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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

94 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 4 of 5

Lighting of Woy Woy Railway Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 11

Sydney, 2lst October, 1932.—Dear Mr. Walker,—With further reference to your representations on behalf of the Shire of Woy Woy regarding the…

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Motors & Motoring N.R.M.A. News and Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 10

It is not possible at any given moment for anybody to state exactly the number of motor vehicles of various classes registered in Australia. This…

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The Waterfront Road Action by Woy Woy Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 5

Mr. A. E. Smith, acting hon. sec. of the Woy Woy Ratepayers and Citizens' Association, A Riding, forwarded the following petition to the Woy…

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Train Jumpers at Work Heavy Fines Imposed. Goods Reported Missing

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 4

The Gosford railway authorities, by reason of being midway between Sydney and Newcastle, have been subjected to a lot of trouble by men on the…

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Motors & Motoring N.R.M.A. News and Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 3

Following representations by the N.R.M.A. for the protection of trees along the frontage of Lake George, the Lands Department has made a…

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Crashed Into Tree Motor Smash at Lisarow. Five Persons Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 11

Five persons were taken to hospital by Gosford Ambulance, following a motoring accident at Fagan's Corner, near Lisarow railway station, on the…

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Motors & Motoring N.R.M.A. News and Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. Christmas-New Year camp will be held at Lake Illawarra Entrance, on the South Coast. A large area of privately-owned ground has…

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Main Roads Programme Gosford-wyong Road. Work Put in Hand

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 10

The Clerk, Mr. Ogden, reported to the meeting of the Erina Shire Council on Monday last that a preliminary deposit of £500, out of the sum of over…

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Motors & Motoring N.R.M.A. News and Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 6

The frequency with which accidents and near-accidents happen through the failure of motorists to indicate their intention to turn to the right, to stop,…

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Railway Fettler's Retirement After Over 42 Years' Service

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 7

Mr. C. J. Gavenlock, of Wyee, who has been in the Railway Department for 42 years and 10 months, is at present on long service leave prior to…

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Railway Excursions from the Country to Be Bun More Frequently

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 13

Country residents are soon to have opportunities for cheap travel to the city which they have been seeking for many years. From the tourist…

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Motor Traffic Cases

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 7

At the Gosford police court on Friday last, before Messrs W. C. Grahame and G. L. Thomas, J's.P., Patrick Ryan, an Inspector of the Transport…

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Motor Fatality Accident Near the Entrance One Person Killed, Four Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 7

A fatal motor car accident occurred on the road to The Entrance on Saturday afternoon last, when one person was killed and four others injured…

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The World's Longest Straight Three Hundred Miles Without a Curve. Section of Trans-Australian Railway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 11

It seeing incredible that anywhere in the world there should be a railway line that runs dead straight for 300 miles. Yet such a track exists and…

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Road Hogs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 11

Complaints are being made again in connection with the speed of cars, driven by strangers, that proceed through the town, and the danger run…

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The Spencer Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 3

Sydney, 12th November, 1932.—Dear Mr. Walker,—I duly received your letter dated 9th November, enclosing one from the Spencer Progress…

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Entrance North Bridge Erina Shire's Further Application. Special Council Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 12

Faced with the possibility of losing the £1500 granted it by the Unemployment Relief Council towards the erection of The Entrance North…

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Cheap Railway Fares to See the Test Cricket Match

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 13

The Railway Department advertises cheap excursion arrangements that will be available by ordinary trains in connection with the first test cricket…

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Motors & Motoring N.R.M.A. News and Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 8

Each new vehicle taking out a registration certificate or re-registering from the beginning of December will be required to carry a visible…

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Windsor Bridge Opened in 1874. TOOK 2½ Years to Build

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 6

The "Back to Windsor Week" held during the past week recalls that it was in May, 1864, that the Hon. A. T. Holroyd, then Minister for Works,…

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