HURSTVILLE RAILWAY SMASH
ENGINE-DRIVER'S EVIDENCE. (Reo. August 23, 9.80 p.m.) • Sydney, August 25. The inquiry into the Hurstville railway smash lias becii resumed. Tlio driver of the train from Sydney to Hurstvillo giivo evidence tliat ho saw a train ahead waiting for the starting signal. Ho knew it would lmvo to got the road before his train began to shunt. When he received the signal he began to shunt, hut had not gone far when ho felt the crash of a. collision. He did r.ot think it his duty to inform the signalman that lie hud seen a train waiting ahoad. He took it for granted the signalman know. -Press Assn. TAn empty train, while ehunting at Hurstville, crashed into the rear of a 6tutiouarv passenger train, telescoping the three end carriages. Three people were killed and fifteen injured.]
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 283, 24 August 1920, Page 5
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139HURSTVILLE RAILWAY SMASH Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 283, 24 August 1920, Page 5
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