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Railways, roads & transport, 1988

88 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 5

Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 8 January 1988 · page 15

“Would one be allowed to play bridge on the Shabbat?” asked David, the Secretary…

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Fresh twist in Sabbath protest: Nails on road

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 8 January 1988 · page 5

The weekly clashes between ultra-Orthodox demonstrators and police on Jerusalem's Bar Ilan St. continued at the weekend with a new…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 15 January 1988 · page 15

“Is it wrong to play bridge on Yom Kippur?” It was Eric again, out to test the Rabbi…

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The long, long road to Japan

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 15 January 1988 · page 21

ISRAELI industrialists were very happy about the November visit here of a high-ranking trade delegation headed by Nihachiro…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 22 January 1988 · page 20

“Times are bad, Rabbi. The stockmarket crash,..." "Times are never bad,…

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TIMES on the Road Water Watch out for water ‘rats’ as bicentennial thieves take to the Harbor

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 22 January 1988 · page 11

Boat owners planning to be on the water during the bicentenary celebrations have been warned that the need to secure their craft and its equipment from…

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BRIEFS Callaghan on the road to victory

Tribune · Wednesday 3 February 1988 · page 4

Left women unionists have selected Bernadette Callaghan as their candidate for the woman's position on the ACTU executive…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 February 1988 · page 24

“You know, the stereotype Jew is always portrayed as a miser,” said Eric, the Treasurer. “Do…

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TIMES on the Road Water Rolls raises its Spirit to new levels of efficiency

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 February 1988 · page 11

It is hard to imagine that there could be any improvements to the supernova of motor cars, the Rolls-Royce. Yet the boffins at Rolls…

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Motorists strike gold at Youth Skill Olympics

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 February 1988 · page 11

Australian moorists will be the real winners when apprentice mechanics from all over the world gather at the Darling Harbor Exhibition Centre on February 18 to battle for gold,…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 February 1988 · page 22

The Rabbi looked at his cards: A J 10 8 6 K 10 9 6 A 8 4 3 No one was vulnerable…

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TIMES on the Road Water Unrestrained Animal Peril

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 February 1988 · page 10

DRIVERS who allow dogs to travel in the front seat, leaning over seats, panting out of windows, or curled up on the rear…

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Israeli art on the road in the U.S.

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 4 March 1988 · page 19

Forty paintings and sculptures by nine Israelis born since the birth of the state will be seen at nine museums and galleries throughout the…

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TIMES on the Road Water Volvo Combines Versatility and Luxury in Estate Wagon

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 4 March 1988 · page 28

THE VOLVO 740 Estate is the culmination of 35 years’ experience for Volvo’s chief design engineer and stylist Jan…

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The true spirit of motoring in the Alfa Romeo 75 range

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 11 March 1988 · page 35

FOR THE driver who wants to rediscover the pleasure of sporting motoring Alfa Romeo presents the Alfa 75…

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A Jewish Times Feature Times Motoring Jaguar's new flagship set for spring launch

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 11 March 1988 · page 33

THE 1988 Melbourne Motor Show will see a preview of the new Jaguar XJ-S convertible, its first fully open top car since the legendary…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 March 1988 · page 51

The Rabbi was entertaining Rabbi Helman of Santa Fe and a friendly teams match had been…

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MOTORING Three new models in Alfa’s ’88 range

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 March 1988 · page 54

THE ALFA 75 line, just released on the Australian market and bound by image to express dynamism and by birth to be…

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Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train

Tharunka · Tuesday 22 March 1988 · page 34

This is one of the most frustrating, risible and intellectually stimulating films I have seen in a good while. Directed by Bob Ellis (a kind of Australian Woody Allen - he seems to want to institutionalise his…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 1 April 1988 · page 38

The Bishop and the Rabbi were having a friendly chat over tea at the end of the Ecumenical…

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