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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

212 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 2 of 11

Assaulted In Railway Carriage. a Costly Punch

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 10

Herbert Garratty, a linotype operator living in Sydney, was on 25th January, travelling by train from West Maitland. On reaching Gosford he left…

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Proposed Road of Access

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 3

The adjourned public meeting in connection with the proposed short road from Beckford and Yeoman Estates to Gosford, through Niagara…

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Ronkana Railway League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 3

The Secretary of the Ronkana Railway League has received the following letter from the Railway Commissioners' Office:—Dear Sir,—With reference…

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Motor Car Smashed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 14

While motoring in from the Mountain early on Tuesday morning, Mr. S. Spencer met with a mishap which resulted in his car being practically…

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Woy Woy's Main Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 3

A northern contemporary says that "local (Ourimbah) residents were surprised to hear (vide Gosford wire to the 'Sun') that Woy Woy was to be…

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The Engineer's Motor Car. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 11

Sir,—Having just read your press report re matter of supplying the Shire Engineer with another motor ear, and noticing the class of car he aspires to…

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Stanfield Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 14

The trouble over the surveying of Stanfield Road occupied the Shire Council for a while on Monday. It was brought into discussion by an…

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Motor Car Mishap

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 22

A most dangerous hole in the main Mountain Road near the Boys' Home Swimming Baths was responsible for a complete break-down of a motor car…

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Shire Road Works. Question of Machinery

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 15

At last Council meeting the Shire Engineer, Mr. C. J. Fenton, submitted a long report (published in our last issue) in advocacy of the use of…

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Police Court. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., and Messrs J. J. Fagan, F. Hadfield, and H. Wilcox, J's.P. Trespassing on Railway Line

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 10

Inspector Haydon v. Cecil Taylor, charge of trespassing on railway line at Ourimbah station. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 40/, with…

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Sydney To Gosford. Per Motor Cycle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 2

Owing to the great number of motorists of all classes now in the Gosford district, from the rider of the humble…

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Motor Notes. Dodge Brothers Establish New Production Mark. Million Cars in First Nine Years is World Record, Executives Say. Fact that Over 90 Per Cent. Are Still in [?] is Regarded as Sig[?] part of Record

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 11

One million cars built and sold in the first nine years and eleven days of production. This is the latest achievement of…

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Modernised Motor Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 22

An ounce of attention is worth a pound of overhaul. An oiling a day keeps the repair man away…

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A Public Menace. Modern Maniac Motoring

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 23

The City Press of a recent date announces that, in a southern town of this State, a record-breaking motorist has been fined for speeding through…

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Woy to Gosford Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 10

The road which gives Woy, Woy communication with the rest of the State, by way of Gosford, is now in a condition to be used. Cr. Staples drove…

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Hornsby to Brooklyn Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 15

The Engineer reported to Hornsby Council that the cost of constructing a trafficable road from Cowan to Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River, thus…

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Surveying Woy Woy Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 6

The District Surveyor has had his little say about the much discussed Woy Woy Road. On Monday the Council received a letter from him stating…

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Borrow Heavily For Roads. But Not at 6 1/2 Per Cent

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 22

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, said at Goulburn last week that what he did when considering Local Government matters, was to…

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Motor Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 3

An old soft felt is recommended as about the best and cheapest form of petrol strainer. A useful addition to the tool kit is…

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Road Grants

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 21

The list of road grants—half of the amount of which is given by the Commonwealth Government and half by the State—already authorised in New…

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