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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1968

115 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 6

on the INDUSTRIAL, scene 'Fare go' for Qld. trammies

Tribune · Wednesday 17 July 1968 · page 10

BRISBANE: Meeting to discuss their demands for a better deal in the City Council's proposed elimination of trams, members of the Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Union…

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"The Bridge" -Review

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 July 1968 · page 2

The most interesting and thought provoking article in the latest edition of "The Bridge", the Jewish quarterly, is an Israel travelogue, written by A. D. Crown. On a subject so well and so often…

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Lack of Petrol Cuts Road Toll No Accidents

The Biz · Thursday 18 July 1968 · page 1

Fairfield's accident rate dropped by 50 per cent during the recent petrol tanker drivers' strike, a spokesman for Merrylands Police Traffic Branch said this week…

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Jewish Family Counselling Service 15 Treatts Road, Lindfield

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 25 July 1968 · page 11

Professional Counselling Service for families and individuals. For enquiries or appointments in the City or Lindfield, ring 48-5216…

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The Jet Set Philip Cohen Lounge, Maccabean Hall, 146 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 25 July 1968 · page 11

Mon.: Cards, chess, table tennis, etc. Tues.: Squash (Bellevue Hill Courts)…

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A Poor Man's Guide to Civil Rights Police Powers and Citizens' Rights Including Motorists' Rights, by John Bennett (Secretary, Victorian Council for Civil Liberties). Price 20c. Freedom of Expression in Australia, by John Bennett. Price 30c

Tribune · Wednesday 31 July 1968 · page 6

THIS excellent booklet of sixteen pages should appeal to both the lawyer and the non lawyer…

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Renner overleden na val tijdens motorwedstrijden

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 2 August 1968 · page 11

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No drift from chosen road, Svoboda tells Czech people Reference Czechoslovakia

Tribune · Wednesday 7 August 1968 · page 9

Reporting to the people of Czechoslovakia over radio and TV on the Soviet and Czechoslovakian leaders' talks at Cierna. Czechoslavak president Ludwik Svoboda said that they had discussed problems of further activities for development of mutual cooperation and friendship, for strengthening the unity and alliance of the socialist community…

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on the INDUSTRIAL scene Trammies vote to stay out

Tribune · Wednesday 14 August 1968 · page 10

BRISBANE: Having overwhelmingly rejected an Industrial Commission back-to-work recommendation, striking Brisbane tram and bus men on August 7 marched to the City Hall and saw an A.L.P…

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Jewish Family Counselling Service 15 Treatts Road, Lindfield

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 August 1968 · page 13

Professional Counselling Service for families and individuals. For enquiries or appointments in the City or Lindfield, ring 48-5216…

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The Jet Set Philip Cohen Lounge, Maccabean Hall, 146 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 August 1968 · page 13

Mon.: Cards, chess, table tennis, etc. Tues.: Squash (Bellevue Hill Courts)…

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Safety fence will cut road hazards

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 20 August 1968 · page 3

Holroyd Council has made it safer for children to play in Centenary Park, Merrylands. Previously un-bounded along busy…

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On the gravy train

Tribune · Wednesday 21 August 1968 · page 10

I would like to register the following protest against the decline in pie standards, entitled, "Ode to a Meat Pie":…

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Roads cater for traffic Street Wider

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 4

Guildford's roads are well above average compared with other districts, Chamber of…

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First Railway Station Memorial

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 2

Located on the corner of Woodville Rood and The Crescent, near the Great Western Highway intersection, the memorial pictured above marks the site of the first Parramatta railway station. The site has recently been…

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Freeways, ring roads and new hope for saving the city's heart

Tribune · Wednesday 4 September 1968 · page 6

THERE emerged from the recent Australian Planning Institute Congress in Perth several vital…

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Qld. trammies back with gains

Tribune · Wednesday 4 September 1968 · page 3

BRISBANE: After a 23-day strike, Brisbane tramwaymen have returned to work on the basis of an agreement that provides, for important principles in the event of "redundancy." Among these are:…

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The Home Is Bridge Between Generations

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 September 1968 · page 6

"The Sir Moses Montefiore Home looks after and takes care of the elderly folk in our community and with…

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Wereldburger gevangen op eigen motorschip

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 3

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Vader gooide dochter in zee en sprong zelf van brandende motorboot

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 3

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