MELBOURNE RAILWAY SMASH.
(Received li .20 a.m.) Melbourne, September 5. If the show train had stopped a few yards sooner the disaster would have been avoided, because the suburban train would then have been able- to cross in front; if it occurred a few seconds earlier or later one engine would have crashed into the carriages of the other train; then the loss of life would probably have been heavier. The show train engine was running tender first, which in the opinion of the railway expert minimised the consequences, as the tender acted as a. buffer. The deceased Wilson (72) was a retired farmer and McDonald (61) was a stock and estate agent.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, 5 September 1912, Page 6
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113MELBOURNE RAILWAY SMASH. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, 5 September 1912, Page 6
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