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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Pupils show appreciation of road rules

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 9

An appreciation of the essentials of road safety was evidenced in the large number of entries received for Gosford Junior Chamber of Commerce essay competition on the subject, for…

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Through Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 4

Sir: As a resident of this district who takes an interest in local affairs may I say that the discussion recently…

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Road plans are getting nowhere, says Bruxner

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 4

The State Government was getting nowhere with its road development, the Leader of the State Country…

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Taxi competed with railways

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

An unusual charge was preferred against John P. Mavris at Gosford Court on Wednesday…

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Railways' Clash with Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

The Railways Department and Gosford Shire Council have clashed again over the railway crossing at Tascott. The Railways Department…

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Child killed on railway at Point Clare

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

John Peter Whyte, aged two years and five months, was killed instantly on the level crossing at Point…

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Shorter road plan not supported

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

A shorter road and rail route between Hawkesbury Biver and Gosford hag been proposed by Umina…

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Family injured in road crash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 4

Police are still searching for a tabletop lorry which, it is alleged, failed to stop after, an accident, at Cooranbong…

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Bucketty Road supported by Gosford Shire Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 6

Gosford Shire Council will be represented on the deputation which will wait on the Premier or the Commissioner for Main Roads to press for the reconstruction of the Calga-Bueketty Road…

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Support for Calga-Bucketty road move from CWA

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 2

Mangrove Mountain CWA branch will support any move to have the Calga-Bucketty Road declared a main road…

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Bridge repairs proceed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 4

The bridge over Ourimbah Creek at Chittaway Pt. is being extensively renewed at the present…

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Model train for Spastic Centre

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, will present a model train donated by a German firm…

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Summer Railway Schedule Operates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 9

From Friday last, October 29, the NSW Railways went on to their summer time-table…

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Arm Injured in Mishap on Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 5

Some Sunday papers were an hour late in reaching their destinations this week. A utility had a blow-out on…

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Farmers make protest on road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

Members of a farmers' organisation last week voiced vigorous protests on the subject of a neglected, important rural road over…

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Priorities delay road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

Interested councils, and also the Transport Department are in favour of construction work on the…

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Railway safety demonstrated

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 6

The NSW Railways special "safe working" carriage visited Gosford on Wednesday…

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Water Lilies in Train, in Wedding Bouquet

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

A former Gosford girl, Phyllis Hodgekiss, was married on Saturday at the Presbyterian Church, Ashfield, to Flying Officer J. K. Henze, RAAF…

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Passed 3 on bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 8

"This is a very difficult bridge," said Mr N. Fegan, SM, in Gosford Court on Monday…

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Newcomers fined for road breaches

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 8

"I have been driving in Australia since 1951," Albrecht Rocek told Gosford Court on Monday, when…

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