Granville Train Disaster

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Granville train disaster memorial service | Prime Minister of Australia (Prime Minister of Australia)

Six years after the NSW Parliament made its apology to the victims, survivors and first responders, I am grateful to have this moment to extend my sorrow and ...

The shock of it. They are part of us still, and always will be. The suddenness of it. As we read through the names, we wonder what might have been. The years not lived, the dreams not realised. For the people boarding Train No.

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Albanese visits Granville train disaster memorial service (Sky News Australia)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attended the 46th annual memorial service acknowledging the victims of Australia's worst rail disaster.

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PM commemorates victims of 1977 Granville rail disaster (SBS)

The Prime Minister has joined survivors, families and first responders to mark the 46th anniversary of the Granville rail disaster.

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46th Memorial of the Granville Train Disaster (Oz Arab Media)

On 18 January 2023 is the 46th memorial of the Granville Train Disaster. A train from departed Parramatta then derailed, bringing Granville bridge on top of ...

Many locals rushed to assist the rescue efforts. Many of those who survived and their rescuers were deeply traumatised. On 18 January 2023 is the 46th memorial of the Granville Train Disaster.

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PM marks Granville disaster anniversary (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader)

Forty-six years after Australia's worst rail disaster, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has commemorated the 84 lives lost and...

A moment in that bright January sunshine that brought the finality of darkness." "The suddenness of it, the shock of it, the violence and the noise of it. "The years not lived, the dreams not realised and the great promise of those lives unfulfilled."

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