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3 unusual facts about Gosford


101.3 Sea FM

Sea FM broadcasts from the Central Coast Radio Centre on Henry Parry Drive, in Gosford, along with sister station 2GOFM.

Gosford, California

Gosford was founded by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1893 and named in honor of the Earl of Gosford, former landowner.

Henry Kendall High School

Henry Kendall High School is a comprehensive High School in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.


3112

Between 1988 and 2007, 3112 saw most of its work with 3801 Limited, attending the annual Hunter Valley Steamfest at Maitland and Thirlmere’s Festival of Steam, as well as running enthusiast specials to Kiama, Gosford, Moss Vale and other locations in the Sydney Area, during which it was sometimes paired with C38 class locomotives 3801 and 3830.

Adam Thom

In February 1836, he published the Anti-Gallic Letters, a collection of texts addressed to Gosford, which he originally signed under the pseudonym of Camillus in the Montreal Herald between September 1835 and January 1836.

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford

In November, Lord Gosford learned of the planned Lower Canada Rebellion and had many of Papineau's followers arrested, although Papineau himself escaped to the United States.

Arthur Acheson

Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford (1742/45–1807) the grandson of above; the title Earl of Gosford was created for him

Banksia 'Giant Candles'

It is a hybrid between the Gosford form of B. ericifolia (Heath-leaved Banksia) and a form of B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii.

Billy Field

After living for many years in a warehouse in Kings Cross, Sydney, Field moved to Gosford NSW where his property houses his current recording studio.

Central Coast Stadium

Central Coast Stadium, previously named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship by Bluetongue Brewery, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

It is within walking distance of the Gosford CBD and Gosford railway station.

Dainty green tree frog

It ranges from northern Cape York in Queensland to Gosford in New South Wales, with a small and most likely introduced population in Hornsby Heights in Sydney.

Electoral district of Terrigal

It was contested for the first time at the 2007 election and was won by the former member for Gosford, Chris Hartcher of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Franklins

The Gosford store featured a unique mini branch of the Commonwealth Bank within the store, as well as a small hairdressing kiosk.

Koorong

In August 2005, Koorong took over the three Church Army bookstores at Newcastle, Tamworth and Gosford.

Nuffield Mechanizations and Aero

Nuffield Mechanizations' plants were in Drews Lane, Ward End, Birmingham and Gosford Street Coventry.

Red Bus Services

In the early 1950s Red Bus also operated coach services out of Newcastle, Gosford and Cooma and was the first mainland bus company to operate a coach to Tasmania.

Royal Commission for the Investigation of all Grievances Affecting His Majesty's Subjects of Lower Canada

Governor Gosford lead the royal commission of inquiry as commissioner together with Charles Edward Grey and George Gipps.

Striped rocket frog

The striped rocket frog, Litoria nasuta, or in its native range known as the rocket frog, occurs mostly in coastal areas from northern Western Australia to around Gosford in New South Wales at its southernmost point, with a disjunct population occurring further south at the Sydney suburb of Avalon.

VMB4

VMB4 provides continuous outstanding coverage from Buladelah in the north to Gosford in the south and as far west to Singleton.


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