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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

199 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 9 of 10

Waterfront Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 8

Mr. W. H. Pike congratulated Erina Shire Council, in a letter read at last meeting, on the road provided for Point Clare, and on the fact that the…

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Road Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 7

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. E. S. Marks) believes that it is possible to reduce the road accidents. "The amazing number of casualties…

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Firms Ready to Build Hawkesbury Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 7

Support is rallying to the Hawkesbury River Traffic Bridge project, advocated for years by this paper and endorsed by the…

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Mandalong to Dooralong Road Connection

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 9

Cr. Chapman moved several motions (detailed in our issue of Sept. 25th) at last Council meeting, with the object of having trafficable road…

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Gosford Bicycle Club Finishing Road Season

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 6

On Saturday last the finals for the competition were run. Great interest was centred in the junior finals, nine riders having an equal chance of…

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Week-end Motor Tragedies

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. Safety Department expresses alarm at the heavy toll of the road in N.S.W. over the weekend, when five persons were killed and…

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Bridge the Hawkesbury!

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 5

Charles B. Paull (Fairfield), in the Open Road, writes:— "It is very apparent that most aggravating delays and confusion will be…

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Child's Death in Train Inquiry Held

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 7

On Sunday, Sept. 21st, the year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. J. Hogan, of Walcha, was being brought to Sydney by his parents for treatment at…

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Need for Bridge Long Queue at Hawkesbury Ferry

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 8

At midnight on Monday the queue of waiting cars on the northern side of Hawkesbury River measured over 5 miles in length, according to a…

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Railway Staff Reductions Question of Safety

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 16

Labor candidate Acason, speaking at Gosford on Friday night, said sacking of railway employees had been carried to such an extent under the Bavin…

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Entrance North Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1930 · page 4

Mr. R. Bruce Walker, M.L.A., has been advised, under date 13.10.30:— With reference to your personal representations on behalf of the Erina…

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Hawkesbury Bridge Agitation Revived

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1930 · page 8

As was prophesied in this paper years ago, there is plenty of support for the agitation for a traffic bridge over the…

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Further Road Works. Proposed Application for Another £3000

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

Mr. A. C. Morris, Engineer, reported to last meeting of Erina Shire Council with specifications and estimates for construction on road McMaster's to…

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A Dangerous Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 10

The dangerous nature of the bridge over the railway line on the Sydney side of Gosford, on the Great Northern Road, is engaging the attention of the…

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Road Expenditure

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 15

The N.R.M.A. suggests that the statement attributed to Mr. Lang that "of the £13,000,000 the Main Roads Board has spent, only £1,500,000 has…

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Burge Road Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 3

A fire which broke out on Sunday evening, October 12, totally destroyed a cottage in Burge Road, Woy Woy, owned by Constable Warner, of…

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Waterfront Road Work Proposed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 7

On Road Point Clare to Koolewong, With Unemployment Relief Money. Mr. A. C. Morris reported to Erina Shire Council on 27.10.30:—…

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Waterfront Road £2000 Asked For

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 8

The report of Mr. A. C. Morris, Erina Shire Engineer, on this road, setting forth proposals for work totalling £9000 in cost, is…

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Bouquet for Woy Woy Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 12

The following letter from Mr. F. W. Appleby, Robertson Street, Campsie, was read at Wednesday night's meeting of Woy Woy Shire Council:—…

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Correspondents' Opinions Not Necessarily Ours. Road Buckety to Pemberton's To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 10

Sir,—May I have a little space in your paper to write a few lines about the state of the road from Buckety to Pemberton's, in E Riding?…

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