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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

181 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 5 of 10

Council Clash with Railways Department

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 9

Gosford Shire Council's dealings with the Railways Department had been most unsatisfactory, Shire…

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Road is not council's responsibility

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 5

Town Planner, Mr Henry Wardlaw, told Gosford Shire Council last week that it was not council's…

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Motor registry office needs extra staff

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 5

Gosford Branch of the ALP decided last night to press the Department of Road Transport to increase the…

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Letters Tell (To the Editor) Railway Gates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 4

Sir, When the railway to Newcastle was constructed quite as a matter of course. when it cut through the Scott…

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Motor cyclist fell heavily

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 5

At 6.15 pm on Thursday Stanley Ward (26), of Gosford, was riding his motor cycle along York Street when…

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Road Toll Must Be Reduced

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 5

Deeply concerned about the tragic toll of road accidents, the NSW Police Traffic Branch appeals for help in reducing it. Following is the first of several articles written by the police with…

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LETTERS (To the Editor) Tascott Access Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 8

Sir: With due respect to the Town Planner. I cannot agree with his statements that the road from the…

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Ash trays for all motor vehicles

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 1

At its meeting on Wednesday the Fatima aNd Flors Society decided to urge that all motor vehicles be…

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Man lay between railway lines

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 1

"Found in a state of intoxication on railway property was the charge admitted by Jeffrey W…

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Gosford railway returns higher

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 5

Although July is midwinter and not at all tourist time, or summer weather, there is a revenue…

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Letters Road Safety (To the Editor)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 8

Sir: Your paper carried such a good article on 13/8/54 on road sense and driving that I should like to pay…

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Railways Eisteddfod

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 2

The 26th Annual Railways Institute Eisteddfod will be held in Sydney from November 19 to December 4,…

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The Entrance Motor Cycle Club outing

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 6

There was a good attendance at the first picnic of the newly formed Entrance District Motor Cycle Club,…

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Road tax puts Ourimbah at heavy disadvantage

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 5

Ourimbah and Lisarow residents who get goods by road from Sydney suffer a severe financial handicap compared with Gosford people. They pay a heavy road tax, which Gosford escapes. The grievance was…

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Holidays for Ourimbah railwayman

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 5

Mr. W. George, formerly of Curlewis, un the Northern line, arrived in Ourimbah on Friday. August 13. He had…

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Two road accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 4

Brian Smith, of Padstow, on Sunday, was riding his motor cycle about l½ miles south of Mooney Creek. The…

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Black roads increase traffic risks

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 4

An authority on traffic suggests that the Pacific Highway should be sprayed with a cement or white paint, or dusted with quartz…

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Developmental road Minister won't meet deputation

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Transport, Mr E. Wetherall, has refused to meet a deputation seeking funds for the reconstruction of…

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Railwayman married

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 4

Mr. Harry Ireland and Mrs. S. Miller were married by Gosford Registrar on Friday afternoon…

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Motor cycle trials held

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 7

The Entrance Motor Cycle Club had an enjoyable afternoon at the Gosford club trials at Jusfrute…

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