Central Coast annual

Call Number
mc N 1870 MCL HIST 360
Created/Published
Gosford, N.S.W. : Central Coast Newspapers
Issue
1961
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125
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Contents

CENTRAL COAST ANNUAL 1961 1
Advertising 2
Featuring. 1 , 3 , 4
Advertising 5
Advertising 6
Wyong Shire’s great industrial, tourist potential 7
AERIAL VIEW OF WYONG TOWNSHIP 7
Wyong Shire valuations now total £11 million 8
Advertising 8
WYONG'S MAIN SHOPPING CENTRE 8
FIRST SETTLER CAME IN 1823 8
Wyong Shire Has Ten Councillors 8
Shire’s buildings exceed £2m. annually 9
Advertising 9
Advertising 9
WYONG SHIRE STATISTICS 10
Steelwork rises at Vales Point power station 10
Power station for Lake Munmorah 11
Fishing is old industry on lakes 11
Advertising 11
HOW VALES PT. POWER STATION WILL LOOK 11
Service clubs active in Wyong Shire 12
Advertising 12
500 acres being mined near Wyong for valuable beach minerals 12
ANNUAL SHOW IN FEBRUARY 13
WYONG’S BIG BUILDING SUPPLY BUSINESS 13
Advertising 13
160 DAIRYFARMS SUPPLY OVER 1½m. GALLONS OF MILK ANNUALLY 14
Advertising 14
Three thousand school children in shire 15
WYONG TO HAVE OLYMPIC POOL 15
GRAVEL INDUSTRY 15
SIX MILLION EGGS A YEAR 15
Advertising 15
200,000 ACRES OF FORESTS 16 , 17
Water from mountains to provide for Wyong Shire 17
TIMBER IS BROUGHT FROM WATTAGAN MT. 17
SCIENCE AND THE FARMER 18
Advertising 18
TYPICAL OF THE MANY CITRUS FARMS IN THE WYONG SHIRE 18
DREDGING OF THE LAKES 18
FOUR BANKS 19
Small crops 19
Concrete factory at Doyalson 19
Advertising 19
AMBULANCE HAS FOUR BRANCH STATIONS 20
Advertising 20
World’s biggest growers of plant seedlings 20
WYONG C.W.A. HEALTH CENTRE 21
WYONG MODERN AMBULANCE STATION 21
WYONG R.S.L CLUBHOUSE 21
LUXURY HOTELS ON THE CENTRAL COAST 21
Advertising 21
Advertising 22
Advertising 23
WYONG'S NEW R.S.L BOWLING CLUB 24
WYONG BOWLING CLUBHOUSE 24
UPPER LAKES AREA FOR BIG CATCHES OF FISH 24
WYONG GOLF CLUB HOUSE 24
Rock fishing areas 25
PHONE THESE IN EMERGENCY 25
Pretty Wyong River 25
MOUNTAIN SCENERY A FEW MILES FROM LAKES 25
UPPER LAKES IDEAL FOR CAMPERS... 26
SCENE AT CANTON BEACH, TOUKLEY 26
Advertising 26
AND CARAVANS 27
LINKS WITH EARLY HISTORY 27
AERIAL VIEW OF TOUKLEY 27 , 28 , 29
Looking North to Budgewoi 29
Aerial view of “Holiday Peninsula” The Entrance ATTRACTIONS FOR TOURISTS ARE HERE! 30
Lake popular with fishermen THE ENTRANCE AN ALL YEAR ROUND RESORT 31
Advertising 31
Modern camping area attracts visitors 32
CAMPING AT ENTRANCE NORTH 32
Advertising 32
Prawning with a scoop net 32
Whiting and blackfish provide good sport in the lakes 33
Rock fishing at The Entrance 33
POPULAR FISHING LOCATION 33 , 34
Advertising 33
Advertising 34
Spearfishermen are active in Lake area 34 , 35
Advertising 34
Toowoon Bay beach 35
CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE PREVAILS IN SUMMER 35
Advertising 35
Advertising 36
Major Ourimbah power sub-station 37
Advertising 37
HALF-WAY STOPPING PLACE 38
Advertising 38
Advertising 39
Advertising 40
Gosford Shire is rich, prosperous 41
Advertising 41
Advertising 42
BUILDING BOOM IN GOSFORD SINCE WAR 42
P.M.G.'s big part in district progress 43
Racecourse popular 43
Advertising 43
SAILING POPULAR IN BROADWATER 44
Advertising 44
BURNS PLACE, GOSFORD 45
SHIRE TO SPEND £1m. 45
Advertising 45
Advertising 46
BIGGEST CITRUS DISTRICT IN N.S.W. 47
Roadside stalls popular 47
Importance of packing houses in the district 47
Advertising 47
Shire’s population now 34,088; 73,000 in 12 years 48
Advertising 48
“FLORALANDS” IS AUSTRALIA’S FINEST NATURAL SANCTUARY 49
Sailing is popular 49
Advertising 49
Advertising 50
Gosford quarries noted for striking stone 51
Advertising 51
Advertising 52
LOCAL INDUSTRY Importance of brickworks to Central Coast district 53
Advertising 53
NEW ROAD MAY START WITHIN 12 MONTHS 54 , 55
Advertising 54
Advertising 55
Advertising 57
Advertising 58
Advertising 59
£2m. WATER SCHEME 60
SEWERAGE PLANNED FOR THE ENTRANCE 60
Advertising 60
LOCAL FARM PRODUCES HEART STIMULANT 61
BRISBANE WATER COUNTY COUNCIL 61
Advertising 61
Gosford Ready-Mix Concrete 61
Administrative headquarters of the Gosford Shire 62
26,000 library borrowers 62
35 sawmills provide local timber 62
Tech. College courses 62
Meat firm employs 80 people 62
Advertising 62
Volunteer patrol 63
BANKING FACILITIES 63
Local Beans For Interstate Tables 63
Courts held at Wyong, Gosford, Woy Woy 63
Gosford Memorial Park 64
1,500 NEW CARS SOLD HERE EACH YEAR 64
Advertising 64
Firemen – and many volunteers 65
Early transport was provided by paddle steamers 65
Advertising 65
Citrus growing took place of shipbuilding 66
HOW GOSFORD WAS NAMED 66
Advertising 66
Natives too, Liked The Central Coast 67
In 1794 There were only 70 settlers 67
RAILWAY BUILT IN 4 SECTIONS 67
Advertising 67
Electric trains great boost to rail traffic 68
Advertising 68
Advertising 69
NEW HIGHWAY WAS OPENED IN 1930 70
Dog Owners Win Big Honour 70
Advertising 70
Advertising 71
Railway line brought early development 72
Advertising 72
Eight police stations in sub-district 73
Temperature 73
Famous poet's home to be restored 73
Advertising 73
Advertising 74
Advertising 75
No title 77
Advertising 77
MODERN HOSPITAL 79
Beautification of Gos. waterfront 79
9000 SCHOOLCHILDREN AT DISTRICT SCHOOLS 80
WOY WOY’S MEMORIAL PARK 80
Advertising 80
Advertising 81
County Council electricity undertaking now eighth largest in N.S.W. 82
Electric light came 50 years ago 82
Advertising 82
Drive-in theatre is good entertainment 83
St. Joseph’s Orphanage gives splendid service to young boys 83
Advertising 83
GOSFORD HAS GOOD RADIO CLUB 84
Gosford District Hospital among the best in the State of N.S.W. 84
Advertising 84
POINT FREDERICK 85
Advertising 85
MODERN BUSES IN DISTRICT 85
CONTRACTOR'S PLANT IS WORTH £120,000. 85
New pack for overseas orange market 86
CENTRAL COAST IS IDEAL PLACE FOR CAMPING AND CARAVANS 86
Advertising 86
Central Coast scenery Australia’s best 87
TOURISTS MUST NOT MISS SEEING 87
Fishing is popular sport 88
Distances to Various Areas 88
Scenic Tours 88
Advertising 88
Holiday cottages 89
Advertising 89
SURFING AT OCEAN BEACH 89
Guest houses recommended 89
Advertising 89
Subdivision Provides Home Sites 89
Proposed new Aquatic Club 90
Advertising 90
£160,000 LEAGUE'S CLUB 91
District sportsmen have reached the “top” 92
Sporting Competitions 92
Advertising 92
DISTRICT GOLF COURSES ARE FINEST IN STATE 93
Advertising 93
Advertising 94
Advertising 95
ANNUAL BOWLS CARNIVAL ATTRACTS ENTRIES FROM ALL CENTRES 96
Advertising 96
Advertising 97
Brisbane Water Legacy Does Splendid Work For District Wards 98
Welcome stranger 98
21 C.W.A. BRANCHES IN GROUP 98
Service Clubs Invaluable in Community 98
Advertising 98
Advertising 99
CENTRAL COAST HAS STATE'S TOP PAPER 100
Tennis is Flourishing 100
SHIRE BAND WON NATIONAL TITLE 100
HOME NURSING SERVICE 100
Advertising 100
Progress bodies active in all areas throughout shire 101
THE OLDEST CHURCH 101
NEW GOSFORD CHURCH 101
Advertising 101
First church was built in 1811 101
11 Junior Farmer Clubs 101
Culture at the highest level 102
RED CROSS 102
REPTILE PARK IS BIG ATTRACTION 102
Advertising 102
MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS 103
Advertising 104
Terrigal—gem of coastal beaches 105
FLORIDA HOTEL ATTRACTS CONFERENCES FROM ALL OVER AUSTRALIA 106
TERRIGAL, LOOKING OVER THE OCEAN 106
Advertising 107
Skillion is famous landmark 107
Advertising 107
Oil search at Terrigal 107
Avoca renowned for rock fishing 108 , 110 , 111
Advertising 108
Advertising 109
Advertising 112
Advertising 113
Gateway to the Central Coast 114
INDUSTRIES IN WOY WOY AREA 114
SOFT DRINKS 114
Advertising 114
Advertising 115
Woy Woy area beautiful waterside wonderland 115
Advertising 115
Woy Woy's £2½m expansion period 115
LONGEST AUSTRALIAN TUNNEL 116 , 117
Advertising 116
Advertising 117
Woy Woy Service Clubs 117
Advertising 118
Advertising 119
VIEW OF ETTALONG BEACH 120
£220,000 WAR MEMORIAL CLUB 120
Advertising 120
Scenic Beauty of District 121
Advertising 121
OCEAN BEACH IS A POPULAR RESORT 122
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park 122
Advertising 122
Timetable for Interurban Electric Trains 123
Advertising 124
Advertising 125

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