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Railway Accident [B 6853] • Photograph

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Summary

Railway accident on the Port Adelaide Line, with Governor Daly on board: a sketch. Notes on the back of the photograph state " accident to special train on the Port Adelaide side line, with Governor on board, April 13, 1865. Original sketch by DD Daly. See Parliamentary Paper Number 55 of 1865. Original in Illustrated Melbourne Post 18 May 1865, page 65" Note under the photograph states "from a sketch taken on the spot by His Excellency's Aide-de-Camp, Dominick Daniel Daly, esquire" The sketch depicts two de-railed carriages of the steam train on their sides with lots of people trying to help extract the passengers. Many people are running towards the accident with their hands in the air. It was recorded that Governor Daly was being conveyed to visit the warship 'Falcon' at Largs Bay. A 'flash American' train driver who was unused to the repair work being made to a portion of the track took the journey at high speed, derailing two carriages. Governor Daly refused to return on the train and came back on a horse.

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Physical description

Original artwork; 9.1 cm x 5.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1865

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Railroad accidents -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

30/09/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,153 x 1,976 pixels (6.2 MP)

Size

18.72 MB

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