“Orleans” the First French Air Cushion Train
The first French aerotrain was built in 1969. This rapid means of transportation, designed by Jean Bertin, the French engineer, and produced in France, was shown…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1970
83 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 5
1969 Was a Good Year for the French Motorbike Industry
Last year was a good one for the French motorbike industry. 1,144,774 motorbike, and mopadt, France held onto first plac. in th. world. The…
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Holroyd Council will question the Minister for Transport. Mr. Morris, on his contention that…
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Every Tues., 1.30 p.m. till 4.30 p.m. at Beth WIZO (with or without partner). Organised by Mrs. E. Seemann. R.S.V.P. 38-0666…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →‘‘Bridge” editor addresses youth
The editor of the “Bridge” magazine, Mr. H. Brezniak, addressed members of B’nei Akiva last week…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Record Passenger and Freight Traffic Carried by the French Railways in 1969
In 1969 overall traffic on the French Railways increased 1.3% for passengers and 2.9% for freight compared with the figures for the best years previously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special grant for county road
A special grant of $4400 to Holroyd Council is expected to be used for work on Warren Road, West Merrylands. The grant was made to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Builders Laborers Take to the Road Strikers on Crimes Act charges
THE LAYING of charges under the NSW Crimes Act against six activists in the historic strike of builders' laborers has been effectively suppressed by the mass media. It is the first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Oil Shares in Big Gas Flow
The South Australian Tirawarra No. 1 well, 25 miles north of the Moonie gas field, has flowed at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →But one road—to live for my people Moscow Jewish woman writes to Kosygin
OPEN LETTER To the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R., A.N. Kosygin…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Discriminated train drivers
THE VICTORIAN division of the AFULE has been trying to obtain an agreement from the Rail Commissioner for a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Football players to train at athletic classes
Chester Hill Presbyterian Soccer Club officials have asked their players to undergo athletics training with the Fairfield and Holroyd Athletic Clubs. The officials believe…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycle Club
Since the club has had previous runs to Hill End, it was anticipated that this year's run would turn out exceptionally well becausd of the previous knowledge of the area. 1 would…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Le train rapide Paris-Bordeaux
L' "Etendard" , train assure la liaison quotidienne Paris-Bordeaux en quatre heures et demie, été doté depuis le 31 mai…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A pioneer of motoring
MOTORING is now accepted as part of our everyday life, but things were very different in Britain during the last…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motorrennen Wil Hartog eerste in 125 cc van Etten
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Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police action on road
Police will instal a traffic dome between the intersection of Hilltop Road and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drop in area's road toll
Road toll for the Merrylands-Fairfield area now stands at 13. This is well below the toll…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milking the Railways? Questions about what's going on in Victoria
MELBOURNE: Talk about the alleged bad state of Victorian railways finances has brought to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Road to War
Now that the ‘electronic summer’ forecasted by General Moshe Dayan, is so much in evidence Washington is becoming more and more aware of the facts Israel has been warning about ever since the Six Day War (if not earlier),…
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