RAILWAY SMASH
BRAKEVAN LEAVES RAILS. FIVE MEN INJURED. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, September 27. (Received Sept. 28, at 1.20 a.m.) A serious railway accident occurred near Brewarrina. The brakevan of a goods train leapt the rails. Five men in the van were seriously injured, and were sent to hospital. The cause of the accident is unknown. EXCUSABLE PANIC CIRCUS ANIMALS ESCAPE. ALL SAFELY RECAPTURED, (Press Association- By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, September 26. The Paris correspondent of the Weekly Dispatch states that there was a panic when eight lions, two tigers, and other animals escaped during a circus performance at Saint Amand. A tiger dashed into a butcher’s shop and ate so heartily that he was easily recaptured. One lion smashed the front of a hatter’s shop and lay down on a pile of hats. Another entered a cafe, causing confusion among the customers and the waiters. A woman cashier fainted. Other animals escaped to a wood, where they were eventually recaptured, some being lassoed. —Sydney Sun Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19906, 28 September 1926, Page 9
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166RAILWAY SMASH Otago Daily Times, Issue 19906, 28 September 1926, Page 9
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