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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

199 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 7 of 10

North Entrance Bridge Govt. Asistance?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1930 · page 11

On Monday a deputation again pressed upon Erina Shire Council the importance of having a bridge erected to North Entrance…

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Mr. Scott Injured Fall on Railway Line

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1930 · page 12

On Saturday night, August 16th, Mr. W. ("Billie") Scott met with a painful and serious accident; he fell while crossing the Woy Woy railway bridge…

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Less Money for Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. states that with a drop in the expenditure by the Main Roads Board during 1930/31 of £1,365,-000—£3,220,000 as compared with…

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Schools and Main Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 4

Advancing its school safety campaign, the Council of the N.R.M.A. is urging the Minister for Lands and the Minister for Education to…

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Demand for Toll Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 3

Brisbane is awake to the advantage of welcoming outside capital to the country—especially at this time. This is a pointer for people convinced that…

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The Woy Woy Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. bulletin this week includes the following:—The Woy Woy Shire Council does not agree with the opinion of members of…

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Hawkesbury Crossing Is a Bridge Possible?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 6

The Hawkesbury River ferry service between Kangaroo Point and Mooney Point, on the new road to Newcastle was discussed at a meeting of the…

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Some E Riding Roads To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 4

Sir,—Re road from Buckety to Pemberton's, in E Riding. Cr. Pinkstone said traffic could get through: I wish to remind the Council that this is not…

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Gosford Bicycle Club Open Road Race

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 11

The Gosford Open Road Race of 45 miles was run on Saturday, August 30th, and was witnessed and enjoyed by a big crowd of people. The…

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Pioneering Woy Woy Road VIC. McKENZIE'S TRIP

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 7

George Fletcher, speaking to Woy Woy Forum Club on August 22nd, referred to the pioneering of the route of the road between the main Highway…

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Erina Gets £3000 More Relief Money. The Waterfront Road Included

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 8

By advice received this morning by courtesy of Hon. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., we are informed that the Unemployed Relief Council has granted…

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Motors and Motoring Motor Tax Refund

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 15

The N.R.M.A. has been advised, by the Commissioner of Transport (Mr. Maddocks) that a regulation authorising a refund of motor taxation for the…

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A Motor Cycle for Six

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 11

The "demonstration" given to a suburban magistrate by a motor cyclist charged with not having proper control of his machine while three persons…

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Donnison Street Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 8

A letter from Mr. Harry Benson, Gosford, appeared in the S.M. Herald yesterday, emphasising the danger of the over-railway bridge at Donnison…

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Overhead Bridge Danger

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 16

On Monday, at about 9 a.m., two cars collided at the overhead bridge death-trap in Donnison St., Gosford. They were owned and driven by…

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Waterfront Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 8

Cr. [?]phrey went with Mr. Geo. Fletcher along the route of the Waterfront Road between Gosford and Woy Woy, on Monday afternoon…

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Tragedy of the Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 4

Shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday of last week Mr. Reginald Grahame was returning from Gosford to his home at Narara, and when crossing…

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Build the Bridge! Hawkesbury River Crossing

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 8

Is the time opportune for considering possibilities in the way of a bridge over the Hawkesbury River, on the new northern road, between Kangaroo…

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Correspondents' Opinions Not Necessarily Ours. Shire & Relief Road Work (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 8

Sir,—Now that the Shire Council has openly admitted that it has little or no chance at present of obtaining any of the unemployed relief money,…

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Motors and Motoring New Colors for Chevrolet Six Trucks

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 10

The [?]ure of color has caught the world, says Mr. J. T. Potter, Manager of the Sydney Branch of General Motors, Australia, and in addition to…

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