TO WRECK THE EXPRESS.
SECOND ATTEMPT NEAR PALMERSTOX. A REAM ACROSS THE RAILS. By Telpjrr.ipii--Pres3 Association. Palmer-ton X., Last Night. . Recently it was reported that an attemi)t had been made to wreck the Auckland night express at Bunnythorpa !>y the placing of a rail over the line, and that an investigation was bein.n made. It was thought it was the act of some thoughtless children. On Wednesday night, what appears to have been another deliberate attempt to wreck the midnight express from Wellington took place on the Palmerston North side of Awapuni railway station. It appears that a beam some six inches thick and twelve feet long, resembling those used in the construction of cattle stops, was placed across tihe rails. Tha beam was struck by the engine, and bears the distinct marks of the impact. The prosent occurrence following so shortly after the liunnythorpe episode, sives' rise for suspicion that some danger..,;;? person is at large.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 42, 10 July 1914, Page 8
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157TO WRECK THE EXPRESS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 42, 10 July 1914, Page 8
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