Waterfront Road Bridge to Cost £5173 Local Men Recommended For Important Contract
The Municipal Council has recommended to the Department of Works and Local Government that the contract for the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
93 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 4 of 5
Punt Bridge Smash Car And Bus Collide
Mr. L. S. Dubois, managing director, of the Gosford Bulk Loading Society, had a miraculous escape from serious injury when his car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waterfront Road Bridge Reduction In Cost By £400
Cost of the bridge to link Gosford and Woy Woy by way of the waterfront road will be reduced by nearly £400 as a result of a decision…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Hawkesbury Railway Bridge Work To Proceed
The N.S.W. share of loans for works, approved by the Loan Council last week, is £1,500,000 below last year's amount…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Driver Fined for Faulty Brakes Collided With Two Stationary Motor Cars
Cecil Charles Drinkwater, a painter, of Merewether, was fined £3 in the Gosford Police Court on Friday for having driven a motor car on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oak Road News Rain Benefits Bean Growers
Despite the high price and scarcity of seed, the usual areas of early beans have been planted at Oak Road, probably due, to some extent,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£7,000 Loan for Wharves and Roads Council To Borrow Money
The Department of Works and Local Government has informed Erina Shire Council that the proposal to borrow £7,000 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Killed in Tunnel Whole Gang Struck by Freight Train Four Seriously Injured
Three men were killed in an accident in the Woy Woy railway tunnel yesterday afternoon. Four others were seriously injured. DEAD…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Party Lord Mayor's Fund
A successful bridge and mah jongg afternoon was held in the Gosford C.W.A. Rest Room on Saturday afternoon. Proceeds were to furnish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kulnura Roads Grader Will Make Repairs Shortly
The Kulnura branch of the Agricultural Bureau had a letter before yesterday's meeting of Erina Shire Council asking that repairs be made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oak Road Rabbits And Hares Threaten Bean Crops
Many bean growers are finding it very difficult to prevent rabbits and hares from seriously damaging their crops, and even fencing with 2ft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Ambulance Corps Demonstrations At Gosford
Nine squads of the Railway 'Ambulance Corps took part in demonstrations and competitions at Gosford on Thursday last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oak Road Collections For School Wireless Set
The monthly meeting of the Oak Road Progressive Association was held at Mr. Dubois' residence on Thursday night (September 19) and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →River Road Bridge Work to Commence
The contract for the river road bridge to link up Woy Woy and Gosford has been let to Messrs. Woodward and Co., and work is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Died On Train Police Enquiring
A few seconds after Frederick Holdsworth, an elderly man, of 14 Eaton St. North Sydney, had taken his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oak Road Bean Crops Being Harvested
Bean growers are forwarding consignments of early beans to market and increasing quantities are expected to go forward towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Road To Frisco" Al Regal Tomorrow
"The Road to "Frisco," the new Warner Bros. action-drama coming to the Regal Theatre for tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday nights,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorists Fined For Speeding 1/- A Mile
Ray Herbert Cohen was fined £2/2/- and ordered to pay 8/- costs in the Gosford Police Court on Friday for having exceeded the speed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death Adder Killed At Gosford Railway Station Was Lying On Footway
A death adder was killed at the Gosford Railway station this week. It was found lying on a footway, which is extensively used by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woy Road Bridge Open By Easter Next Contractor's Statement
"The Woy Woy Waterfront Road bridge should be completed by next Easter," said Mr. Woodward, the contractor, on Wednesday last…
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