A GREAT DISASTER AVERTED.
The express train to Dunedin on Wednesday did not reach its destination till nearly 1 a.m., instead of 9 p.m., owing to the second engine getting off the rails near the long tunnel at Purakarfui. None of the carriages were derailed. The Timaru Herald understands that there was a narrow escape from a great disaster.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 4 January 1896, Page 7
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59A GREAT DISASTER AVERTED. Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 4 January 1896, Page 7
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