A RAILWAY HERO.
HIS BRAVERY REWARDED. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received Fob. 13, 10 a.m7) MELBOURNE, Fob. 15, The Railway Commissioners have presented foreman Henry with £2O and a gold medal for stopping a runaway train between Lanccfiold and Sunbury last month. ' . [For some unexplained reason tho brakes of tho train failed, and tho engine and trucks dashed off at tho rate of 60 miles an hour. Tho foreman, who was travelling in tho guard’s van, pluckily climbed from truck to truck, and, putting on tho hand brakes, brought tho train to a standstill.]
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14135, 15 February 1910, Page 3
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93A RAILWAY HERO. Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14135, 15 February 1910, Page 3
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