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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1990

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

Good year on the road for GMHA

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 26 October 1990 · page 12

GENERAL Motors-Holden Automotive (GMHA) has reported another strong performance this year, with an…

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Very Fast Train takes another route

Tribune · Wednesday 31 October 1990 · page 3

The private consortium backing the Very Fast Train (VFT) project has decided to take the inland route between…

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Motorcycle bandit will return loot

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 2 November 1990 · page 14

MOTORCYCLE bank bandit Ronnie Leibovitch says he is no hero and has plenty of regrets. The 37-year-old desperado, who confessed to robbing 22 banks at gunpoint during an 18-month crime spree, will make full restitution, according to his lawyer, Uri…

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The National Rail Freight Corporation Taking the railways forward or just dry economics ?

Tribune · Wednesday 7 November 1990 · page 7

Australia desperately needs to upgrade its rail system to achieve human safety, energy efficiency, ecological and…

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NSW Roads lobby shaken

Tribune · Wednesday 21 November 1990 · page 12

Three members of the Motorists Action Group (MAG) defeated retiring councillors of the National Roads and Motorists Association (NRMA) in the October elections - it hasn't…

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Taking a fast train to the future Technocratic Dreaming: of very fast trains and Japanese designer cities, edited by Paul James, Left Book Club, 1990, Pb $1550

Tribune · Wednesday 21 November 1990 · page 8

Technocratic Dreaming is a collection of papers which address either directly or indirectly the likely impact of the Very…

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Bridge magic

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 November 1990 · page 33

THE FASCINATION of bridge is for young and old. Playing bridge has become an addiction for its devotees, but the novice…

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Gerry crosses the bridge

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 November 1990 · page 2

THE NSW Jewish Board of Deputies will hold its first meeting in recent memory on the north-shore at the Pelerman Centre on December 18. Enquiries: 360-1600…

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Jewish education boosted in US American Jews are frying to bridge the gap which Beaves 60 percent of their children without any formal Jewish education

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 November 1990 · page 19

FOLLOWING TWO years of study, the Commission on Jewish Education in North America has concluded that the current Jewish…

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Two million more on NSW roads?

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 December 1990 · page 8

THE STATE government is in the process of developing the transport network to cater for an extra two million people over the…

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Upgraded Laser 4WD road tested

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 December 1990 · page 12

FORD recently released its upgraded version of the 4WD TX3 Laser fitted with a turbo, which has taken it into a new dimension…

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Maximum headroom and a lot of fun Some say that convertibSes are the most fun consenting adults can have on the road — legally. One thing for sure, it is the car for summer driving. Mike Maxwell Books at the wide range available

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 December 1990 · page 6

CONVERTIBLES defy motoring convention. They expose the passengers to the elements, the roofless design impedes the aerodynamics…

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