Sydney on January. 27, Messrs R. J. Baker…

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Railway "Jokers."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 9

Two young late as crossing the railway bridge at Gossard Station on Wednesday afternoon were treated to a thorough spraying of engine priming,…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 20

The new award of the court with respect to the Government railway refreshment rooms' staff provides for an annual salary of £230 minimum, and…

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National Roads Association

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 18

On another page will be found a report of the annual meeting of the above Association, held in Sydney. A feature of the meeting was the…

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The Northern Road. "Fighting the Motor Men."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 15

At the Baulkham Hills Council meeting, on Tuesday, the following was received from the Mangrove Progress Association:—"At a general meeting…

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Methods of Road-making

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 18

Arrangements have been made with the local picture show proprietor to include in the programme a very interesting serial showing how America…

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National Roads Association. Annual Meeting in Sydney

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 2

The second annual general meeting of the New South Wales Branch of the National Roads Association was held last Friday at the Chamber of…

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Road Metal Test. Works Department Plant

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 3

Erina Shire Council has been notified that the Department of Public Works has installed an efficient plant for testing the qualities of the various…

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New Railway By-laws

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 5

During the war the Railway Commissioners allowed collectors to take stands on the various railway platforms in their endeavor to raise money…

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