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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1987

10 stories in Sydney's papers

Kibbutznik may have drowned in Canada

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 8 January 1987 · page 6

NEW YORK. - Police believe that Amnon Reisner, a 24-year-old kibbutznik, may have drowned in the icy St. Clair River two weeks ago…

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15% more traffic accidents in 1986

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 January 1987 · page 5

Road accident figures were 15 per cent higher last year than in 1985, and fatalities rose by 7 per cent, the Knesset sub-committee on road…

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Sinking of the Struma 45 years 762 Jews drowned in freedom bid

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 January 1987 · page 2

AT THE beginning of December 1942 the Romanian government, in an about face, permitted Jews deported to Transnistria to emigrate to Palestine. Although the plan for large-scale…

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Yeast Discovered by Accident

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 April 1987 · page 11

Yeast makes bread rise. Probably, when Pharaob's baker made dough, he forgot about it, and wild cells settled on it. So when the dough was…

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ENVIRONMENT Nuclear accidents only 40 winks away

Tribune · Wednesday 15 July 1987 · page 14

Nuclear accidents on the scale of Chernobyl have nearly happened many times before, according to the…

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"Dealing with" nuke accidents

Tribune · Wednesday 15 July 1987 · page 16

US documents detailing plans for dealing with emergencies involving nuclear weapons in Pacific ports, Public Affairs for…

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Not Drowning, Waving Cold and the Crackle (Rampant Records)

Tharunka · Monday 27 July 1987 · page 24

Cold and the Crackle Is Not Drowning, Waving's fourth album and proved to me that their reputation Is well deserved. The album demonstrates a brilliant blend of quiet, wistful lyrics and ambient melodies with powerful…

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‘Nothing will happen until a minister is injured’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 July 1987 · page 5

For one man sitting in the Knesset press gallery last week during the debate on road safety, the 23 empty places at the government table were…

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Accidents: a question of behaviour

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 7 October 1987 · page 7

Forcing people to wear seatbelts in towns may not reduce the number of accidents but will probably cut down on casualties, according to…

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What to Do About Road Accidents

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 7 October 1987 · page 23

Sir, - Not even the most drastic penalties for traffic offenders or the most thorough-going renovation of our highway system will significantly…

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