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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Bridge Trump Play

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 9

The declarant, as soon as the opening lead, should study dummy. The bidding has given him certain information, the lead another. As he…

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Bridge No-trump Play

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 8

Previous articles have dealt with the fundamental principles of the game. Now we shall proceed to study in detail the play of the hands, and start…

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Motors & Motoring News and Notes by the N.R.M.A. Long Tunnel Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 3

Plans have been drawn up for the conversion of the second shaft of the 12½-mile long Simplon railway tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world, into a…

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Entrance Man on Trial Motor Fatality at Newcastle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 6

At the Newcastle Court Thomas A. De Gruchy, 39, of The Entrance, was charged with having feloniously slain James Samuel Pollock, 46, a married…

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Gatehouse Goes Railway Man's Courage and Despatch

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 2

Courage and despatch marked the action of Mr. Jim Spence, who, when the Wyoming gatehouse suddenly burst into flame in a strong southerly wind…

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Are Gosford's Good Roads to Blame for Reckless Driving ? P.M. Thinks it Possible Terrigal Taxi-man Convicted

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 2

When Mr. Mahony, P.M., was convicting Sydney Victor Wilson, taxi-driver, of Terrigal of dangerous driving on February 4, he said that in Gosford district there was notably overmuch reckless driving…

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Dispute Over Sawmill Causes Legal Mill Erina and Tumbi Men at Law Big Orders From Entrance Bridge. Rose Lobes Mill But Gets Damages

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 7

Thos. William Carlton Rose, of Erina, was in a fair way to get clear of depression troubles when he made what he considered a perfectly good verbal contract with Cecil George Stimson, of Tumbi Umbi, to buy the disused sawmill on the latter 's property…

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Money for Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 4

Dear Sir,—With reference to your personal inquiries on behalf of Mr. R. Gale, Secretary, Holgate Progress Association, via Gosford, who is…

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Ourimbah Railway Reserve

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. A. C. Morris) reported to last meeting of Erina Council re the above:— The drainage of this area has been…

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Railway Waiting Room

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 8

The new waiting room which is being built opposite the Woy Woy railway station entrance by the Council out of Building Belief advance moneys…

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Model Aeroplane Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 2

Improved flying times are now the order of the day. Allan Dwyer won the Major Cookson's, and Mr. G. Adcock's cups, with an Interceptor model,…

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Garden Railway Stations Point Clare's Big Lead

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 4

If Dame Rumor is right, and she probably is in this case, there is to be a new station at Point Clare. A beautiful station of…

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Mutu Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 8

A request has been made to the Council by a resident of Mutu Road, Woy Woy, that this street be repairer under the emergency relief scheme…

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A 1920 Report on Terrigal-avoca Road. Council Getting New One

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

As the proposed re-making of the Terrigal-Avoca Road is under consideration, Erina Shire Councillors at last Monday's meeting were interested…

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Mountain Mishap Lorry Runs Off Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 1

While going to Mangrove Mountain for loading last Friday evening a lorry driven by S. Parry, with his assistants, S. Eaton and Eddie Wilbow, as…

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Train Jumpers Still They Come—and Go

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 1

Four train jumpers were before Messrs A. E. Debenham and N. G. Howes, J's.P., at Gosford Court yesterday…

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Model Aeroplane Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

Arrangements are complete for the visit and entertainment of the Forest Lodge Club to compete against our lads next Sunday at the aerodrome,…

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Wagstaffe News Ward Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 11

Excellent progress is being made with the construction of Ward Road between Empire Bay and the Scenic Road connecting at a point about…

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Proposed Mountain Road Work. Woy Woy to Pacific Highway to Be Tarred

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 9

At the last meeting of the Woy Woy Shire Council that body unanimously decided to seek the co-operation of the Main Roads Board in conjointly…

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That Loop Road to Ourimbah Easter Walk Across Top of World. Panorama and Philosophy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

Though Easter Day must have teen already in its third or fourth hour, it seemed still dead o' night when "Gallic" and "Cromwell, Jun."…

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