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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Matcham Roads. Deputation to Council. On Monday, 23rd July

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 4

Cr. Paul introduced a deputation from Matcham, comprising Messrs. Aldridge and Stellway. Mr. Aldridge said soil which would…

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Pemberton's Hill Road. Deputation Asks Fob Attention

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 8

Cr. Pinkstone introduced a deputation from Mangrove Creek—Messrs. L. H. Rossiter, T. MeKenzie, Max Douglas, and A. W. Craft…

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Grants for Roads New Route to Tuggerah. And Wyong to Yarramalong; Council Will Ask for Government Help

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 16

The President submitted on July 23 a Minute to Erina Shire Council:— Considering that financial assistance for road construction is now given…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 13

Mr. Les. Humpbries, riding his Douglas motor cycle on Friday night, July 20, had a nasty accident on the Ourimbah Creek Road. Directly opposite…

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F Riding Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 8

Sir,—Re £250 for the Terrigal Lake Road, and your footnote. We knew that; but there are ratepayers on a byroad, where nothing has been done for…

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An Ourimbah Creek Bridge. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 13

Sir,— Re my letter of 7th June, complaining about the Shire Council's negligence with reference to a bridge on Foote's Road, Lower Ourimbah Creek:…

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Original Verse the Tramp's Appeal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 16

When you drive your motor car To a city, or afar, And o'ertake a weary tramp, Don't imagine he's a scamp…

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Trespass on Railway

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

H. E. Morris (Railway Inspector) v. Clarence Green, Joseph Baker, and Percival Lloyd, charge of trespassing on railway property…

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Who Threw That Cushion ? Trouble at Point Clare. Information Dismissed in Railway Prosecution

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 10

Someone threw a cushion out of a railway carriage near Point Clare on April 27th. The railway officials thought Mr. H. H. Brownless threw…

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The Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 13

Although the main road is in good nick and trafficable at all times, wet or dry, the same cannot be said for Ourimbah's by-roads, which at the…

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The Harbor Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

The Sydney Harbor Bridge will be completed in 1931. It will span the harbor between Dawes Point on the southern and Milson'a Point on the…

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An Ourimbah Creek Bridge. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 13

Sir,—Re a bridge on Foott's Road, Ourimbah Creek, Mr. Clafrey is quite right, and deserves credit for making this matter public. It is really a…

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That Concrete Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

Sir,— I beg space in your widely read paper to say a few words in reference to the, "wild cat scheme" of a concrete road from Gosford to The…

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Maintenance Work Especially on Earth Roads. Shire Engineer's Instructions

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 5

Criticism is often levelled at the Shire staff for "chucking muck on roads" instead of metalling them. As a matter of fact, on earth roads, soil is…

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District Unemployed Hope for Wore on Wiseman's to Spencer Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 15

A meeting in Gosford Hall on Saturday morning was attended by about 20 unemployed. There had been no opportunity to advertise the fixture; at…

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The Road From Sydney

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 5

Mr. Norman Scheerer on Monday evening last arrived in Ourimbah from Sydney with a new 2-ton Reo Speed Waggon, which will take the place of…

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Assistance on Main Roads More Questions by Cr. Humphrey

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 4

Mr. Ogden reported to Erina Shire Council on August 13:— In reply to question by Cr. Humphrey, I have to report as under:—…

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Road to The Entrance Will Concrete Highway Scheme Prejudice Govt. Grant? Gosford R.P.A. Decides to Await Result of Developmental Road Application

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

Mr. C. J. Duffy further advocated his scheme for a concrete highway between Gosford and The Entrance, at the meeting of Gosford R.P.A. on…

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Shire Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 3

"Progress" wants to see a greater measure of it:— The letters by "Dyspeptic Ratepayer" and "Commonsense" make…

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Waterfront Road Letter From Minister

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 7

Mr. R. Brace Walker, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated Aug. 9, from Mr. M. F. Bruxner, Minister for Local Government:—…

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