Shocking Railway Accident.
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SYDNEY, Janu«y;26. ; A terrible accident occurred to the mail train last night, near Cootamnnda,, on the southern line. Owing to heavy rain, an embankment' bad given way, 'and 'the train rushed into tbe gap in the darkness, and was completely wrecked. > Many carriages telescoped, and several passengers were killed and wounde<L :;TJte scene was one of intense horror. Assistance has been sent, and farther particulars will be forwarded later. Eight inches of* rain has iallen during the past tbirfcy-iix hours," and all low-lying country is under A water. , - - ,
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume V, Issue 922, 26 January 1885, Page 2
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96Shocking Railway Accident. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume V, Issue 922, 26 January 1885, Page 2
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