CLOUDBURST IN N.S.W.
EXPRESS DASHES INTO LAKE.
FIFTY PASSENGERS MAROONED.
By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, Feb. 18. A cloudburst near Molong badly damaged the railway line last night and caused a shallow lake to form. The Forbes express dashed into this and the permanent way collapsed, derailing the engine, tender and two carriages. Fifty passengers were marooned, being unable to get away in the darkness owing to the water. A relief train was sent from Bathurst. ' There is no mention of / casulties.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1931, Page 5
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