Car Runs Off Road: 3 Hurt
A woman and two children were injured on Saturday afternoon when a car driven by Albert Sharman, of Gordon Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1951
100 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 3 of 5
Letters To The Editor Mangrove Ck. Roads Quiz
A Mangrove Creek subscriber submitted a quiz question in "The Gosford Times" of June 1…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spencer Wants Short Road Link Visit By Councillors
Two-and-a-half miles of road construction from the Pacific Highway near Mount White to Lower Mangrove Creek, which could be crossed by a punt or a bridge, would bring Spencer within 17…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →County Clerk Criticises Railway Dept. Questions Asked About Bulk Electricity Charges
"Brisbane Water County Council is at a far greater disadvantage in purchasing electricity than areas on either side of it between Newcastle and Sydney," says the County Clerk, Mr C. R. Thew,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pages From the Past Peat's Ferry Railway Disaster Of 1887
Had it not been for the presence of mind of a pointsman at the Hawkesbury River railway station on June 21, 1887, the disaster which took place there that day, though quite bad enough,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Engine Driver's Ordeal In Train Disaster Grim Story Told At Inquiry
Pinned by the legs in the cabin of an overturned goods train engine between Tuggerah and Wyong the driver decided that the only way to escape was to cut off his foot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Material Called 'Red Mud'
Some Gosford Shire Councillors yesterday condemned the material from Mangrove Mtn. gravel quarry, used on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20 Council Road Men Dismissed 'Due To Zoning'—Engineer
"The council's decision on zoning has cut right across my control of the staff and there is no alternative but to reduce road staff to meet council's requirements in accordance with zoning"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bus, Car Locked on Erina Bridge Hundreds Late For Work
Hundreds of people were late for work yesterday morning when buses and cars were delayed for three-quarters of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell From Train, Escaped Injury
John Banfield, 68, of Steyne Rd. Saratoga, a retired caretaker for the Education Department, escaped with severe shock when he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Man Trapped In Mud All Night On The Davistown Road
Francis Callaghan, aged 78, was treated by the Brisbane Water District Ambulance on Sunday morning for severe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waterfront Road In Bad State
The Chief Engineer (Mr. Cliff) has informed the Gosford Shire Council that certain sections of the Waterfront Road between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mutilated Body On Railway Line
The mutilated body of Albert Percival Pritchard, 62, of Glebe Road, The Junction, Newcastle, was found on the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council's 'No' To Railways Dept. Firm Stand Taken On Bulk Electricity Charge
Brisbane Water County Council decided on Wednesday not to agree to a request by the Railways Department to pay more for bulk electricity. It will inform the department that it considers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Councillor And Wife Sleep In Car On Davistown Road
Because the Davistown Road was found to be impassable, Cr Tennant told the Gosford Shire Council yesterday, "My…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SM's Advice To Motorist
Roy Dunkley, of Tighes Hill, was convicted at Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday and fined £7 and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrigal Bridge Closing
The wooden bridge over Terrigal Lake will be closed next week, probably on Wednesday, for repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guilty Of Son's Manslaughter Motorist Given Bond And Told Not To Drive Car For 5 Years
Charles Daniel Murray, 34, welder, of Holmwood Street, Newtown, was this week found guilty of the manslaughter of his nineyear-old son…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters Grove Road Criticised
While other roads in wamberal receive attention Grove Road, that ill-named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Davistown Road Again Comes Before Council
"Surely we can alter a previous decision if we can save £360 by so doing", said Cr Chambers (Deputy…
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