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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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

Across The Comment From East To West. Gosford to Perth (West Australia) and Back. (2.—Continued from last issue.) Trans-australian Railway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1923 · page 5

The Trans-Australian Railway, which was opened for through traffic on 17th October, 1917, runs for a distance of 1051 miles across Australia, connecting…

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Loans for Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 2

The proposal to place upon the Estimates the sum of one million pounds of loan moneys for road construction has been criticised on the ground that…

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Motoring Advice. Points to Drivers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 2

In the last issue of the "New South Wales Police News" under the above headings, the following adv[?] is given to motorists:—…

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Parliamentary. Mb. O'hearn Wants Better Accommodation. and More Free Railway Passes

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

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly Mr. W. F. O'Hearn said:—Whilst I do not begrudge Ministers or Mr Speaker the nice rooms they have, I think…

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Sydney-newcastle Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1923 · page 6

The following letter has been received by the Shire Council from the Local Government Department, dated November 27th, re the proposed direct…

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Motor Notes. Dodge Brothers Cars Attract Large Crowds

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1923 · page 7

Judging by the number of persons visiting the salesrooms, there is an exceptional amount of interest in the improvements recently made in Dodge…

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Shocking Motor Fatality. Shire President and Wife Killed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 3

Councillor C. Hawkins, President of Narraburra Shire, and his wife, were killed on Thursday night last at Temora when attempting to negotiate…

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Pay of Railway Staff. Increases Since 1913

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 7

In 1913 the average pay of each employee in the railway service was £148 per annum; in 1923 it was £252, or an increase of 70 per cent. Ten years ago…

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Through Railway to Tweed Heads. New Market Opened Up for Area Growers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 7

With the running of the first through train from Sydney to Murwillumbah on Sunday night last, there was opened up to the fruitgrowers of the area a new…

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