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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

94 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 4 of 5

Newcastle Road Taking Shape

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 14

Though the building of the new main road from Berowra to Gosford is the biggest work of its kind in progress in the State, it is more rapidly…

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Tragedy on Rough Road S. P. Murray Falls From Lobby and Is Killed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 14

Witnesses at the inquiry into the death of Sydney Perritt Murray, on Sept. 13, stated that the very rough state of the road west from Fagan's…

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New Motor for Dodge Brothers Cars

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 5

Dodge Brothers new Motor represents the most important improvement to the company's four-cylinder line of cars since their inception in 1914…

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Deputation to Railway Commissioner

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 8

The deputation of Gosford R.P.A. to Mr. Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner, took place on Monday at noon, when the official train arrived at…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 17

Many tyres and tubes now produced in U.S.A contain a percentage of reclaimed rubber—evidence of the attempt to cut imports of crude rubber…

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Motor Mishaps

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 8

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Clyde Howell, of Gosford, when driving an Overland car, met with an accident on Maitland Road, Niagara Park, near the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 10

The first motor to travel over the new Great Northern Road found it was not a pleasure trip. The road between Hornsby and the Hawkesbury…

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Roads and Politics

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1927 · page 5

"The amazing statement is being made by those attempting to defend the political pilfering of the greater part of the money raised by special…

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Car Thieves in Gosford Going to Queensland. In Dr. Paul's Car—Via Punt Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 8

Truly this is a motorcar age. Most people who work use cars—and apparently some who merely say they are looking for work use them, without…

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Shall We Borrow Again ? Wharf and Road Needs. Discussed by Gosford R.P.A.

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 14

The necessity for a new Gosford Wharf, and the road and other requirements of the Riding, were discussed at the monthly meeting of Gosford…

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Origin of the Motor Car

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 15

Who invented the motor car! If it be the petrol driven vehicle, then the honor of its invention should surely be credited to the person who made the…

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Woy. Motor Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 10

A motor accident occurred in Woy Woy on Friday night, Sept. 30, opposite Peters' "Alecia" Cafe. Luckily it did not result in very severe…

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Why Not Bridge the Gap?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1927 · page 12

The new road under private construction by Mr. Fred Couche, of "Glenrock," Koolewong, is now well on the way to completion. The usefulness of…

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River Bridge Safe

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 7

For some time there have been rumors that the Hawkesbury Railway bridge—the greatest in Australia—was unsafe, due to the drifting of one…

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'Round Australia Record. Resourceful Motorists' Success

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 10

It has been said the "Fortune favours the Brave". From this story of the experience of Messrs Mayor and Woodward, the two intrepid motorists,…

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Railway Changes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 12

Mr. Jack Brooker, the cycling enthusiast of the Woy Woy station staff, has been transferred from Woy Woy to the relief staff, the roster for which…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1927 · page 10

Reconstruction has started of Sydney-road, Manly, a £30,000 job. The road will be concreted. Nine billion gallons of petrol are…

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Motor Mishaps

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1927 · page 13

Quite a few minor mishaps have eventuated around the district over the past week. On Monday last, about 3 p.m., a car proceeding northwards…

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Waterfront Road Wanted. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 8

Sir,—In to-day's issue of the Daily Telegraph a paragraph appears repetition of Lake Side residents advocating direct road between Gosford…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 4

The work of temporarily reconditioning Bowenfels Road, between Lithgow and the western road, is progressing. It is described by some as the…

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