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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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"The Ghost Train."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 13

The Valencia is right in the front rank again with 1933 picture attractions. There're two big features for Saturday and Monday nights, right…

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Aeroplane Burned Incident at the Entrance. Newcastle Men's Loss

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 15

A De Haviland Moth aeroplane, owned by Messrs E. Buck and E. H. Ball, of Newcastle, was mysteriously burned to ashes at The Entrance, on…

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Road to Woy Woy Bay

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 6

It is interesting to note that the recently constructed thoroughfare leading from the Mountain Road into Woy Woy Bay was extensively used over…

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

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 14

"Motorists as a body are likely to resist very vigorously any attempt at the re-introduction of a system of road tolls that were familiar when this…

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The Tuggerah Railway Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 15

Mr. Edward Powell, of Wyong, who was killed in the shocking train fatality at Tuggerah on Monday last, was well known and highly respected by…

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Enjoyable Motor Trip

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 6

A Gosford party, consisting of Mr., and Mrs. E. J. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Benson and family, Mrs. Benson, sen., and…

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Railway Items

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 6

The statistics in regard to the special traffic handled on the railways over the Xmas and New Year holidays, so far as Gosford station is…

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Wyong Man Killed Railway Fettler's Trolly Hit. Tragedy Near Tuggerah

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 8

A railway fettler was killed, and three others had narrow escapes, when the Sheffield trolley on which they were riding was run down by a…

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The Entrance Bridge Commonwealth Grant of £1500 Re-allocated. Council Unable to Finance Scheme. Money Allotted to Other Works

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 5

Erina Shire Council held a special meeting on Friday last to consider new programme of works to be submitted to the Commonwealth…

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

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

With the completion of a stretch of tar surfaced road near the top of Bulli Pass, a continuous length of paved road is now available from Sydney…

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Local Railway Revenue

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 6

The number of passenger tickets issued at Gosford in December last showed an increase of 500 over that of the December period of the…

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Ravages of Bush fires Fassifern Station Destroyed. Losses in Newcastle District. Railway and Telephonic Services Interrupted

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 6

The whole of the Newcastle district had one of the most trying ordeals yesterday of excessive heat and the ravages of bush fires, entailing…

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Run Down by Train Ourimbah Creek Bridge Accident. Edward Powell's Tragic End. Verdict of Accidental Happening

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 14

There was a strong representation of railway interests at the inquiry held at Wyong on Friday last into the death of Edwin Powell, aged 48, who…

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Entrance Bridge Vote Minister's Statement

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 4

The Minister for Labor and Industry forwards us the copy of a letter forwarded by him to the President of Erina Shire Council, as follows:—…

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Bridge Soon at Tuggerah Entrance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 11

Under the above caption Monday's Sydney "Sun" says:— The Unemployment Relief Council intends to make money available to…

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

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 8

An indication that the motor industry in New South Wales is steadily returning to a healthy basis is provided by the fact that in December 777 new…

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Gosford Police Court Friday, January 13, 1933. Before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, P.M. Motor Cases

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 3

Merton Weather all pleaded guilty to riding a motor cycle in Mann St., Gosford, without having proper control over it. The police stated he had…

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Roads of Other Countries

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

In the United Kingdom every half-square-mile of area has one mile of road. In the United States there is a mile of road to every square mile of…

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The Tuggerah Bridge Joke. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

Sir,—The choice between democratic governments and dictatorships is the choice between the known stupidity of the many and the possible corruptness…

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Registration Labels on Windscreens of Motor Vehicles. the Action Necessary

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

In some instances uncertainty exists as to the necessity for presenting vehicles at district motor registries in connection with the attachment of…

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