TRAIN ACCIDENT.
ELEVEN PERSONS SLIGHTLY HURT,
jjY:i m'EGRAPH—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT
(Reo. March 11, 9.38 p.m.) • . Sydney, Maich 11. 'An accident to tho , north-western: mail-; train from .Narrabri. occurred at. Blaiidford. .early this morning. • ; :-. '~ ' •'. '; . 'AH traffic on-tho. northern. line, including tho -Brisbane .mail .'train, was blocked for ■ seyeral, hours.. ;. transferred from! the scene ,bf the mishap reached Sidney this ;ovening.; : .;':. v.' : : : V;-,,".' •../A. 'refrigerating. car next to'the engine first: left. thp.. rail?.,,, Two second class .'carriages.' -following became derailod,..and itoppled ovor; a slight.. cmbaukmont. - Tho , remainder of the train kept, tho line. :'! .Many.:- passengers' who , ; asleep: werej rudely ,: awakened by'-the shook. 'Those'' in the pyernturn'ed 'cars ;behaVed splondidlyl ; : rescue until' \fire3nvere'lighted, I 'by. wli'iph,.the. passengers' remained. • < The injured were tonded until the arrival of.the. relief : /trains v Altogether, eleven were injured,"all'slightly. : ;The ,to '.rolling ..stock-,is heavy.; Traffic has been restored.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 7
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138TRAIN ACCIDENT. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 7
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