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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1964

125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 7

Klaverjas club GIOS wil bridge club vormen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 July 1964 · page 9

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Trampassagier slaat bestuurder en conducteur neer

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 July 1964 · page 7

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WA verzekering voor motorrijtuigen op [?] Januari verplicht

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 17 July 1964 · page 11

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De Melbourne a Sydney En Aeroplane

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 24 July 1964 · page 1

"t/OICI la relation du vol original de ^ publiée par "Le Courrier Australien" dans notre édition du 24 juillet 1914:…

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Shortage of manpower Israel to Train 6,000 for Tourist Trade

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 24 July 1964 · page 10

A tourist-schooling scheme which might well find emulation here has b£en tried in Israel. This year the number of tourists to Israel will…

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Hints to Motorists

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 28 July 1964 · page 4

Remove fuel pump filler bowls every 5,0001 miles, clean the strainer and remove all…

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Peace Road

Tribune · Wednesday 29 July 1964 · page 6

The road to Peace is never long; Never so long as the road to strife, For on it we march to a well-loved song: The Song of Truth and Life…

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Hints to motorists

The Biz · Wednesday 29 July 1964 · page 7

Each wheel nut should be tightened the same amount and diagonally opposite to each other. Failure…

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G.M.H. Play Contest No award will be made in the 1964 General Motors-Holden Play Competition

Tharunka · Friday 31 July 1964 · page 3

The Executive Director of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Mr. Stefan Haag, who announced this…

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Unusual Road Signs

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 4 August 1964 · page 14

The N.R.M.A. Touring Deportment says that unusual road signs reading "Cross Winds" will be placed on both ends of the new bridge at Blanchetown, on Sturt Highway, between…

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Road toll is doubled

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 4 August 1964 · page 6

The number of injuries through rood accidents on Holroyd Municipality roads has doubled over the last year. This was revealed in…

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New machines to test roads

The Biz · Wednesday 12 August 1964 · page 1

Equipment for testing the surface thickness of Fairfield roads may be bought by council at a cost of £300. This was recommended…

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Major Prestige in Cars Motor Section

The Biz · Wednesday 12 August 1964 · page 7

An armour-plated Lincoln Continental, one of Ford's major prestige cars, is being used by U.S. President Johnson. The car weighs more…

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It's All on the Record! Menzies welcomed 1954 agreement on Vietnam; now applauds as US armies trample it into the mud!

Tribune · Wednesday 12 August 1964 · page 4

The Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities signed on July 20, 1954, was made possible because of a specific pledge by the Western powers which has since been dishonored. DEPORTING on July 19, 1954,…

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Pontiac Parisienne classed as prestige car Motor Section

The Biz · Wednesday 19 August 1964 · page 7

One of the most "luxuriously practical" cars in Australia today is GM-H's Pontiac Parisienne. Flagship of the…

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Killed on roads

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 21 August 1964 · page 9

Jerusalm (JCNS).—The number of Israelis killed on the roads during the first five months of this year was 138,…

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Tenders called for road work

The Biz · Wednesday 26 August 1964 · page 3

Tenders have been called for the widening of the bridge over the water pipes at Guildford Road to four lanes. This was decided…

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Japanese car trade soars Popular Models Motor Section

The Biz · Wednesday 26 August 1964 · page 7

Soaring registration figures prove the climbing popularity of Japanese-made cars among Australian motorists, especially in the under £1,000 sales field. Two of the latest Japan…

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Teachers, railway officers incensed over delay

Tribune · Wednesday 26 August 1964 · page 8

PERTH: Within recent weeks two "white collar" workers' unions have inserted large advertisements in the press protesting against injustices inflicted on them by the Brand Liberal Government…

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Hole in Road Repaired by Full Gang of Workers Protest Over Service

The Biz · Wednesday 2 September 1964 · page 1

Ten men, three trucks and a steamroller turned up outside the home of a Fairfield alderman - to fill in one hole. The hole had been left there by the Postmaster…

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