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Warby, Margaret Joyce

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Born
Australia
Occupation
Nurse

Summary

Margaret Warby was awarded the Queen's Gallantry medal for bravery during the Granville train crash. The accident occurred on 18 January 1977, when a morning commuter train from the Blue Mountains in New South Wales derailed, bringing down a road bridge on to several carriages, with 83 people killed and 213 injured.

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Rosemary Francis

Created: 20 November 2002, Last modified: 8 April 2003

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