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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1990

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

The Great Train Robbery

Tharunka · Monday 23 April 1990 · page 2

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Bondi Road Victorian boardinghouse for sale

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 April 1990 · page 12

A RARE opportunity to purchase two elegant Victorian mansions with garages has arisen through a forced sale…

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MOTORING Sydney handicapped veterans get their own taxi

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 April 1990 · page 4

ENTERTAINER and Vietnam veteran Normie Rowe has been instrumental in providing a fully fitted out Toyota HiAce van to…

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Bush film societies Gwen Richards takes to the road and discovers

Filmnews · Tuesday 1 May 1990 · page 5

Early in 1989 the Federation of New Sooth Wales Associated Film Societies began planning for a field officer to travel New South…

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AJN Lexus special Lexus ushers in new era of refinement The Australian Jewish News looks at the launch of the luxury Lexus — Toyota’s most ambitious project yet. Road Test

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 May 1990 · page 4

SINCE the last big dust-up ended in 1945 the Japanese have got their own back in many ways on what was the other side by peaceful and…

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Langste tram

Dutch Australian Weekly · Monday 7 May 1990 · page 9

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Namibia: hard road to economic independence

Tribune · Wednesday 9 May 1990 · page 5

Newly-independent Namibia finds its coffers almost bare after the apartheid regime succeeded in what Namibia's…

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MOTORING Toyota wins the world's toughest

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 May 1990 · page 4

Waldegard previously won the Safari Rally in 1977, 1984 and 1986. Toyota Celica GT-Four has…

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How laughter stung General Motors Roger and Me, a film by Michael Moore, now screening at Village cinemas around Australia

Tribune · Wednesday 16 May 1990 · page 8

Roger and Me is a satirical, no-holds-barred attack on General Motors directed by Michael Moore, son of a veteran of…

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What railway systems do we want?

Tribune · Wednesday 16 May 1990 · page 7

Rail into the 21st Century, produced by the Railway Industry Council (RIC) and released last week, takes a hard…

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Gold Coast motor inn on market

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 May 1990 · page 7

ONE OF the few commercial motor inns on the Gold Coast — Earls Court at Southport — has been offered for sale by international tender due to a restructuring of interests by its Australian and…

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Death in the Dark One woman 's experience of the Hawkesbury train tragedy

Tharunka · Monday 21 May 1990 · page 20

Have you ever wondered how would you react if you were personally involved in a major transport disaster? UNSW Arts student and former Students Union…

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MOTORING The General’s new V8

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 25 May 1990 · page 8

THE NEW Holden V8 Statesman is longer, quieter, with a different rear roof line and a bigger powerhouse under the bonnet,…

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Pilbara train drivers strike to save their jobs

Tribune · Wednesday 30 May 1990 · page 4

The train drivers' dispute with the notorious Robe River company spread to the entire Pilbara iron ore industry on…

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Kat 5 dagen onder motorkap

Dutch Australian Weekly · Monday 4 June 1990 · page 14

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WA-based “ninjas” train east coast vigilante squads

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 June 1990 · page 5

A PERTH-BASED martial arts group that gave the karate chop to racists plastering the city with antisemitic and anti-Asian…

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Century Motors takes on Nissan franchise

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 June 1990 · page 8

CENTURY MOTORS — one of Sydney’s oldest and best known car dealerships — has joined Australia’s fastest-growing car…

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MOTORING Heart transplant for Nissan Patrol

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 June 1990 · page 8

THE LONG-BASED Nissan Patrol has undergone a heart transplant, with the inclusion of the nippy 3.0 litre Skyline engine. The coil-sprung Patrol, which was always a…

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Robe River defeats train drivers

Tribune · Wednesday 13 June 1990 · page 4

Train drivers at Robe River Iron Associates in the Pilbara region of north-west Australia have voted to onerate…

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MOTORING Jacking up Japan's cars

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 July 1990 · page 8

AUSTRALIAN motor vehicle jacks manufactured by BHP Steel are being exported to Japan in increasing numbers…

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