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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

149 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 3 of 8

Good Roads Movement

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 18

Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Local Government:—"Re your personal representations of 23rd…

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Dora Creek Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 10

Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received a letter from the Local Government Department relating to the deputation from Lake Macquarie Shire…

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A Road to Brooklyn

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 3

At last meeting of the Hornsby Shire Council the Hornsby Chamber of Commerce's request relative to a road to Brooklyn was introduced by Cr…

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Railway "Tipping."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 19

A city evening paper is attacking the tipping evil on the railways, and demands that drastic steps be taken to check it. Tipping is against the…

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Railway Refreshment Stations

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 20

Mr. Fraser said everything would be done to make it easier for women and children to obtain refreshments at railway stations, and that he would try to…

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Gosford Motor Service

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 9

The above Company's time-table, which comes into operation on Monday next, appears in to-day's issue. Buses will run to and from Ourimbah, Gosford,…

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Good Roads Movement

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 16

Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following loiter from the Department of Local Government:—"Your representations on behalf of the…

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The New District Railway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 3

If the enthusiasm of the members of the Coast Railway League, expressed at the public meeting held in the Erina Public School on Saturday afternoon…

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Gosford to The Entrance Railway. Meeting at Erina School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 8

The renewed interest that is being taken in the project of a railway from Gosford to The Entrance was evidenced by the large and representative…

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Attractive Outlook for Woy Woy. Re-planning the Railway Frontage. Shire President's Proposal Well Received by Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 16

At last Monday's meeting of Erina Shire Council, the President, Cr. C. J. Staples, submitted the following minute:…

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Railways and the Primary Producer. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 18

Sir,—Col. Bruxner, in a recent speech, said the primary producer was directly taxed to keep the railway system working for the benefit of the…

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Brooklyn Objects to Bridge Tax

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 8

Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., [?] received the following letter from the Under Secretary, Public Works Department:—"With reference to your…

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Brisbane Water Ratepayers' Association. Discussion on Remodelling of Woy Woy Railway Frontage. Councillor Staples' Scheme Approved

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 6

There was a very large attendance at the monthly meeting of members of the Brisbane Water Ratepayers' Association, held in Piper's Hall, Woy Woy,…

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Motor Car Burned

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 19

A motor car, driven by Brian Bennett, of Cessnock, carrying five passengers—Wally Daly, D. Campbell, Newton Smith, George Diver, and James…

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Railway Street

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 17

We all know that the Shire Engineer utterly dislikes the lay out of this street, so far as the unduly high kerbing and those abominably ugly little…

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Railway Level Crossings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 18

With reference to the complaints of the doing away with gatekeepers at railway level crossings, the Railway Commissioners inform Hon. W. Bennett,…

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The Popular Motor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 13

Last year 8000 new cars were registered in this State. Superintendent Brack, the general officer who controls the traffic, estimates that 11,000 new…

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Main Northern Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 10

Department of Local Government, Sydney, 24th April, 1923.—Erina Shire Council: Letter, 17/4/23, re report in connection with the proposed…

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Renting the Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 9

Thousands of landholders all over the State, and nearly all the Shire Councils, are in a tangle over the question of unused roads. Up till quite…

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Concrete Roads. for Country Development. (T. W. Seaver, B.E., M.I.E., Australia.) Macadam Beads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 2

About 13 years ago the people of the country districts of the U.S.A., realising that macadam roads were dusty muddy and very expensive to maintain,…

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