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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1968

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

Children play chicken with train

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 24 September 1968 · page 3

Reports of schoolchildren playing "chicken" on railway lines between…

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Railway overpass death of business

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 24 September 1968 · page 4

Construction of a railway overpass at Guildford will virtually "kill" activity in the shopping centre. President of…

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Bridge Work on Schedule

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 1 October 1968 · page 3

Mombri Street overbridge, one of the most important construction projects in Holroyd, is continuing "on schedule". Hoiroyd Council's…

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University of N.S.W. Motor Cycle Club

Tharunka · Tuesday 1 October 1968 · page 12

The third annual club Gymkhana was held at Nowra on Saturday and Sunday the 17th and 18th. A more appropriate title would be the annual club bike wrecking championships because there were very few bikes which…

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Jewish Family Counselling Service 15 Treatts Road, Lindfield

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 October 1968 · page 5

AROUND OUR GROUPS Cont from Page 8…

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Le “Turbo—train” Sur Paris—cane—cherbourg

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 25 October 1968 · page 2

La S.N.C.F 1 . mettra en service au début de 1970, sur la ligne Paris-Caen-Cherbourg, à turbine à gaz appelée…

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Train strike costs a life

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 5 November 1968 · page 3

The recent train strike cost a West Guildford woman her life in a tragic accident at the corner of Church Street and the Great Western…

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Venezuela to train leaders

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 November 1968 · page 4

(JCNS) A method developed by an Israeli expert to train executives in business and industry in Venezuela could…

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Strictly Feminine Helping to build a bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 November 1968 · page 15

“Not a movement — but a way of life.” With these words, Mrs. Edward Lewis, vice-president of Hadassah, succinctly described her organisation. For the second time in…

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The French Railways’ Research Department

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 4

RESEARCH is by no means an innovation on the French railways. The former railway companies set up the Central Rolling Stock Testing Office and built the Testing Centre at Vitry. Later on the various SNCF departments continued research in the fields…

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Athletes eat too much train too little'

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 10 December 1968 · page 16

Failure to train and too many visits to the canteen for soft drinks and sweets before they compete are costing Holroyd's under-11 athletes their matches each weekend, club coach,…

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Rain shows worth of park road

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 10 December 1968 · page 14

The benefits of a concrete access road into Terminal Place car park at Merrylands were apparent during last week's heavy rain. Half of the 30' roadway…

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Trammies Backed on Court Threat

Tribune · Wednesday 18 December 1968 · page 12

MELBOURNE: Twenty-seven unions have rallied to the support of the Tramways Employees' Association and four of its individual members faced with Industrial Court action over a dispute…

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Motor car insurance

Tribune · Wednesday 18 December 1968 · page 11

ATTENTION car owners! Have you been a victim of an accident and paid up your franchise of $20 or $75 if…

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Jordan Bridge Traffic Resumes

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 December 1968 · page 1

Normal traffic across the bridges spanning the Jordan resumed last week. The first imports across the…

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