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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1999

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

Maccabi to fold if bridge costs are not recovered

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 January 1999 · page 3

MACCABI Australia will fold unless it retrieves expenses incurred and accrued as a result of the Maccabiah bridge disaster,…

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Maccabiah Bridge Disaster: Concerns Continue Betrayal

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 29 January 1999 · page 16

GIVEN Peter Eden’s involvement in Jewish sport and youth affairs set out in his letter, “Boycott would be a betrayal” (AJN 22/1/99), it is not…

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motoring Volvo moves upmarket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 29 January 1999 · page 39

FORGET Ikea. This new Volvo is strictly David Jones. An elegant $100,000 limousine that takes the Swedish brand into uncharted, shark-infested waters at warp speed…

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Shmooze on Friday My Som Bridge

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 5 February 1999 · page 2

A NORWEGIAN woman has been jailed for naming her son Gesher. Kirsti Larsen, a 46-year-old mother of 14 children, was jailed for two days…

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motoring Executive decision

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 5 February 1999 · page 39

CULTURAL cringers, you won’t like this. Here are two Aussie cars designed to stand up to European, Japanese and American imports in the junior prestige market…

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motoring FOUR-wheel-drive frenzy

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 19 February 1999 · page 42

BITTEN by the bug yet? The 4WD bug, not the Year 2000 bug. The latest craze in the automotive kingdom is at boiling point in Australia. We’re…

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Maccabiah Bridge Disaster The campaign for justice continues

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 26 February 1999 · page 44

We respond to MAI's leaders Tom Goldman and Tom Danos's letter “MAI has supported the victims’ families (AJN 5/2/99). This letter warrants a comprehensive reply so that the Community is updated as to…

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motoring Devil in a blue dress

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 5 March 1999 · page 23

TOSS the Batmobile into the spin-dryer and 30 minutes later out pops the BMW M Coupe. Outrageous, cartoonish styling that…

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Restaurant Review Teascapes : 71 Perouse Road, The Spot Ph: 9398 7994

Tharunka · Tuesday 9 March 1999 · page 15

If Lewis Carroll, Dr Seuss and C. S. Lewis were to meet in a café , it would be here. This café, is all about the child in all of us, appealing to all age groups. There are toys of by-gone years, cartoons, figurines, games ( which I have spent many an hour…

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Another Holocaust tragicomedy FILM Train de Vie French Film Festival

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 12 March 1999 · page 38

WHO would have thought it possible: close on the heels of Life is Beautiful, we have a second European feature film which uses…

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motoring Loungeroom on wheels

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 19 March 1999 · page 41

HONDA hit the spot with the original Odyssey when it was launched in 1995. Ever since, the boxy family-mover has been a favourite among larger families or mothers lumbered with the…

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Bridge day

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 26 March 1999 · page 32

THE Montefiore Home Ladies Committee drew a large audience to Temple Emanuel for a fundraising bridge day. Bridge authority and author Ron Klinger explained the finer points of the game,…

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motoring You've never had it so good

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 2 April 1999 · page 23

NEW car buyers are on a winner. Over the past five, years, car prices have been tumbling and value for money skyrocketing…

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motoring Spanis h flyer

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 April 1999 · page 33

SPOILING for a street fight, that's the Seat Cupra Sport. It plays David to some of the Goliaths of the sporty set. Peugeot, Hyundai and Mitsubishi are established players…

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motoring Repairing your car after hail damage

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 April 1999 · page 33

SMASH repairs veteran John Serci says Sydney's recent hail storm caused more damage than he has ever witnessed in 20 years in the industry. The managing director of…

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Film Buff Blade & Velvet Goldmine on Video Vamps and Tramps • • •

Tharunka · Tuesday 4 May 1999 · page 30

-What can I say I love em! I love how sex Vampires can be as they suck the blood out of some unsuspecting virgin, and I adore the…

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Bridge inquiry to ask Israel to pay compensation

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 May 1999 · page 7

MEMBERS of the Knesset will recommend that the Israeli Government pay compensation to the families of the victims of the 1997 Maccabiah Games bridge collapse without…

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motoring Sweet Liberty

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1999 · page 45

FOUR-WHEEL drive without the bulk, the gas-guzzling or the tight reversing nightmares is brought to you by Subaru. The new Liberty is the car for those…

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motoring Cute cars with cred

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 May 1999 · page 45

REMEMBER when Toyota sold the cars your bobba drove? Well, now you can drive a Toyota without a Seniors Card. Toyota is breaking out of Snoresville with the…

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eating Le Petit Tarte Glebe Pt Rd, Near Bridge Rd

The Chaser · Wednesday 2 June 1999 · page 16

This self-described "patisserie", with its array of fairly generic made-off-the-premises cakes and pastries, is in fact an excellent cafe…

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