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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

94 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 2 of 5

Damage To Shire Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 3

President Taylor submitted a minute stressing the urgency of obtaining a grant to remedy flood damage to roads. The Acting Engineer, Mr. Duffy…

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Ourimbah Creek the Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 16

The Creek Road is in anything but a satisfactory condition, largely as a result of the flood. Long stretches of bare metal are showing, and a…

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Give Wot Wot the Best Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 16

Sir,—May I request a little more of your space in furtherance of the question raised by "Subscriber" in your issue of May 6th. "Subscriber" asks…

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New Bridge Wanted

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 13

The bridge across the main road at Cut Rock Road Gates is getting into a sad state of disrepair, and is now practically the only bad piece on the road…

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Woy Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 8

Sir,—Ratepayers and citizens of Sth. Woy Woy, wake up and protest against the connection to great northern road being taken away from the present and…

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The Road to Woy Woy. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 5

Sir,—In the last issues of the "Gosford Times" and "Woy Woy Herald" you printed a paragraph attributing to me the statement that the Woy…

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Paying for Harbor Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 10

Though the cost of construction of the Harbor Bridge is roughly £6,000,000, and it is to be completed by 1920, the rates due front the nine councils…

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Railway Cases

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 2

H. E. Morris (Railway Inspector) v. William Jenkins, charge of travelling without paying fare, and with intent to avoid payment…

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Improvement at Railway First Move of Gosford R.P.A. Members to be Assisted in Rate Appeals

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 4

There was not such a large attendance at the monthly meeting of Gosford Ratepayers and Citizens' Association, held at the School of Arts on…

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Railway Alarms

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 10

Are the emergency buttons in the N.S.W. trains of any use? I recently travelled from Newcastle to Sydney in a carriage with some mildly skylarking…

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Great Northern Road Board's Review of the Work

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 7

We have received from the Main Boards Board, per Mr. S. R. Henderson, Secretary, a copy of its first annual report, covering the period to 30th June,…

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Train Thugs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 3

A Gundagaite, recently returning from Melbourne, was robbed of all his money except twopence, while in a second-class smoker. At Albury he…

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The Main Roads Board and Deviations

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 2

The Main Roads Board is meeting the same troubles as beset every other similar institution throughout the world. For the purpose of obtaining…

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What Is a Developmental Road?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 12

Considerable doubt appears to exist as to what roads can claim to be developmental so as to receive assistance from the State Main Roads Board,…

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Ourimbah News. Ourimbah Creek Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 13

Recently the Shire Council applied to the Main Roads Board for a grant of £10,000 to repair flood damage on a number of roads, including the…

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Motor Speeding

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 13

A reader complains bitterly of the speed at which motorists (visitors and some locals) travel through the main street of Ourimbah. He contends that…

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Motor Cycle Mishap

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 13

The sharp turn in the road at Kangy Angy, in front of the residence and store of Mrs. Whatman, was the scene of a motor cycle, accident on Sunday…

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Ourimbah News. Road Repairs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 13

Repair work on Dog Trap and Ourimbah Creek Roads has been in progress during the week. Bridges and gu[?]ring are receiving attention. It…

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Spending Shire Rates. Deputation From the Entrance, Entrance North, and Long Jetty. Ask for More Road Work in their Localities

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 4

On Monday a deputation comprising 15 gentlemen and 2 ladies waited upon Erina Shire Council, to urge that a greater proportion of the rates…

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Damage to Woy Woy Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 12

Cr. Staples told the Council on June 27 that great damage had been done to that portion of the Woy Woy to Gosford road between Woy Woy South…

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