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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1989

14 stories in Sydney's papers

Road accident victim donates four organs

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 January 1989 · page 2

The liver, heart and two kidneys of a road accident victim were last week transplanted into four patients at Petah Tikva and Jerusalem hospitals. Organ transplants are relatively rare in Israel, although the medical expertise exists, due to a shortage of donots…

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REVIEWS Accidental death of an anarchist Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Tribune · Wednesday 1 February 1989 · page 9

world's best loved political playwrights. It is as funny as it is meaningful. Fo has made a strong critique of the police and judicial system, its faked abhorrence of…

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The Accidental Tourist (USA 1968; dist Roadshow; it 120 mins)

Filmnews · Wednesday 1 March 1989 · page 12

Lawrence Kasdan's film of Anne Tyler's book The Accidental Tourist is about as perfect an adaptation as any author could wish for, capturing the spirit of her extraordinary…

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Accident aérien à Marseille

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 10 March 1989 · page 3

Trois personnes ont été tuées te 6 février dans l'accident d'un avion cargo la société Inter Cargo Service affrété par Royal Air Maroc et Air France. L'appareil…

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Accidental Incidents?

Tharunka · Tuesday 14 March 1989 · page 35

Dear Editors Fires can be caused by anyone who is negligent or by some one who has an unnatural desire to set things…

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Not Dreaming Waking an Interview with Not Drowning Waving

Tharunka · Tuesday 18 April 1989 · page 22

It's 12 midday on a Sunday and Russel Bradley percussionist from Melbourne percusso-funko-enviromentalamblent-soundscapist... well FUSION band Not Drowning Waving, and support violinist/vocalist/guitarist penny are…

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Ministries in collision over road safety Monday, April 17, 1989

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 May 1989 · page 24

THE Ministries of Finance and Transport are on a collision course about road safety. Transport wants NIS 1.9 billion of the Treasury’s money to be spent over a period of five years…

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News in Brief Road accidents up

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 May 1989 · page 7

The Central Bureau of Statistics last week reported a 5 per cent rise in the number of road accidents during the first…

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Not Drowning Whinging

Tharunka · Tuesday 9 May 1989 · page 38

Dear Ed I've got holes in my shoes that I can't afford to fix, and everytime it rains in this wet town my feet get wet and I catch cold and…

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La leçon de l'accident de Philippe Streiff

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 10 May 1989 · page 22

Alain Prost, très affecté par l'accident de son ami Philippe Streiff, à Rio, à l'intention d'aider à la création d'une antenne chirurgicale itinérante. Celle-ci,…

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Accident mortel dans le Queensland

Le Courrier Australien · Monday 10 July 1989 · page 12

Une touriste française, Ghislaine Bréchenier, a été tuée, et trois membres famille ont été sérieusement le 22 juin dans le Queensland,…

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Accidents do happen

Filmnews · Friday 1 September 1989 · page 3

The Killing of Angelo Tsakos, the story of a western suburbs kid who was shot by police in 1986,will be seen on SBS on 14 September at 7.30 pm…

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VIC How to Avoid a Chemical Accident

Tribune · Wednesday 27 September 1989 · page 12

Adchem, a hazardous chemicals monitoring system - to protect workers on building sites as well as residents and fire fighters - was launched in Melbourne on September 22 by a group of unions who believe chemical accidents can be prevented…

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Bus tragedy aftermath is bitter for injured man

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 October 1989 · page 4

The dead make the headlines when tragedies occur; the injured are almost instantly forgotten. Sixteen people died in the July 6…

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