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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

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Governor at Wyong Will Officially Open Waliarah Point Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 7

Pleas are complete for the arrival of His Excellency, Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, at Wyong at noon on Saturday, April…

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Coastal Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

The newly constructed road at Avoca, known as the Coastal Scenic Road, is governed by a League of the same name, which has applied…

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Main Road Move

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

Wyong Chamber of Commerce is already making a move following the opening of the Wallarah Point bridge last Saturday. Application…

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£10,000 for Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 8

The Department of Works and Local Government forwarded an agreement to yesterday's meeting of the Erina Shire Council regarding the…

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Carrier Will Repair Ourimbah Road Himself

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

Residents of Ourimbah are not waiting any longer for the Erina Shire Council to repair their roads. Mr. Les Giant, carrier, asked the…

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Mountain Road Part to Be Surveyed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

Following a deputation from residents of Mangrove Mountain, to Erina Shire Council, with a view of having Main Road (Gosford to…

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Governor Opens Wallarah Bridge Structure Opens Tourist Possibilities

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

His Excellency the Governor, Lord 'Wakehurst, officially opened the Wallarah Point bridge on Saturday afternoon. The bridge cost £4000 to Construct, and formed part of a programme of £62,000 expenditure on works in Erina Shire, laid…

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Terrigal Road Work

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 8

The Engineer, Mr. T. M. Wilson, submitted a twelve months' maintenance programme of work to foe carried out on Terrigal Road. The…

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Ode to Hutton Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

North Entrance is a pleasant place, For those who holiday; But the north side is a rotten place, When rain comes o'er that way…

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Negligent Driving Patrol Catches Hah Off Side of Road on Highway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 7

During the hearing at the Gosford Police Court on Friday of a charge against Harold Spencer Gillett, motor driver, Cowper Street, Waverley,…

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Opening Scenic Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 4

The President of the Erina Shire Council, Cr. A. E. Lillicrapp, will attend the next meeting of the Coastal Scenic Road League on May 27,…

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Councillor Caustic Bays Less Than Half Mile of Tarred Roads in Riding & That Led to Cemetery

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 8

A deputation from B Riding, headed by Mr. Thomas Stinson, President of the Yarramalong and Wyong Creek branch of the Primary…

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Scenic Road League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 8

Attention is called to a meeting of the Coastal Scenic Road League at Wamberal on Saturday, May 27, at 3 p.m. Consideration will be…

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Improvement To Main Road At Springfield

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 6

Complaints were placed before the Gosford Municipal Council by Springfield residents on Tuesday concerning the had state of the main road. The Engineer. Mr…

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Skull Fractured Motor Bike Skids

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 6

While driving his motor cycle from Port Kembla to Maitland on Friday night, Charles English. 21, of Abbott Street, West Maitland,…

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Police Patrol Chases Motorist

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 7

Pleading not guilty to having exceeded 30 miles an hour in a built-up area, Angus Melrose, Bold Street, Burwood, was convicted at the…

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Motorist's Breach

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 7

Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Gosford Police Court on Friday, fined John Edward Henshelwood, Ingall Park, Mayfield, £3, and 8/- costs,…

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Scenic Road League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

The Coastal Scenic Road League held a meeting on Saturday in the Wamberal Public Hall, the President, Mr. T. Humphrey, being in the…

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Bridge Refused Minister States That Expenditure Would Not Be Justified

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 7

Although there has been strong agitation for the construction of a bridge from Wagstaffe to Ettalong, and thus join up a "round tour" of…

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Motor Cyclists Crash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

Setting out from Newcastle yesterday morning, William Wood, High Street, East Maitland, with P. Johns, Ireland Avenue, Mayfield…

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