TRAM ACCIDENT.
PERMANENT WAY COLLAPSES. United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, February 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 and tender and two carriages. Fifty passengers were marooned, and unable to get away in the darkness owing to the water. A relief train was sent from Bathurst. No mention is made of casualties.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18806, 19 February 1931, Page 7
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79TRAM ACCIDENT. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18806, 19 February 1931, Page 7
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