STRANGE AFFAIR
EXPLOSION NEAR RAILWAY
EXPRESS TRAIN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. ■
(IT miaftAFH.—Fßltl ASSOCIATION)
TE AWAMUTU, 'This Day. As the .Main Trunk express from Auckland at 11 o'clock last night approached TexAwamutu station, a- loud explosion startled the neighbourhood. The engine at tihe time was crossing the Mangapiko stream bridge,' -a few hundred yards'north of the station yard, and the explosion extinguished the engine lights.. The express' was instantly stopped, but as no damage was done it was able ;to proceed on .its journey after a few minutes' investigation. There is a small mark on one rail of the bridge, but otherwise no sign of damage or cause of the explosion. The police are investigating the matter. The explosion was heard three miles awayi and houses'nearby rattled. ■ -
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1922, Page 7
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125STRANGE AFFAIR Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1922, Page 7
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