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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

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Oak Road Neighbors Rally in Support of Mrs Mace Sad Matcham Woman Tells 'Times' She Is Hopeful About Keeping 'Peter'

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

Twenty-nine-year old Matcham foster mother, Mrs Gloria Amy Mace, said in Canberra yesterday she still hoped she would not have to return five-month-old baby boy "Peter" to his natural mother. Mrs. Mace said this in an exclusive telephone interview with "The…

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Drunken Driver Menace on Road, Says Magistrate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

A drunken driver is a perfect menace on the road, Mr. C. W. English, SM, said in Gosford Court yesterday. Mr. English imposed a fine;…

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Bridge Toll Charges to Remain

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 5

Toll charges at Peat's Ferry Bridge may be discontinued in about 12 months. Minister for Transport, Mr…

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Two Die After Bridge Crash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Two men were fatally injured and another man seriously hurt when a car in which they were…

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Two Sent to Gaol for Obstructing Railway Engine on Gosford Line

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Richard James Graham Rosa and Malcolm Neil Hill, both of Gosford, were found guilty at Newcastle Quarter Sessions on Saturday of maliciously placing an obstruction on a railway line near Gosford on October 2 with intent to obstruct an engine…

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Mooney In Trouble Over Impassable Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 8

Members of Mooney Mooney Progress Association at a special recent meeting described two of their main roads as almost impassable even in daylight…

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Historical Talk On Railway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 5

History of the Great Northern Railway was told by Mr E. C. Rowland, Fellow of the Royal Australian Historical…

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Rail Motor Mooted For Hawkesbury, Wyong Run

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 3

Railway Commissioner. Mr. R. Winsor. will investigate the possibility of establishing a rail…

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Growers Say Bad Roads Cause Damage to Goods

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

Bad roads in the Somersby-Mangrove Mt. area had caused considerable damage to vegetable growers' produce being trucked to markets. Mr. A. Hunter, of Som-…

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Ourimbah 'Bridge Washaway Holds Up Rail Traffic

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 3

A washaway under the Ourimbah Creek railway bridge, about half a mile from Tuggerah railway station, blocked the main north-ern line for 15 hours on Friday…

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They're "Tough" on the Iron Bark Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

Ten families—men, women and children—with three tracks and a tractor turned out in the storm last week in an attempt to repair Iron Bark Road on Mangrove Mountain…

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Council Told Bad Road Keeps "Children Out Late

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1

Children in the Mangrove Mt.-Spencer area got home from school after dark because of the bad condition of the Spencer Road, Mrs. K. Williams told Gosford Shire Council yesterday…

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Phegan's Bay Road Too Bad for Wagon Service

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1

The road over the waterfront at Phegan's Bay is in such a bad condition that a sanitary wagon could not get across it, chief shire…

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No Trace of Train Escapee

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 6

A 16-year-old youth who escaped from the custody of a Child Welfare officer and Jumped from a moving train…

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Terrigal Road To Be Fixed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

The road leading to the RSL hall, bowling club and tennis courts at Terrigal will be improved by Gosford…

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Man Wants to Build Free Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 5

A man has asked Gosford Shire Council for permission to construct and open a road around the foot of…

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N.g. Missionaries Train at Saratoga

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

Eight Baptist missionary candidates have taken up temporary residence at Saratoga to undergo a course of specialised training in preparation for work in New Guinea, in connection with the "New Tribes Mission"…

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Fireman Hurt At Railway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

A 32-year-old railway fireman suffered first degree burns when he was cleaning a locomotive last…

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Shire Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 7

Sir: For several years, it has been a noticable feature of Gosford Shire Council that money is always forthcoming…

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Motor-Cyclists To Hold Day At Budgewoi

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 11

Gosford District Motor Cycle Club will hold a special outing to Budgewol on Sunday…

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