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Railways, roads & transport, 1970

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Motorrennen Aalt Toersen tweede op de wereldlijst

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 11

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Motorrennen Aalt Toersen liep in op Angel Nieto

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 31 July 1970 · page 11

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A Licence for Manufacturing Hydraulic Motors in Japan

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 14 August 1970 · page 4

Société d'Applications des Motrices (SAMM) has just signed a licence agreement with Japan Steel Works Ltd. of Tokyo…

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Holroyd athletes successful in NSW road championships

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 18 August 1970 · page 8

In the NSW Road Running-Walking Championships held last week at Centennial Park, Sydney, Holroyd Amateur Athletic Club once again proved highly successful. In the four-mile scratch race, Grantely…

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Railways Biggest

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 1 September 1970 · page 8

The NSW Government Railways is the largest industrial undertaking in the State, providing employment for more than 43,000 people, including experts in practically every trade and profession…

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Stadsbus me hete lucht motor

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 September 1970 · page 5

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Toll of roads

Tribune · Wednesday 23 September 1970 · page 11

THE number of road deaths in Australia, according to figures issued by the Commonwealth Statistics Bureau, has…

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Bridge 'rich, stimulating—SMH

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 September 1970 · page 4

The current issue of The Bridge, published by the Australian Jewish Times for the Australian Jewish…

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Echos De La Science Le Train Magnetique Du Japon Roulera a 500 Kms a L'heure

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 9 October 1970 · page 7

En 1980, les Japonais posséderont train le plus rapide du monde : kilomètres à l'heure. Il roulera Tokyo et Osaka. Ce train avait…

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Train Show

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 13 October 1970 · page 8

The Yagoona Model Railway Club presents its premier 1970 exhibition at…

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Crossing in Betts Road

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 13 October 1970 · page 3

A pedestrian crossing will be provided in Betts Road — adjacent to Bruce Street, Merrylands! This was announced last week by the Minister for…

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Railway under Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 October 1970 · page 9

LONDON: Preparations are going ahead for the building of a new underground railway station directly underneath Moscow’s main synagogue, according to a tourist who has just returned from the Soviet capital…

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Bitter Lesson of West Gate Bridge

Tribune · Wednesday 21 October 1970 · page 1

THE need for workers' control, at all levels of decision making in major construction projects, is being raised following last Thursday's shocking West Gate Bridge disaster…

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Sharp Questions on Death Bridge

Tribune · Wednesday 28 October 1970 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Did the companies building the West Gate bridge have sufficient warning time to evacuate the bridge and site before the fateful collapse on October 15?…

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La France Remporte Le Tournoi De Bridge

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 6 November 1970 · page 8

La France a remporté les championnats européens de bridge samedi à Estoril 13 jours de compétition, au…

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West Gate Bridge Tribune queries are confirmed

Tribune · Wednesday 11 November 1970 · page 1

Melbourne: Initial evidence given at the Royal Commission on the West Gate bridge disaster is dramatically confirming that questions posed by Tribune on October 28 were most pertinent…

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Rank and File Find Ways to Twist Railway Chiefs' Arm

Tribune · Wednesday 11 November 1970 · page 10

A CAREFULLY-PLANNED series of guerrilla-type stoppages has, at little cost to the unionists involved, been hitting at the NSW railways administration and the big business interests that avail themselves of cheap…

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Reduction in Road Deaths Twenty-eight people have died on roads in Merrylands this year. Twenty-eight die!

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 17 November 1970 · page 3

This is five less than for the corresponding period last year. The last fatality occurred…

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Orthodox-Liberals "Build Bridge"

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 November 1970 · page 1

A CALL for the building of “bridges of communication" between Orthodox and…

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Railway Station

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 December 1970 · page 7

The Minister for Transport, Mr Milton Morris, said last week the decision by the Government to eliminate the…

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