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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Pt. Clare Request To Councillors Inspect Roads By Walking Over Them

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 4

The Point Clare and Tascott Ratepayers and Residents' Association will ask members of the Gosford…

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Special Grant Sought For Mooney Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 3

Mr H. E. Jackson, MLA, is to be asked to seek an immediate special grant from the Main Roads Board for…

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Motorists Fined

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 4

Twenty-six motorists were fined a total of £75/17/- in the Gosford Court- of Petty Sessions on Thursday for traffic…

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£5695 Damage to Wyong Roads Relief Grant Sought

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 3

Recent heavy rain caused flood damage estimated at £5695 to roads in the Wyong Shire Council area, Mr K. Downes said on Monday. He said that numerous washaways had necessitated the replacement of gravel and bitumen. Bridges and culverts had to be repaired and debris…

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Motor-Cyclists Successful At Cessnock

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 7

Gosford Motor-cycle Club riders on Sunday gained two first, four second, three third and two fourth places at the…

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Railway Sackings Now 84

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

The Railways Department on Wednesday and yesterday dismissed 34 men employed on bridge…

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Motorist Was In Hurry To Reach Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 7

A motorist at the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday told Mr. C. N. Finlay, SM., that he had…

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Motor-cyclist Says Plates Went Astray

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 7

Laurence Berne, of Umina, who was charged at the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday with having failed…

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Motor Traffic In Gosford Invites Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 5

Now that the weather is warming up and the normal traffic in Gosford is being increased by the tourist traffic coming to or passing through the town something should be done in an…

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Railways Fight Against Rust Saves Big Sums

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 3

Progress in the Railways Department's fight against rust is saving taxpayers many thousands of pounds a year…

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Tuggerah Lakes Tourist Resort When Road Built

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 6

Tuggerah Lakes would really come into its own as a tourist resort when the road was made from The Entrance…

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Railways Dismisses 50 More

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 1

The Railways Department this week dismissed 50 more men who were engaged on bridge…

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Motorists Protest Against Bridge Signs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 5

Two men fined in the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday for having passed other cars on…

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Amenities, Road Work Sought At Avoca Beach

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Avoca Beach Progress Association on Monday night decided on a series of…

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Growers Want Railway Car Refrigeration

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

The Gosford District Vegetable Growers' Association are to write to the Minister for Transport, Mr. Sheahan,…

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Youth Charged: Obstructions On Railway Line

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

At Central Police Court Sydney, yesterday. Malcolm Neil Hill. 18. a lorry driver living at Whitton Street, Wyoming, was…

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Orchardists Afraid To Use Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 5

A resident of Dooralong, Mr. George Beaven, told Wyong Shire Council on Tuesday, that he and other farmers in the…

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Youths' Charged With Placing Obstructions On Railway Line

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

Two youths appeared at Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on charges relating to the alleged placing of obstructions on the railway lines near Gosford on the night of Thursday, October 2. The youths are Malcolm…

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Motorist Fined £2 for Noise

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 7

A man whose lorry made what police described as "undue noise" was fined £2 with 12/- costs at Gosford Police…

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New Train Service For Trial

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 1

Railways Department will run an experimental additional train service from Newcastle to Sydney and…

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