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Railways, roads & transport, 1988

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

Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 November 1988 · page 55

“Rabbi, did you see that interview from Israel with the refusenik who had just arrived from Russia?”…

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MOTORING Toyota sponsors grand opera

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 November 1988 · page 32

TOYOTA is the sponsor of what is probably the grandest opera spectacle to be seen in Australia, Aida, in its three Australian…

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The Gulag Antipodes The Road (Aust 1988, dist: Ronin Films; rt: 50 mins)

Filmnews · Thursday 1 December 1988 · page 9

It seems there couldn't be a more timely release for The Road with the Fitzgerald Inquiry into police corruption reaching its peak and the Kennedy Prisons Commission just…

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Don't you worry about that But Mark Finnane believes The Road will lead to a lot of worry

Filmnews · Thursday 1 December 1988 · page 9

With the benefit of hindsight, the prison riots documented in The Road become something of a metaphor for the crumbling of the Bjelke-Petersen…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 December 1988 · page 24

“Patience is an uncommon virtue,” wrote the Rabbi. He was drafting ideas for his sermon which was titled The Treadmill Of…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 December 1988 · page 21

The Rabbi was starting to regret his adventurous bidding. NORTH SOUTH…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 14

“Rabbi, did you notice that chap who walked out in the middle of your sermon last Shabbat?” “Oh, him? Yes. I noticed, but…

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MOTORING Don’t let them drive you crazy

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 25

KEEPING YOUNG car passengers under control is the key to a safe, enjoyable holiday trip — and it is possible, the NRMA…

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