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Train accident on the Great Northern Railway line [B 31181] • Photograph

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Summary

The coal train comprising 27 carriages and 2 locomotives was derailed after leaving Port Augusta for Quorn on 28 March 1914. The boiler on the second locomotive ('Y' class No 103) burst.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21 cm x 13.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1914

Collection

Part of Port Augusta Collection

Subject

Railroad accidents -- South Australia -- Port Augusta

Catalogue record

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General notes

For a detailed report of this event see the Port Augusta Dispatch, 3 April 1914; and The Chronicle, 4 April 1914 pg 43.

Digitisation information

Date

18/01/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,490 x 2,624 pixels (9.2 MP)

Size

27.51 MB

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