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Railway Accident [B 1893] • Photograph

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Summary

Workers pose on the wreckage of the carriages following a railway accident, between Salisbury and Smithfield. This is possibly one which occurred on June 20th, 1873, three miles south of Smithfield. (See the Register, July 1, 1873.) . According to L.S Kingsborough, the H class engine, which was first under steam in 1871, was built by Robert Stephenson & Co., England. Note the third class carriage on the end. For another view of this accident, see B 1907.

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Physical description

Photograph; 22.2 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1873

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Railroad accidents -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

22/03/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,188 x 2,161 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

20.70 MB

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