New Scenic Road Leads To "Dream Village"
A newly-completed road of seven miles is the latest addition to the dream of a Sydney jeweller who hopes to build a village of 250 cottages overlooking Spencer…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
127 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 7
N.S.W. Railways Earn £69 Million
Earnings of the NSW Railways for the year amounted to the record figure of £68,909,720, an increase of £19,461,982 on the total for the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Overhead Bridge Likely For Lisarow
Provision of an overhead bridge to replace the level crossing at Lisarow was being considered by the Department of Railways in conjunction with the Department of Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sports Centre Mooted for Punt Road Land
Gosford Shire Council B Riding representatives will consider a scheme to construct a sports centre on waste land bordering Punt Bridge Road, East Gosford…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →No Money for Our Main Roads, Says Councillor
"Shire Councils everywhere are vigorously protesting against the reduced State vote for Trunk and Main Roads. The cuts for 1953 are in the vicinity of 25 per cent, on 1952; with rising…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Hurt in Bridge Collision
Six people were injured when a bus going from Gosford to Terrigal was in collision with a lorry on Erina…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cornell Want Bridge Toll Lifted
Gosford Shire Council will make representations to the Government to have all tolls lifted from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Federal Grants For Road Works
Applications for grants under the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act for the financial year 1958/54 were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spencer Anxious On Possible Collapse Of Bridge
Complete collapse of the bridge over Mangrove Creek would follow another series of floods, it was stated at the recent annual meeting of Spencer Progress Association…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire Gets £16,450 Grant For Main Roads Upkeep
Gosford Shire has been granted £16,450 by the Department of Main Roads for the maintenance of main roads during 1953. This was revealed in a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Escapes Death As Train Hits Car
A Wyong dairy manager had a lucky escape on Friday night when he jumped from his car a short time before it was pulverized by a fast express train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State of Shire Roads to Be Top Gosford "Grouch"
One of Gosford's biggest "grouches," the state of the roads, will be "aired" this afternoon when a mobile unit of the Australian Broadcasting Commission records a session of "What's Your Grouch?" at the Regal Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Aids Injured Woman, Child
When two ambulances arrived at the scene of an accident on Saturday night, the officers found that an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Wants Diver To Inspect Bridge
A diver will examine the foundations of Mangrove Creek Bridge before Gosford Shire Council completes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Associations Complain About Road To Cemetery
The road at the entrance to the Wamberal Cemetery will be widened by Gosford Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist Braked for Police
A motorist who crossed the centre-line to overtake a car, saw a police motorcycle outfit coming towards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Four People Hurt When Motor-cycles Collide
Four people on their way to Tuggerah Lakes for a day's outing were injured when their motor-cycles were in collision five miles north of Wyong yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Porterage Service for Peach Orchard Road
A porterage mail service between Ourimbah and Peach Orchard Road will begin on Wednesday. Mr Roger Dean MHR for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gosford Railway Porter Fined for Stealing Beer
A Gosford railway station porter who pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing and another of receiving stolen goods, was fined a total of £15 at Gosford Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Governor to Travel by Train
Governor of New South Wales, Lieut-General Sir John Northcott. will arrive in Gosford by train at 10.40…
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