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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1972

80 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 4

Off-road Driving Now Getting Popular

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 4 April 1972 · page 9

A new motoring craze is sweeping Australia. It IS called off-road driving — the four-wheel equivalent of motor cycle trail riding. Every weekend…

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Pollution control ‘needs incentives’ Motor Sections

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 11 April 1972 · page 7

Governments con help industry give higher priority to conservation of the environment by granting financial incentives for the installation of pollution…

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Moroccan Jews' confab tries to bridge "gap"

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 April 1972 · page 29

TEL AVIV: Five "brains trusts" presented the world congress of Moroccan Jews with data and suggestions on bridging the political and social gap, tension…

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Camellia bridge hold-up

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 25 April 1972 · page 15

The NSW Railways Department has now outlined the conditions under which it is prepared to proceed with the building of an overhead bridge at…

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Prisoner Exchange Bridge Repatriation

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 May 1972 · page 11

TEL AVIV: Three Israelis all from Eilat, and a Druse watchman from Yanon village, were repatriated via Allenby Bridge last week after having been held by the Jordanians for over a year…

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Narrabeen Motors Succes voor Joop Mom

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 12 May 1972 · page 3

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Tram vol prinsen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 19 May 1972 · page 3

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Nazis "train to kill"

Tribune · Tuesday 23 May 1972 · page 3

"AT a secret camp near Emerald, 32 miles from Melbourne, the Nazi Party of Australia is training young men to use high-powered weapons, explosives and the…

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40 Passagiers gewond bij trambotsing

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 1

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Door tramlijn op een vrije baan 5.000 minder auto's in Amsterdams centrum

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 6

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Tyres burned to power factories Motoring with THE Broadcaster

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 30 May 1972 · page 8

A major breakthrough in the battle against pollution has been achieved by Goodyear, the world's largest tyre and rubber company. As a result, one of…

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Twee doden en een aantal gewonden bij motorrennen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 7

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THE Broadcaster Motor Monthly Ignorance is a danger A car needs a regular rust check

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 6 June 1972 · page 8

You've seen those rust-buckets rattling along the street, looking if they might break apart at any moment. They're the result of poor maintenance — probably no maintenance at all. Rust is waiting for on opportunity to get into every car — your car…

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Blockaded mine road

Tribune · Tuesday 13 June 1972 · page 12

STRIKING mineworkers at the Thiess company's South Blackwater (Central Queensland) mine held a three-day blockade of the road to the mine this…

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Motor Section Car Engine Care

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 20 June 1972 · page 11

That big circular disc on top or at the side of the carburettor is the breathing system of your…

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Bridge on Nazi Party

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 June 1972 · page 4

The next issue of the Jewish Quarterly Foundation’s magazine “The Bridge” will feature sociological portraits hy a…

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“Train harder” swimmers told

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 June 1972 · page 20

He praises the standards of swim pools on kibbutzim. There is no interruption from the public at kibbutz…

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Motorhelm verplicht

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 23 June 1972 · page 4

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Bridge on Foreign Policy

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 June 1972 · page 3

The Labor “shadow Minister” for Foreign Affairs, Mr Bill Morrison, will be guest speaker at a function…

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Effort to Bridge Arab-israeli Gap

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 June 1972 · page 12

TEL AVIV: The Ivory Coast has been making a steady effort to bridge the gap between Israel and the Arab states, Ivory Coast Tourism Minister Mathieu Vangha Ekra told reporters here…

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