STORM IN WEST AUSTRALIA.
WASH AAV AYS ON RAILWAYS, A RAILWAY ACCIDENT. By Teleprapii. — Ores* Association.Copyright. Perth, August 2. Heavy rains liave fallen in the coastal districts of West Australia. A bridge on Banbury railway has been washed away, and there have been numerous small washouts on the Great Southern railway. An accident lias occurred on the Upper Urwin railway, owing to a wasliaway having occurred at a culvert. A goods train dashed into a gully, and the driver, named G-eer, and the fireman, named Lyons, were pinned under the engiue, above which two« trucks were piled. Both were crushed to death.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12624, 3 August 1904, Page 5
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