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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

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Woy & Waterfront Road

Man on the Land · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 2

Writing to Mr. R. B. Walker, in reply to representations from Woy Woy Council, Hon. E. S. Spooner states that he will be very pleased…

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From Funeral to Own Death Inquiry into Road Fatalities

Man on the Land · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 4

After attending the funeral of ex-Cr. J. H. Kehoe in Sydney on the morning of February 24, Kenneth Edward Milton, 42. returned soldier, of Booker Bay, drove his son, Kenneth Albert Milton, 2, and five adults and one baby in a tourer car…

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Lessening Accidents at Dangerous Corner Plan Goes To Road Board

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 7

Gosford Municipal Council on Tuesday decided to forward to the Department of Main Roads, details of a report submitted by the…

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Money in Water Railway Takes 1,000,000 Gallons At 1/6 Per Gallon

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 11

Aldermen gave attention at Tuesday afternoon's meeting of the Municipal Council to a communication from the Department of Railways…

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Concessions on Railway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 2

Advice has been received from the Railway Department that henceforth until further notice week-end excursion tickets are available from…

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Railway Courts Tennis

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 6

On Sunday at the Railway courts, Enfield Railway Tennis Club defeated Gosford Railway Club by sets to 5. Among the visitors were…

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Start on Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 1

Signs that an immediate start is to be made with the construction of the Peat's Ferry bridge over the Hawkesbury River, are forthcoming…

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All Roads Lead to

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 5

All roads will lead to the Avoca Beach Surf Life Saving Club's big Ball to be held on August 12. just a fortnight away. One of the…

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Condition of Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 4

Letters in connection with the condition of Charlton Street, Point Clare. came before Gosford Municipal Council on Tuesday afternoon…

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Young Cyclist Hurt Motorist Fails To Stop

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 6

Struck a glancing blow by a car. driven by a hit-run motorist on the Pacific Highway on Sunday afternoon. F. Hellyer, 18, of Lisarow, was…

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Road Versus Rail Bulk Loading Protest (To the Editor)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 6

The Lisarow and Ourimbah Bulk Loading Societies have for many years saved the growers in their respective districts thousands of…

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Motor Driver Fined Swerved On Wrong Side

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 2

That John Kennedy Jameson, Maitland Road, Sandgate, had been driving a motor car for 25 years and during that period had never been…

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Road Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 3

There were 2059 street accidents in the country parts of New South Wales during the year ended June 30, 1938, compared with 1818 for…

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The Rocky Road to S-o-m-e-r-s-b-y (To the Editor)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 3

Last Christmas we had a bit of our road to Somersby tarred, and we had the rest graded to take out the corrugations. It has since been…

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The Rocky Road to S-o-m-e-r-s-b-y (To the Editor)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 6

As the invention of the year is here in the shape of knobs to fit into the corrugations on the "Rocky Road to Somersby," it is very…

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Roads—and Roads! "Could Float A Boat"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 1

That during the last rain there was sufficient water on one of the roads at The Entrance North that a : boat could have been floated. was…

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Railway Tennis Match

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 4

In a match on the railway courts between Adastra and Railway Tennis Clubs. the former won by 11 sets 95 games to 9 sets 72 games…

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Railway Excursions Plans For Eight Hour Day

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 6

Word has been received from the Secretary for Railways that, in connect on with the celebration of Eight-Hour Day. in Sydney on…

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Collapse In Train

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 2

As the North West mail train was entering the Gosford railway platform at 9.47 p.m. on Friday, Mrs. Sarah Bannerman, 75, wife of Mr…

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Toll of the Road Young Woman Killed On Eve Of Her Wedding Day

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 1

After approximately six months of accident-free week-ends the district came prominently into the news when a number of accidents, one…

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