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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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New Records Tipped At TT Races 50 Motor Cyclists Will Compete On Nov. 13

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 7

Enough petrol has become available to hold the restricted TT (Tourist Trophy) races 'at Lackersteen Park, Somersby, on Sunday, November 13. Gosford Motor Cycle Club President, Jack…

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Grant For Roads Hit By Floods "Council Could Have Minimised Damage"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government, Mr Cahill, has decided to grant a maximum of £3840 towards the cost of repairing damage caused in the Gosford shire by floods last June…

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Two District Men Killed In Road Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 1

Two men from the Gosford district died at the Gosford District Hospital on Saturday as a result of injuries received in separate accidents. They died at the hospital within 30 minutes…

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Death Of Man Who Won Life Goal In Railway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 1

Mr Hugh (Bert) Deasey, Gosford station master until a little over two years ago, died suddenly at his home at…

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Improvements For Mangrove Mt. Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 4

A special meeting of the Mangrove Mountain branch of the APPU was held last week to discuss the condition of local roads…

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2 Motor Cyclists Set Lap Record

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 7

Gosford Motor Cycle Club members held a picnic day and grass track races at Avoca on Sunday. Seven events for 350 and 500 class cycles…

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Two Road Deaths Accidental, Coroner Finds

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

Findings of accidental death were returned by the District Coroner, Mr C. J. Staples, at the conclusion of two inquiries held at the Gosford Court House yesterday afternoon…

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Motor Cyclists To Honour Colleague's Memory

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 11

Gosford Motor Cycle Club members will hold a memorial T.T. (Tourist Trophy) meeting at Lackersteen Park, Somersby, on Sunday, December 4…

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Letters Racecourse or Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 2

Are we, the ratepayers of the Gosford Shire, entitled to a referendum to ascertain if public…

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Motorists Permitted Quarter-Hour's Parking—Mr Finnan

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 3

The "no parking" regulation in Mann Street is to be continued, but the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr Finnan, advises that motorists will be allowed to park for up to a quarter of an hour…

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Motor Cycling

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1949 · page 7

Gosford Motor Cycle Club will hold a reliability trial at Wamberal on Sunday, reports Club President Jack Ryan…

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18-Year-Old Motor Cyclist Dies From Injuries

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1949 · page 4

Keith William Riley, 18 years, only son of Mr and Mrs Walter Riley, of Booker Bay, died in an ambulance wagon at 2.30 am last…

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Public Posted Earlier: Post Office And Railway Officials Pleased

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 1

The public had posted earlier this Christmas and had greatly relieved the strain on staffs, said Gosford Post Office and…

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11 Clubs To Compete In Motor Cycle Races At Somersby Next

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 7

Eleven motor cycle clubs will take part in the Northern Districts' Association's TT (Tourist Trophy) motor cycle…

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