OUT OF CONTROL.
CABLE CAR BREAKS AWAY.
BRAKES ACT IN CRISIS.
ONE PASSENGER INJURED
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Breaking away -when 75 yard;? up a steep hill in the Roslyn Valley, a citybound corporation cable car this morning ran back at high speed, and wlien the brakes finally held, at a curve, it jumped the rails and turned slightly on one ride. The footboard prevented a complete capsize. Four passengers were in the ear, and only one, Mios Mildred Walker, was injured. She was sent to hospital with head injuries which are not considered serious.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 213, 8 September 1928, Page 10
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97OUT OF CONTROL. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 213, 8 September 1928, Page 10
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