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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Roads Scholarship

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 16

"Ocean "Wave" writes more in sorrow than in anger:—If the Ettalong correspondent of the "Times" would occasionally stand on…

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Concrete Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 20

Mr. Gowen, an American visitor who is now in Sydney, said that all roads that are called upon to bear heavy traffic should he of a permanent nature. By…

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Yarramalong Roads. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 12

Sir,—I am a mail contractor—Brush Creek, Yarramalong, to Wyong mail daily. I am a native of Yarramalong, and I am sure, without exaggerating,…

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Great Northern Road. Sydney to Newcastle. Conference at Hornsby

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 10

A conference of local governing bodies between Sydney and Newcastle was held at the Hornsby Shire Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon last…

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Non-Paying Railways

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 7

At the end of every financial year the State Treasurer has always a lot to say about losses incurred on the non-paying railways of the State, but it…

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Motor Driven Ships

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 6

One of the strongest claims of those who advocate motor driven ships is that they eliminate stoking, peril ps one of the most trying occupations left…

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Great Northern Road. Sydney to Newcastle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1922 · page 5

Regarding the decision of the recent Conference held at Hornsby, as appearing in last issue of this paper, the matter was dealt with as follows by…

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Railway Secrets

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

Most people do not know why some railway signals are square at the ends, while others are swallow-tailed. In this regard it must be remembered…

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Motor-Trains. for Country Branch Lines

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1922 · page 6

Good progress is being made at the railway workshops at Eveleigh (Sydney) with construction of the petrol locomotives for use on non-paying…

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Making the Roads Easy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 17

J. Peter Purvice has no bus that he can call his own; yet he is such a lucky cuss he's in a class alone. Car owners call at his abode and take him for a…

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Newcastle-Sydney Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

At the Kuring-gai Shire Council meeting on Thursday the question of the Great Northern Road, which it is proposed to construct in order to shorten…

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Sydney-Newcastle Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 10

An important meeting of the Brisbane Water District Branch of the National Roads Association will be held at the Shire Chambers, Gosford, on…

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North Shore Bridge. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 13

Sir,—The efforts being made Sydney "Evening News" to members of the Legislative Assembly into voting for an expenditure of…

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Member Bennett's Explanation. the Gostwyck Bridge. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

Sir,—Having been chided by a Councillor of Bolwaira Shire with dereliction of duty in connection with statement contained in paragraph headed…

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Why N.S.W. Railways Don't Pay

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 6

While a lot of discussion is taking place in and out of Parliament concerning the non-paying railways, we can get a good idea of the reason for…

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Road 1700 Tears Old

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 4

In the third century the Roman rulers of England made a road which ran from Dover to London, and then northward to York and Newcastle, with branches…

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Sydney-newcastle Road. the Minister's Promise

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 15

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, writing to the "Times," says:—At Monday's deputation regarding the Sydney-Newcastle…

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Great Northern Road. Deputation to Minister for Local Government

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 12

On Monday last a deputation from the Council of the National Roads Association waited upon the Minister for Local Government (Hon. J. C. L…

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Manager of Railway Refreshment Rooms. Question in the House

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

Mr. Anderson: Is the Minister for Railways aware that Mr. Hunt, the manager of the railway refreshment rooms, travels in a special train—not…

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Railway Timetable

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 7

The time has arrived when the people of Woy Woy must take a stand against [?] further curtainment of the railway [?]ices and demand a much better and…

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