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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

191 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 5 of 10

Road Work

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 13

Shire Engineer Morris was busy on Wednesday, May 2, in the vicinity of the New Hotel, with ganger Jopson, taking measurements and finding levels…

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The Cost of Country Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 7

The assertion by one of the northern Shire Councils that most Councils are finding themselves in financial difficulties in attempting to cope with the…

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Ourimbah News. the Road Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 13

On Monday, an inquiry was held at Gosford Court House by Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., into the circumstances surrounding the death of Charles…

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The Woy Woy Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to our inlet road question, at present, as far as which route is to be recommended, it is in abeyance, but public opinion,…

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The River Crossing. on the New Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 15

The crossing at Peat's Ferry, on the new main road route, was discussed at last meeting of Erina Shire Development League. The Secretary, Mr…

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The Road to Woy Woy. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 5

Sir,—In your paper I read that a meeting had been held respecting the Marine Drive to Gosford v. The Mountain Road. Would it not be better…

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The Road Meeting. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 17

Sir,—With reference to the public meeting recently held re access to Woy Woy from the outside world, I think a meeting such as that is quite uncalled…

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The Woy Woy Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 14

Sir,—We Tumbiites were much interested, not so much in the Woy Woy Road, as in the invective in your last issue given forth to the world,…

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Main Road to Cessnock Again Discussed at S.D. MEETING

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 2

The proposed application to have a connecting link of 16 miles proclaimed a main road, to give a short route from Cessnock and the north-west via Wyee…

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Lackersteen's to Ourimbah. Long Argument in Shire Council. Over Proposed Opening of Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 10

An apparently simple motion of Cr. Taylor's at the Council meeting on May 14 started a discussion which lasted for a Long time, and occasioned…

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The New Road Gosford to Mooney Creek. Mating a Top Gear Run to Sydney

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 12

Few people know what road-making, taken seriously as the Main Roads Board takes it, means nowadays. Any persons so interested may learn, if they…

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Motor Cycle Mishap

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 6

At about 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon last, in Mann Street, North Gosford, an accident occurred, in which William Kay, aged 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. H…

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May Be This Year Shire Electric Light. Prospect of Finality With Satisfactory Railway Commissioners' Scheme

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 5

Developments indicate that the Shire electric light scheme may soon be in being, at last, on a thoroughly satisfactory basis, with a reduced capital…

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Motor Licenses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 16

[?] v. Joseph Vincent McGee. charge of failing to return motor certificate of registration. Serg[?] Hamilton gave details and…

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I Scheme of Arterial Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 16

At the Council meeting on May 14, Cr. Chapman moved, on notice, "That the Engineer report to Council on the estimated cost of construction or…

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Dog Trap Road. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 15

Sir,—The Shire President, Cr. Taylor, is to be complimented on his determination, even to proposing the motion, of having money allocated for a just…

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Road From Lackersteen's. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 10

Sir,—According to your report of the Shire Council meeting, the Council has decided to spend £250 on the road Ourimbah to Lackersteen 's. One could…

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Yarramalong to Wollombi Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 8

Dear Sir,—Now that we look forward each week to read some fresh controversy regarding roads, various routes, and their respective merits and…

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Woy Railway Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 2

Mr. L. Turner has received notice of transfer from Gatekeeper at Woy Woy to Junior Porter on the Belief Staff…

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Oubimbah By-roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 13

Ourimbah by-road users are at present not exactly a happy people, and naturally they have a reason for their dissatisfaction. When they see…

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