NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
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United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, April 18. The engines were badly smashed and two carriages of each train were demolished.
It is believed that the accident was caused through a mistake in the signals. Where the blunder actually occurred is unknown.
Tho Glen Innes train was running late, owing to the heavy holiday traffic, and was in the act of pulling on to the loop line to allow the Brisbane train to pass, when the driver saw that a collision was imminent. Both drivers applied the brakes too late to avert the impact, which waa heard a mile away. The debris was hurled a long distance, and a buffer was found 50 yards away. The soldiers used their bayonets for freeing tho injured caught amongst the splintered timbers.
That none were killed is attributed to the fact that the soldiers and other passengers -were mostly lying down. The sleeping and recumbent bodies offered less resistance. After the first shock of excitement, the troops displayed fine discipline. The . injured are doing well.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13094, 20 April 1908, Page 7
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