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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

212 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 3 of 11

Neglected Roads. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 11

Sir,—Would you allow me, through your columns, to make a suggestion to the Erina Shire in the matter of neglected roads, that they seem quite…

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Motor Notes. a Good Driver Is Known By—

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 22

His ease of handling. His strict obedience to every traffic regulation. His courteousness in hugging the left…

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Safety of Motor Vehicles

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 16

Discussion took place at last week's Council meeting, on reports presented by the Inspector, regarding licenses applied for, as to the safety of motor…

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Brooklyn. Hornsby to Brooklyn Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 18

The voluntary offers of financial help so far to make the road, Brooklyn to Hornshy, are as follows:— Councillor James £100, Mr. Tamm…

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Sydney-Newcastle Road. Kuring-gai Shire Co-operates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 18

At the last meeting of the Kuringgai Shire Council, a letter was received from the Newcastle City Council, suggesting that the Government be asked…

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Stolen Motor Launch

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 18

At Hornsby Police Court Ivan Ainsly Coxon was charged with having on March 19th, at Cowan Creek, stolen a motor launch valued at £1200, the…

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Railway Employees and Income Returns

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 19

Mr. W. P. J. Skelton, M.L.A., has received the following letter from Mr. W. F. Morris, Secretary to the Railway Commissioners:—"With reference…

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Daring Motor Climb. To Summit of Morgan's Look-out. WANGARATTA

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

On Sunday Mr. K. Green, a visitor from Sydney, drove a single-seater Dodge motor car to the top of Morgan's Look-out at Glenrowan. This is a…

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Motor Notes. 5 TIMES 1000 Miles in 2 1/2 Days. Great Motoring Feat by Brand New Overlands. State-Wide Demonstration to Prove the Reliability and Economy of the Overlands. Remarkable Results

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 23

The recent non-stop run, in which rive Standard Model Overlands took part, has been the subject of a great amount of comment throughout the…

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The Truth About The Sydney Harbor Bridge. the State's Gilt-edged Investment

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 3

[?] we were to propose to hand over a concession, the capitalists and financiers of the world would fall over one…

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Wallarah Point Bridge. Special Meeting of Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 8

A special meeting of Erina Shire Council was held on Tuesday morning, to decide how far the Council was prepared to assist in the provision of a…

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Sydney—Newcastle Road. Proposed Construction From Hornsby to Brooklyn

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 22

The response of the people of Brooklyn to the suggestion that the residents of that centre should contribute towards the cost of the construction of…

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Railway "Scalers."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

"Scaling" the railways has been au old industry in this State, and the devices which people have resorted to in order to avoid paying fares have…

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A Fine Trip. of [?]Terest to Local Motorists

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 21

A fine return trip not very generally [?]own to local motorists is that through [?]ee, Morisset, Cooranbong, Broken [?]k, and A[?] to Toronto; thence…

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Motor Notes. Some Useful Tips. Cracked Tyres

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 18

Perhaps you have paused and asked yourself, "Why is it that some tyres crack along the bead?" Very often, in fact, usually, it is the fau[?] of the…

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In Olden Days. Seventy-five Years Ago. Sydney-Newcastle Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 21

"Maitland Mercury" is publishing a series of interesting articles under the heading, "Memoirs of the Past," from which we take the following:—…

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Motor Notes. Drive Carefully

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 22

The average man buys a car, gets a rough idea of what he is doing, and then thinks he can drive. When the bills begin to come in he commences to…

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Question of Machinery. for Shire Road Works

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 3

At last [?] of Erina Shire Council, the Engineer, Mr. C. J. Fenton, presented the following report on the proposed purchase of plant for road…

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Money the Crux. the Road Problem. Shires Want Grants

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

Starting out with the very safe assumption that the roads throughout this Stated are unable to meet the ne[?]dern traffic and play their…

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Motor Notes. Tin Cans for Trays

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 8

Old tin cans can be used [?]tage for small parts trays or for storing such items as pins, washers, and screws. The can is cut in Half…

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