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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

115 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 6 of 6

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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Speeding Motorist Tries to Bribe Police Officer

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

A £10 fine was imposed on a man at Gosford Court yesterday for attempting to bribe a police officer to induce him to neglect, his duty. The attempt to bribe took…

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Obstructions on Gosford Railway Line Driver Tells Court Train Crew Had Lucky Escape

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 1

Five trains were stopped and three ran into obstructions placed on the rails between Narara and the overhead bridge south of Gosford railway station on the night of October 2, it was said at Gosford Court on Wednesday…

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Three Injured As Motor Cycle and Car Collide on Pacific Highway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 1

A motor cyclist, a girl pillion passenger, and a car driver, were injured when their vehicles came into collision on the Pacific Highway, near Gosford, on Sunday. Stanley Cleary. 19. Parra-…

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No Money For Main Road. To Patonga

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Transport informed the Gosford Shire Council yesterday that funds available would not…

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Sale of land Weans Better Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 9

Money from the sale of land resumed by Gosford Shire Council for unpaid rates will be spent on…

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No Road to Property on Mangrove

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 3

A man who claimed he had not been able to take a vehicle to his property at Upper Mangrove for four…

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Railway Charges Continue Today

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 1

Final day's hearing of die case against two youths in connection with placing obstructions on railway lines…

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Patching Up Their Own Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 4

A working "bee" was held last Saturday on the road from Oyster Shell at Mangrove Creek bridge,…

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Avoca Girls Train For Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 8

In preparation for their carnival on December 14 girls of the Avoca Beach women's auxiliary are…

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Application to Name New Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 4

Gosford Shire Council will apply to the Minister for Local Government for permission to name a road at…

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Man Hurt in Motor-cycle Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 3

A 25-year-old South African received bead injuries when be was involved in an accident on his motor-cycle on…

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Weekend Road Toll One Dead,8 Hurt In Pacific Highway Crashes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

Nine persons were severely injured and a seven-year-old boy died later, as the result of two road accidents on Pacific Highway during the weekend…

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They Had Dinner "On" the New Oak Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 2

A section, of Oak Road, Matcham, was "officially opened" by the shire engineer, Mr N. Agnew, at a party at Matcham last week. The party was given for…

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Council Decides Not To Sell Or Close Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 9

An application by Vacuum Oil Co. Pty. Ltd. for the closing, and purchase, of a road at the junction of the Pacific Highway and the Old Newcastle Road, was refused by Gosford Shire Council…

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Gosford Police Appeal for Road Care After Six Die Last Month in Area

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 1

Six people were killed and 46 injured in 93 collisions last month in the North Eastern District, which includes Gosford, said Sgt. First Class W. H. Parker, officer-in-charge, Gosford police, this morning. Sgt. Parker was commenting…

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