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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1998

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

Bridge trial set for January 20

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 January 1998 · page 4

JERUSALEM: Criminal proceedings against five men accused with “negligence causing death” of four Australian athletes and injuring some 70 others at last July’s Maccabiah bridge disaster will open in the…

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sport Bridge tragedy marked by Carnival athletes VIEWPOINT

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 January 1998 · page 34

THE 65th Senior and 16th Junior Carnivals have drawn to a close. Both Carnivals were a resounding success despite the incredible logistical problems posed by haying to cater…

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Trammelant

Dutch Weekly · Monday 19 January 1998 · page 4

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge Ron Klinger

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 January 1998 · page 31

“What do they mean, Rabbi, when they say it is a Catch-22 situation?” “For us it would be free pork.” With neither side vulnerable, the Rabbi opened 1 Spade on…

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An AJN promotion A new concept in motoring journalism

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 January 1998 · page 20

THE Australian Jewish News is very aware of the needs of its readers and has spent considerable time researching the various…

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motoring an 8-Page Colour Lift-out Motoring World Cost of Civic slashed

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 January 1998 · page 1

HONDA Australia made a startling announcement on the first working day of 1998, issuing a realigned price list and cutting the cost of its Civic range by some $2,000. This was in line with the 2.5 percent import duty cut that became effective on…

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Thursday the Rabbi Played Bridge Ron Klinger

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 February 1998 · page 31

What I like about Australia is that we have freedom of speech." "But the socialist bloc also have freedom of speech. It's guaranteed in their constitution."…

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Bridge: Families write angry letter to MWU

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 February 1998 · page 6

FAMILIES of the four victims of the Maccabiah bridge collapse, along with that of Sasha Elterman, have written an angry letter to Maccabi World Union president…

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EDITORIAL The bridge and World Maccabi

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 13 February 1998 · page 14

THE Maccabiah bridge disaster has had an adverse impact on the relationship between Israel and Australian Jewry. That much said, it should be clear that “Australian Jewry” is not a monolith and that on this deeply emotional and painful issue, there are…

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Pain, anger as “bridge families” meet MWU

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 13 February 1998 · page 4

PAIN, anger frustration characterised a meeting between Maccabi World Union leads and 150 members of Australian Jewry in Sydney this week…

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Irael keen to settle bridge claims

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 February 1998 · page 6

JERUSALEM: The Israeli Government wants to reach an ont-of-court settlement for civil compensation claims with the families of the Maccabiah bridge disaster as soon as possible…

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Tuvia's Old South Head Road, Bondi (at Murriverie Road). Phone: 9130-4016

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 February 1998 · page 7

JUST pizza, but an infinite choice of toppings; eat-in, takeaway or home-delivery. There is a clientele of non-jewish vegetarians who maintain that Tuvia's vegetarian pizzas are infinitely belter…

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Shell's at Beth Weizman 306 Hawthorn Road, South Caulfield. Phone: 9272-5607

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 February 1998 · page 7

THIS is now fully chala[?] yistoel and is always spotlessly clean. It is really a quick drop-in place for a meal before a meeting or a light lunch with the family. Somebody there must be…

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The Old Macc Cafe 146 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst (in the basement of the Sydney Jewish Museum). Phone: 9360-7999

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 February 1998 · page 7

THIS is really a quied eatery serving bagels, lelafel, coffee, tea and cake. It is primarily to service visitors to the Museum and the Jewish community offices [?] door. but is so well…

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Bridge: Sawicki sue for $5 million

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 February 1998 · page 5

HENRY Sawicki has filed a $5 million (12,860,000 shekel) negligence suit in the Jerusalem District Court for compensation damages over the death of his wife after the Maccabiah Games bridge collapse last year. The claims suit filed by his legal representative in Israel, Ehud Stein,…

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Australian Jawry asks Knesset to set up bridge inquiry

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 13 March 1998 · page 4

THE roof-bodies of Australian Jewry have called on the Israeli Parliament to establish an inquiry into the organisation and conduct of the 15th Maccabiah Games in the wake of…

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Motoring World Discovery sales increasing

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 13 March 1998 · page 1

ROVER delivered its 20,000th Discovery in Australia a few weeks ago, marking a 19 percent increase in sales of the vehicle in 1997. The Discovery, first launched in 1991, has been an outstanding success for Rover with sales increasing over…

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Bridge Inquiry

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 20 March 1998 · page 16

WE refer to the call made by the Executive Council for Australian Jewry and the Zionist Federation of Australia requesting the Knesset to institute a…

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arts Art Garfunkel's life on the road Art Garfunkel is still thrilling fans around the world with his singing, even though it is more than 25 years since he broke up with singing partner Paul Simon. But there have been many exciting developments in Garfunkel's life, as he tells Danny Goes in a telephone interview from New York on the eve of his Australian tour

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 3 April 1998 · page 41

SOME of the classic Simon and Garfunkel songs like Sounds of Silence and Mrs Robinson are more than 30 years old, but singer Art…

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bridge tournament

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 10 April 1998 · page 17

NCJW Duplicate Bridge Progressive Group, Grand Slam Bridge Centre, Double Bay, April 19, $20. Zara 9337 6436, Denise 0411 701 941, NCJW 9363 0257…

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