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TZIH: Granville Rail Disaster - The Worst Train Accident In Australian History


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This week, Mel tells Josie about the Granville rail disaster of 1977, the worst in Australian history with 84 passengers killed. It sparked mass reform across not just rail infrastructure, but the way we treat survivor and responder mental health after a traumatic incident.

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BBC article, 17 Jan 2017, no author

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38645976

ABC article, 14 Jan 2017, Phillippa McDonald

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-14/granville-train-disaster-nsw-government-to-apologise-to-families/8182976

ABC article, 17 Dec 2016, Phillippa McDonald

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-17/granville-train-disasters-life-saving-bond/8127598

ABC article, 17 Jan 2017, Phillippa McDonald

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-17/granville-train-disaster-memorial-services-to-mark-anniversary/8186222

Daily Telegraph, 18 Jan 2018, Parramatta Advertiser

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/australias-worst-rail-tragedy-remembered-41-years-on/news-story/80bae68fd675c5f39f7185576f2835f7

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