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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

93 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 3 of 5

Point Glare Road Repairs to Be Carried Out by Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

Alderman A. A. Schwartz moved at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council that the road grader be put on the Point Clare…

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£10 Reward for Lost Motor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

A reward of £10 is offered by the Sun Insurance Office, of Bridge Street, Sydney, for the recovery of an outboard motor,…

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Turpentine Or Blackbutt For Bridge Decking

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 1

Mr. S. Chandler, Secretary of the Wyong Creek-Yarramalong Branch of of the P.P. Union, asked Erina Shire Council yesterday to give…

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Councillor on Wrong Train

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 6

There were smiles from the councillors at Monday's meeting of Erina Shire Council, when Cr. E. P. Braithwaite walked into the meeting at…

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Road Carriage v. RAIL Fruitgrowers Discuss Merits

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 1

Different opinions as to whether road or rail carriage was preferable were expressed at the annual conference of the Central Coast…

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Australian Motor Manufacture No Action By Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

The Municipality of Lithgow asked Erina Shire Council's co-operation on Monday to urge the Federal Government to take steps for the…

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Repairs to Bridge Will Cost £100

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 4

Erina Shire Council on Monday decided to spend £ 100 on repairs to Yorkie Bridge on the Yarramalong Road…

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Late News Train Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 4

Mr. Reuben M Dunban, about 73, estate; agent, of Woy Woy, had his leg severed above the ankle when he slipped while boarding a railway…

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Tar Surfacing Punt Road £99 To Be Spent

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 8

The Department of Main Roads has intimated that it has approved of the expenditure of £99 on the tar surfacing of the Terrigal Road…

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Coal Mine in Shire No Money For Road Of Access

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 1

A coal mine is to be opened up in the north of Erina Shire. It will be the only coal mine in Erina Shire's area…

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Youths Fined Evasion Of Train Fares

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 4

Frank, Harding and Ernest James Harding, of Lisarow, appeared in the Gosford Police Courton Friday charged with having evaded the…

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United Progress Associations Hospital, Roads, and Electricity Discussed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 2

In accordance with a previous decision, that meetings of the United Progress Association should take place in different parts of the Shire,…

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Motorist Fined Failed To Keep To The Left

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 6

Driving osi the wrong side of the road while rounding a blind corner cost Paul Cucinotto a £ 3 fine in the Gosford Police Court on Friday…

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Motorist Fined Twice Caught Speeding Same Locality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 3

Following a conviction at the Gosford Police Court, for speeding at Ourimbah on January 5 last. Lion[?] Arthur Whitlaw again appeared at…

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Exceeding Speed Limit Motorist Fined

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 1

Charles Henry Hulls, of Chaleyen Street, Rose Bay, was fined £ 2 and ordered to pay 8/- costs in the Gosford Police Court on Friday for…

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Magistrate's Remarks Criticism Of Motorist

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 1

"Your action in passing this car on a hill could easily have lead to , a fatality," said Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., the Gosford Police Court on…

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Gosford-woy Woy Waterfront Road Bridge Cost Borne By Whole Of Municipality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 1

The Municipal Council's share of the cost of the bridge to link Woy Woy with Gosford on the Waterfront Road will be borne by the…

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Traffic Breaches Motorists Fined For Speeding

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 1

Motor traffic breaches dealt with in the Gosford Police Court on Friday included the following: Frederick Charles Semple, exceeded speed limit…

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Naval Ratings Injured Motor Cycle Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

Two naval ratings were injured when a motor cycle they were riding crashed on the Pacific Highway near Gosford on Saturday night…

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Waterfront Road Bridge Tenders For Construction

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 1

Tenders for the construction of a bridge to link Woy Woy and Gosford by means of the Waterfront Road will be considered at a special…

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