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Railway explosion Mount Gambier [B 14728] • Photograph

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Summary

Locomotive boiler explosion at Mt. Gambier, 2 February 1914. The tremendous force of the explosion hurled debris across the station. The fireman and driver were hurled from the engine suffering severe shock but no serious injuries.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.1 cm x 8.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1914

Collection

Part of Mount Gambier Collection

Subject

Explosions -- South Australia -- Mount Gambier

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Digitisation information

Date

16/05/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,471 x 2,190 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.84 MB

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