WRECKED BY THE HELENSVILLE EXPRESS.—Crossing the railway line to enter the Glenburn brickworks, at 8.15 this morning, this motor truck was struck at the St. George's Street crossing between Avondale and New Lynn, by the inward-bound Helensville express. It was carried a chain and dumped in a cattle-stop. It was completely wrecked, but the driver had a miraculous escape from death.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 288, 5 December 1929, Page 9
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61WRECKED BY THE HELENSVILLE EXPRESS.—Crossing the railway line to enter the Glenburn brickworks, at 8.15 this morning, this motor truck was struck at the St. George's Street crossing between Avondale and New Lynn, by the inward-bound Helensville express. It was carried a chain and dumped in a cattle-stop. It was completely wrecked, but the driver had a miraculous escape from death. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 288, 5 December 1929, Page 9
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