Railway Engagement
The engagement is announced of Edna, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Slavin, of Hamilton, to William James, only son of Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
91 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 4 of 5
Motorist Complains of Whitewash in Police Cell Tells Sergeant Windsor that Blue Should be Mixed
Addressing Sergeant W. C. Windsor at the Gosford Police Court on Friday a few minutes before he was fined £15, for having driven a motor van while under the influence of liquor, Knud Frederick Gerstrup, 49, engineer, of Toowoon Bay, said: "I would advise the Government of this country to use blue whitewash instead of white in the police cells as the blue whitewash would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist Fined £10 Convictions Recorded Although Evidence Was Conflicting
Notwithstanding the fact that the evidence was conflicting, Richard Brann, 26, taxi driver, of Dickson Street, Waverley, was fined £10, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prominent Sportsman Fined Alan Cooper Likes Fast Motor Cars
It was evident, judging by the list of prior convictions read out, that Alan Cooper, of Segenhoe House, Scone, likes fast motor cars. It will be recalled that he was the owner of the champion racehorses Talking and Mala, and other notable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Wagstaffe Bridge
Mr. E. S. Spooner has informed Gosford Municipal Council, through Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., that the matter of the provision of a low level traffic bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bond for Larceny [?] Takes Jack From Central Motors and Drives Off Without Paying for Repairs
Walter Herbert Boyce, 26, of 9 [?]et, Leichhardt, charged [?]eny at the Gosford Police [?] Friday, was bound over for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Life's Hard Road Gosford Constable Saves Young Unemployed Man From Starvation and Probable Death
Warn, haggard, and without a friend in the world; unemployed, and bordering on starvation—with with death only a few days off…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Man Charged Alleged to Have Used Offensive Language to Guard at Gosford Station
Sydney H. Hewitt, a young railway man, appeared at Gosford Police Court on Friday, charged with having used offensive language to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mrs. Bridge Passes
Mrs. Sarah Bridge, wife of Mr. Andrew Bridge, of Enfield, passed away on Sunday, July 30. She was 83 years of age, and was an old…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorist Caught
Alleged to have knocked down a man in Chalmers St., Sydney, on Thursday night and failed to stop, a motorist was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrigal Road Repairs
In a letter to Tuesday's meeting of Erina Shire Council, Terrigal and District Property Owners' Association drew attention to the condition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VOICE of the People Railway "Service" (To the Editor)
Will you please print the following in the "Gosford Times":—I have recently acquired a property in Gosford, which district I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Service Holds Town Back
Mr. H. Head, of Green Point, forwarded the Municipal Council a copy of a letter he wrote to the 'Gosford Times,' regarding the train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hutton "Road"! (To the Editor)
Despite poetry, satire, and criticism, Erina Shire nabobs still remain unmoved in their attitude to the now famous Hutton Road, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Offensive Language Railwayman Bound Over for Incident on Railway Station
At the Gosford Police Court on Friday, Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., found hat offensive language had been used on the Gosford railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Almost Collision Motorist Fined for Straddling Yellow Line
Constable R. J. Cashmere told Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Gosford Police Court on Friday that David Lindsay Low, 107 High St…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ambulance Awards Evening at Railway
On Thursday night, members of the Gosford Railway Ambulance Corps, and employees of the staff gathered for a social evening in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Breaches Motorists Fined for Exceeding Speed Limit in Built-up Area
The activities of the Gosford police truck patrol resulted in several prosecutions at the Gosford Police Court on Friday in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Lady in Background" Two Men and a Ladder Tangled Up on a Woy Woy Road Result in Proceedings at the Gosford Police Court on
That the evidence was contradictory, so contradictory that it was difficult to arrive at the truth, and possibly a lady in the background…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Red Toll of Road" Sergeant Windsor Saves Motor Cyclist From Losing Drivers's License
Although a defendant drove a motor cycle on the Pacific Highway at 70 miles an hour, Sergeant W. C. Windsor, in the Gosford Police Court…
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