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Railways, roads & transport, 1978

108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 6

Bridge

Tharunka · Monday 3 April 1978 · page 5

Did you know that there is a thriving Bridge Club on campus? When I first arrived it took me three months to find it! Every Tuesday night at 6.30pm in…

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Bridge

Tharunka · Tuesday 11 April 1978 · page 5

One of the most used and abused conventions is the Blackwood Convention, named after its originator: Easley Blackwood. It is used in slam bidding to ensure…

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... or get a train

Tharunka · Tuesday 11 April 1978 · page 2

Dear Editors of Tharunka, and everybody at UNSW, I believe that the top priority of the University of New South Wales…

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Bridge

Tharunka · Monday 17 April 1978 · page 7

NORTH (DUMMY) SOUTH (YOU) S: Axxxx S: QJ10XX H:AJxx H:K10X D:xx D:AXX…

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The Road to Tokyo

Tribune · Wednesday 19 April 1978 · page 2

Fraser has one small advantage as he follows Anthony, Bjelke-Petersen and Court on the Road To Tokyo. He'll find it easier to understand the Japanese…

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Voorrang voor tram en bus uitgebreid

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 21 April 1978 · page 6

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Bridge

Tharunka · Monday 24 April 1978 · page 7

Victor Mollo an English Bridge expert, is best known for his humorous “Bridge in the Menagerie” books. In them, he tells of the “Hideous Hog”…

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Gravy Train ?

Tharunka · Monday 24 April 1978 · page 2

The Editors, Despite all their unctuous outpourings about freedom of speech, student rights, resistance to oppression, etc,…

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UNEMPLOYMENT Addison Road Drop In (Tom Zubrycki)

Filmnews · Monday 1 May 1978 · page 9

25 mins, b&w, ¾inch U-matic cassette or ½inch reel-to-reel, rentalZ: $10 Unemployed kids' reactions to being on…

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Bridge

Tharunka · Monday 8 May 1978 · page 5

Here are the answers to last week's double-dummy problems. Due to lack of space I cannot give detailed explanations, nor can I repeat the problems…

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Uni News Road Racing Challenge

Tharunka · Monday 8 May 1978 · page 5

The intervarsity road races, more commonly known as IV, are held once a year as a friendly competition between the motorcycle cycle of various universities in the…

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Melbourne Trams: Oranges Into Lemons

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1978 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The Tramways Union is currently resisting attempts by the Tramways Board to give cleaning work to outside contractors. The union sees the…

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Wizo State Council 53 Edgecliff Road, Bondi Junction

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 May 1978 · page 34

Tel[?]: 387-3666 "SPONSOR-A-CHILD" DRIVE now in progress. Photographers: David Huban…

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Hold on to bag in train News in Brief

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 16 May 1978 · page 2

PUBLIC Transport Commission detectives have warned women train passengers to keep a tight grip on their handbags…

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Tram bijter

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 19 May 1978 · page 6

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Bridge

Tharunka · Tuesday 23 May 1978 · page 5

The other day I was playing in a pairs event with a novice partner, and while we were discussing the last hand, I absent-mindedly took my cards out of…

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Photography Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Tharunka · Tuesday 23 May 1978 · page 16

For some the Sydney Harbour Bridge represents a daily peak-hour hassle, for others a tug at the heart strings on return to Sydney after an absence…

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You’re 100 years late for 1st train

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 23 May 1978 · page 3

TO commemorate the centenary of the first train to Merrylands, Holroyd Council will erect a tower dock in the vicinity of Terminal Place. Deputy Premier of New…

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The Italian road in English

Tribune · Wednesday 24 May 1978 · page 8

There has been a dearth of authentic material in English on Italian Communist Party (PCI) policies, strategies and history…

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Wizo State Council 53 Edgecliff Road, Bondi Junction Tel: 387-3666

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 25 May 1978 · page 16

"SPONSOR-A-CHILD" DRIVE now in progress. Photographers: David Huban 358-5894; Mike Studios…

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