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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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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.
Credits:
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
Hooroo!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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