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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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Motor-Cyclist Thrown 10 Ft. Into The Air

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

A motor-cycle pillion rider was thrown 10 feet into the air and landed again on the cycle when it struck a deep pothole on the…

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Sport Motor Cycling

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

Gosford Motor Cycle Club will hold a sports day at Avoca Beach on Sunday. Members will compete in rolling…

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Woman Faints At Gosford Railway Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

A Woy Woy woman collapsed at the Gosford Railway Station while waiting for a train yesterday. Ambulance officer Ron Pile was…

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New Motor Car Crashes Over Embankment

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

A new car, purchased only a few hours previously, crashed over an embankment and capsized on the Woy Woy road on Saturday after…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Near Woy Woy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

Leonard Bateson, 19, of Excelsior Street, Guildford, received concussion, general abrasions and shock when his motor cycle and a…

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Petition On Road At Springfield

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

A petition, signed by Springfield residents, requesting Gosford Shire Council to put Springfield Road in a…

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Bridge Collapses Under Truck On Matcham Rd. Pedestrian Injured: Warning On State Of Second Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

A wooden bridge over a creek on the Matcham Road collapsed under a truck loaded with gravel on Friday. An Erina resident, John Ward, who was…

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Jimmy Sharman Helps Injured Motor Cyclist

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

A motor cycle, ridden by Kevin Crouch, 17, of Riverstone, and a car collided on the Pacific Highway, south of Gosford, on…

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Two Injured In Motor Cycle Smash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

A motor cycle outfit crashed after running off the Pacific Highway opposite the Somersby turnoff on Sunday…

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Motor Cycling

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 7

Riders from Sydney, Newcastle and Gosford will compete at the TT (Tourist Trophy) races at Lackersteen Park, Somersby, next…

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Motor-Cycle Racing Track For West Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 6

Negotiations for the construction of a TT (Tourist Trophy) motor-cycle racing track at West Gosford were…

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Bridge Collapses Under Truck

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

This picture speaks for itself. It was taken after a bridge on the Matcham Road had collapsed under a truck last Friday. The truck, which was loaded with gravel, was pulled on to the road on Sunday. A pedestrian, who was walking over the bridge when it collapsed, was injured…

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Motor-Cycle Races Postponed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

The motor cycle races scheduled for Lackersteen Park. Somersby. on Sunday, have been postponed…

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Letters Motorists' Speedway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

I was a visitor to Erina last week, and while standing talking to a friend as far off the road as…

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Railway Worker Given 6 Months To Vacate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

Mr V. H. Johnston, SM, at Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, gave a Gosford railway worker six…

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Motor-Cyclist Sets Up Record At Somersby Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 7

Northern Districts (Sydney) Motor Cycle Club rider, I. Martin, established a one-lap flying-start record at the…

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Motor Cycle's 3 Somersaults: Rider's Escape

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 1

Frederick Arthur Douglas, of Leonard Street, The Entrance, received abrasions to the back and both arms when, his motor cycle…

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Springfield Road Work Commenced

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

Work on the Springfield Road had been started, the March meeting of the Erina-Springfield-East Gosford Progress Association was informed. A seat has also been supplied for…

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Charge Against Railways On Pt. Clare Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

The NRMA in its latest bulletin charges the Railway Department with indifference to the safety of motorists who…

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Letters Davistown Road Critics

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

We, the under-signed, wish to draw attention to the state of Davis Avenue, Davistown…

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