RAILWAY SMASH.
HEAD-ON COLLISION. ONE MAN INJURED. TRAIN CREWS JUMP CLEAR. ) United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. —Copyright. (Received April 16, 9.30 a.m.) HOBART, April 16. A head-on collision between goods and passenger trains occurred between Wyena and Golconda. Only one man was injured but both trains were severely damaged.
No explanation is available as to how the two trains were allowed to meet on a single line. The respective crews saw that a crash was inevitable and jumped clear.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17997, 16 April 1930, Page 5
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79RAILWAY SMASH. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17997, 16 April 1930, Page 5
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