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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

62 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 2 of 4

Record Aeroplane Engine Run

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 5

The monthly bulletin for December, issued by Queensland and orthern Territory Aerial Services Ltd., reports what probably, constitutes a record…

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Road Dangers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 15

The recent fatal motor accident on Mt. Manning, is quoted by the N.R.M.A. as. indicating the urgent need for a series of warning notices on this…

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New Wiseman's Ferry-gosford Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 8

Doubts as to the route that the new road that is being built from Wiseman Ferry to Spencer, along the northern bank of the Hawkesbury…

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Avoca-terrigal Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 13

"Brevity is the soul of wit," so some old wiseacre said in the past. Mr. Bennie is rather fond of quotations. Evidently he hasn't a nodding…

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£3,000,000 in Service. Australian Motorists Will Spend It. Fully Trained Mechanics?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 5

In Australia this year fees paid by car owners for service and repairs will approximate £3,000,000. This figure is arrived at by placing…

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Inspection of Motorists' Licenses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 5

From information submitted to the N.R.M.A., it would appear that from time to time the production of motorists' licenses has been demanded by…

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By Roads Bad

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 13

Taxi drivers were not in a happy vein early in the week. When asked how the roads were, the question reminded them of many sticky…

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Creek Road Blocked

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 13

On Monday last all communications with Ourimbah Creek was blocked. The excessive rains had raised the stream to overflowing level. In three…

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Avoca--terrigal Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 7

Sir,--I have read a number of letters in your paper re the above, and though I did not wish to take part in the discussion, it has reached a stage…

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Avoca-terrigal Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 8

Sir,--"Brevity is the soul of wit," Mr. Heazlett says. And noting the threequarter column space which his letter occupies, one must admit that…

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Avoca-terrigal Road. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 11

Sir,--Mr. Heazlett's latest epistle is amusing. He must feel his case to be very weak indeed when he descends to repeating "local gossip" to back it…

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Motorists' Licenses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 3

Police v. R. M. F., and Winifred O. Dunbah, charges of failure to return or renew car licenses. The Sergeant said a letter from the…

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Hole at Railway Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 13

A very heavy shower (apparently a cloud burst) fell on Monday morning last. It added another couple of inches to the already big total of rainfall…

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Railway Bridges at Hornsby

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 12

Two bridges carry road traffic across the main northern and Milson's Point railway lines at Hornsby, but the Main Roads Board, in view of the awkward…

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George's River Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 14

After a succession of disappointments it is now almost certain that the bridge over George's River at Tom Ugly's Point will be fully open for traffic at…

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Local Workmen for Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 11

Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., has been, advised by Mr. E. H. Farrar, Minister for Labor and Industry:--I am in receipt of your representations…

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Wiseman's to Spencer Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 3

The following appeared in the January issue of The Open Road, the N.R.M.A. magazine:-- L. Woodbury (Hon. Sec., Spencer…

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£8000 for Two Shire Roads Loan of £4000 Each for Yarramalong and the Entrance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 6

With the endorsement "the men on these jobs are to be taken from the district," Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., forwards the following copy of a letter…

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Gosford Court FRIDAY, 15th FEBRUARY. Before Messrs. J. J. Fagan, H. Wilcox, and W. C. Grahame, Js.P. Motor Traffic Breaches

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 7

Police v. R. M. F, and W. O. Dunban, breaches of Motor Traffic Act (adjourned from last Court.) Sgt. Hamilton said he was…

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Railway Department Helps Fruitgrowers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 15

The Railway Refreshment Department is continuing its policy of prompting sales of New South Wales fruit on the Central and other railway…

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