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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Some Good Roads. Tribute to the North. Special N.R.M.A. REPORT

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 18

One of the surprises experienced by the N.R.M.A. road reporting party, which has just completed a tour of nearly 3000 miles through northern…

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Motor Licenses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

Police v. Francis Lenehan, charge of falling to return expired motor license. A representative of defendant pleaded guilty for him…

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Ourimbah News. Road Repairs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 13

Good work to the road through the township is being carried on at present. We will soon have a road that befits our progressive township…

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"Young's Road." To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 15

Sir,—I notice a letter in the 'Times' of December 24th, above the name of E. Wilmott, re Young's Road. Mr. Wilmott seems to be interested, and…

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Terrigal Road. Echoes of That Fateful Inspection. Engineer's Report Blaming Council for Red Road Is "Referred Back."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 18

"Loaded with dynamite" was Cr. McGee's description of Mr. C. J. Penton's report on the Terrigal Road, furnished in response to a request by that…

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Motor Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 13

Messrs N. Scheerer and H. Wilcox spent a day at the motor show, Sydney, on Tuesday. We understand that some very fine Chrysler cars, for which…

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Developmental Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 7

The demand by the Shires' Association that £2,000,000 should be set aside for developmental roads has much to justify it. The Main Roads Act…

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Train Mishap

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 8

[?] coming up to Gosford pack [?] Hose yesterday (Wednesay) had [?] experience en route They [?] passengers by the Tamworth…

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Gates on Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 8

One of the many effects of the growth of motor traffic has been to cheek the granting of permits to erect gates across roads. These gates are erected…

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Road Construction

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 8

Six or seven years ago water-bound macadam was looked upon as the ideal in practical road-making. It is true there had been some experimental work…

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"Yong's Road." To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 13

Sir,—Re Mr. Young's letter of the 21st, Mr. Young says the Dog Trap ("Young's") Road never led to Ourimbah Creek Road. If such is the…

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Killcare Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 14

At last Council meeting the report of the Shire Valuer, Mr. P. E. Cook, was placed in Councillors' bands. It read as follows:—…

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Mosquitoes Carried by Train

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 7

The Health Inspector's report, submitted to the Kyogle Shire Council, disclosed the fact that the work of mosquito eradication was still being…

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Ourimbah News. Main Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 13

Good progress is being made with the Main Road between Ourimbah and Gosford. Motorists and drivers of other vehicular traffic are loud in their…

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Young-dog Trap Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 13

Sir,—As a rule we, as readers of your paper, are always ready to see matters concerned with the district, brought to a sound conclusion. But…

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Wrong Side of Road. (Mr. H. Wilcox, J.P., did not take part in this case.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 4

Police v. Eric Cyril Corlis, charge of failing to drive a car as near as possible to the left-hand side of the road. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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Motor Garage

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 13

The additions to the Ourimbah. Motor Garage, made necessary by this firm's ever increasing business, are now nearing completion. The bowser is…

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Railway Worker Killed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 8

An inquiry was held at the Railway Hotel, Moriaset, on Tuesday, by the District Coroner, Mr. W. E. Rirkness, J.P., into the death of Charles…

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Terrigal Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

Sir,—It has been with great satisfaction that we people at Terrigal have watched the improvement effected on the road from Gosford during the last…

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Federal Road Money. Proposed Allocation

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

Mr. Hill, the Federal Minister for Works, at the conclusion of the Bonds : Conference at Melbourne, said that, in regard to matters still outstanding, the…

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