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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

237 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 8 of 12

Main Roads Board. Construction of Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 16

Newcastle "Herald" discusses the Board's position:—When the Main Roads Act was passed during the life of the last…

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Great Northern Road. Bridge Advocated. Mooney Waterline Route Slightly Shorter Than Kidge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 6

The Great Northern Road came under consideration at the Council meeting on Monday. The Main Roads Board wrote asking…

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Mcdonald Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 11

Speaking on Mr. W. W. Wiggins' letter asking for attention to McDonald Road, Lisarow, and offering to do the work if material was supplied, Cr…

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Ourimbah Creek Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 11

At Monday's Council meeting a deputation from Ourimbah Creek protested strenuously to Erina Shire Council against the taking off of the gang…

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Accident at Citrus Show Sports Fall From Motor Cycle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 13

An extremely regrettable accident occurred just on the conclusion of the sports programme at the Showground on Saturday last, Mr. W. Collingridge…

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Strange Train Fatality

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

Stanley Joseph Jurd, a schoolboy who was returning to his home at Moree from St. Joseph's College Sydney [?] holiday was killed on the…

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The Main Roads Board

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 5

Some sections of the criticisms which appear from time to time of the doings of the above Board give clear indication of the absolute lack of knowledge…

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Road to Methodist Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 13

At last, we are told the road up the hill to the Methodist Church has been gazetted; and formalities being concluded, work can commence. The…

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Great Northern Road. Federal Help

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 2

Mr. S. L. Gardner, M.H.R., has received the following letter from Mr. J. A. Farley, Acting Secretary of the Main Roads Board:—"With reference to…

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Gosford Court News. Friday, August 28. Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, P.M., and Messrs F. E. Archbold, and H. Wilcox, J's.P. Motor Number Plate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 2

Police v. E. W. Peelgrane, charge of i having number plate in his possession without lawful excuse. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was…

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Motor Cycle Club. Hill Climb Postponed

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

The weather which arrived with such disconcerting suddenness on Saturday morning was fatal to the hill climb projected by the Gosford…

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Hudson Super Six Engine. Used in New Zealand's First Bail Motor

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

The first petrol engined railway car constructed in New Zealand has just been given its first trials, and came through them successfully. As an…

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Collision on Mountain Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 8

There was a collision on the road from Gosford up the Mountain on Saturday morning which luckily had no serious result beyond injuries to a car,…

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Killed by Motor Car. Evidence at Inquiry

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 3

Residents of Woy Woy district were shocked last week-end to hear of another tragedy at Ocean Beach. A returned soldier named Riddell was…

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Motor Car Racing at Newcastle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 15

A Club has been formed among car owners, to be called the Newcastle Auto-Speedway Club, to promote competitions and racing for motor cars in…

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Gosford District Motor Cycle and Cycle Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 13

Beautiful weather favored the Club's cycle event last Saturday, which took the form of a nine-mile race, out to Point Clare turn-off and back three…

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Motor Matters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 13

If rumor lie not, several new cars will be toted about Ourimbah. roads by local owners shortly. And the big store is said to have decided on motor…

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Federal Roads Vote

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1925 · page 18

Mr. S. L. Gardner, M.H.R., in supporting in the Federal Parliament the Bill to grant assistance for road works, said in part:—It has long been…

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"Young's Road."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1925 · page 13

Mr. J. Young, 'Mayor of Ourimbah,' applied to the Shire Council that Dog Trap Road be re-named Young's Road, as he was the pioneer of the locality…

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Great Northern Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1925 · page 15

Though there is little use in discussing at this stage the merits of rival routes, letters continue to reach this office. The Main Roads Board has…

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