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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

237 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 5 of 12

Road Matters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 8

Since our last report, Cr. Taylor and the Engineer have paid us a visit. They spent a busy day in this locality, and as a result of their inspection, there is…

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Settee Train Service

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 13

In pursuance of the movement to get a better train service for Ourimbah, Messrs L. Weidemier, E. Wilcox, and F. G. Finley recently waited upon…

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Novel Good Roads Argument

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 15

If the children of the next generation stutter, the impediment will be attributed to the bumpy roads over which the prospective parents of to-day are forced…

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Another Goods Train Smash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 1

The railway service on the northern line was again disorganised on Tuesday, when a goods train came to grief, very early in the morning, at…

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The Direct Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 6

Sir,—My 1891 Primer instructed me that in reconnoitring ground, Scouts should select wide, open, flat country for the passage of troops and…

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Stopping Tee Motor Cycle Nuisance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 16

At the Inverell Police Court the other day a motor cyclist was fined ten shillings for riding his machine without a silencer and in such a way that…

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Sunday Train

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 13

A reply has been received by I Weidemier with reference to the request, put by a recent petition and deputation, for a train to the south to…

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That Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 13

Diabolical is the word Mr. H. Wilcox uses for the main road between Ourimbah and Gosford; and that's praising it up, so to speak. It is suggested that…

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Main Northern Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 13

At last meeting of the Hornsby Shire Council, Cr. Chapman reported re a preliminary conference relative to the Great Northern Road. The Main…

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Great Northern Road. Saturday's Conference

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 10

Probably the most notable move made in the long history of the agitation for a direct road between Sydney and Newcastle is the Conference to be…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 10

Last Sunday, at about 4.30 p.m., a Harley-Davidson motor cycle and sidecar, with passenger, collided with a culvert on the road between Wyong…

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Great Northern Road Main Roads Board Will Select Route. Councils Must Submit Scheme Covering Their Portion of Finance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

The long-talked-of Conference to further the Great Northern Road project was held at the Shire Chambers, Gosford, on Saturday last, and was…

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Great Northern Road. President's Minute and Report on Alternative Mooney Creek Route

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 12

At the meeting of Erinn Shire Council on Friday, the following minute and report were presented by President Chapman and Engineer Fenton…

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Newcastle and the Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 4

At the meeting on Monday night of Newcastle City Council, the Mayor reported Laving, in company with Aid. Shedden, the Town Clerk, and City…

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Great Northern Road. What Is Being Written

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 3

The following article on the Great Northern Road was printed in the Motor Section of last Saturday's : "Daily Telegraph." Some of the…

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Declared Main Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 2

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been informed that the following have been declared main roads:—The North Coast Road—part from the Great…

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Roads and Curses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 13

People who curse the road between Narara and Gosford should travel afield a bit through other parts of the Shire —East and North Gosford, for…

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Road Grants

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) stated in the House of Representatives that none of the moneys unexpended by the States from the grant made by the…

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Road Works at Woy Woy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 8

The heavy rains that have been experienced at intervals for some months past have greatly delayed the progress of the loan road works being carried…

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Motoring Topics. Untidy Hoods

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 14

New car owners are often surprised how soon their hood becomes discoloured. In the majority of cases, it is the owner of the car who is to blame,…

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