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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1969

62 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 4

Drivers' grim road showing

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 7 January 1969 · page 2

Holroyd drivers maintained their poor road accident record for the last three months of 1968 in comparison to the same period in 1967 The number of…

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search for hit-run motorist

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 7 January 1969 · page 2

Merrylands police are investigating run accident in which a 59-year-old woman was seriously injured last month. The woman, Ada Wilson,…

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Met oude motortiets dwars door Nullarbor vlakte naar Perth

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 January 1969 · page 2

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We Visit Motor Bike Scramble

The Biz · Thursday 16 January 1969 · page 1

RIGHT: Dig that dirt, man. Russell Forth, of the Northern Districts club on his brand new…

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Road Toll Fear

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 21 January 1969 · page 3

Merrylands traffic police fear the district's road accident rate may rise as the work force…

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Paris talks begin, but hard road ahead U.S. Will Stall on Vietnam

Tribune · Wednesday 22 January 1969 · page 1

THE beginning of formal negotiations on Vietnam in Paris this week is a new and very welcome stage in the long struggle to end the Vietnam war and bring peace to the people of that tortured country. Agreement that the talks should be held at a round…

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Education Centre to Train Diaspora Teachers

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 January 1969 · page 2

President Zalmah Shazar received delegates to the International Committee of the Hebrew University’s Institute…

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Motoring links with Guildford

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 28 January 1969 · page 5

Guildford, Sydney, Australia, will have a close link with Jack Brabham's efforts in the Tasman Cup motor racing series at Warwick Farm and Sandown this year…

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Drink or Bad Roads to Blame?

Tribune · Wednesday 29 January 1969 · page 4

THE PUBLICITY given to breathalyser tests in the States now using them carries with it the inference that drunkenness is the main -- even sole -- cause of traffic accidents. If this was so we could expect that statistics would show a marked increase in accidents after the convivial evening hours. Here are the figures for Australia for the year…

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GRAMSCI The Marxist who tried to bridge the gap Antonio Gramsci: the Man, His Ideas, by Alastair Davidson (Australian Left Review Publication, Sydney, 1969). $2.50

Tribune · Wednesday 29 January 1969 · page 6

THE author, who is lecturer in politics at Monash university, Melbourne, and the publishers are to be highly…

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Bridge site

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 11 February 1969 · page 2

Parramatta Council will be asked what progress has been made on selection of a site for the…

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Traffic bridge opening penalises pedestrians

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 18 February 1969 · page 3

Merrylands pedestrians wishing to cross from one side of the railway line to the other will be faced with a climb over the station footbridge once the Mombri Street overpass is opened for traffic. Holroyd Council is…

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Nieuw bestuur Abel Tasman Bridge Club

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 10

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Plans for new arterial road

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 4 March 1969 · page 1

A proposal for a secondary road between Smithfield and the Great Western Highway, opposite Ringrose Park, Wentworthville will be submitted to the Department of Main Roads…

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Le Nouveau “Mistral”, Le Train Le Plus Luxueux D’europe

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 14 March 1969 · page 2

P plus rapides d'Europe circule entre Paris et Nice, la ligne amirale SNCF, depuis le 9 février. Le "Mistral", du nom d'un vent puissant qui souffle dans la vallée…

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Four way split of $250,000 Guild ford bridge Three Sites Posed

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 18 March 1969 · page 2

Discussion's are in progress between Holroyd and Parramatta Councils for a Guildford overbridge to cost approximately $250,000. Proposals are being…

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UNSW. Motor Cycle Club

Tharunka · Tuesday 18 March 1969 · page 18

The University of N.S.W. Motor Cycle Club, although hit hard by the '68 exams., bounces back in '69 with an even greater…

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Trammies, wharfies strike for rights in Melb. blow-ups

Tribune · Wednesday 19 March 1969 · page 12

MELBOURNE: Wharves were idle and no trams were running during the latter part of last week in Melbourne. Waterside workers declared a 24-hour stoppage on…

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The Bridge: Our problems missing

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 March 1969 · page 7

The current issue of “The Bridge” covers just about every major problem occupying the interest of world Jewry. If anything is missing it is the problems of present day Australian Jewry, except for one…

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Les Vehicules Du Futur Urba, Le Train Suspendu

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 21 March 1969 · page 3

APRES I'Aerotrain. voici qu'un autre vehicule du futur a ete presente a Lyon. dans une version operationnelle; c'est I'Urba. Ces deux nouveaus modes…

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