RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Sydney, May 13. While the mail train from Brisbane was Bhunting at Farley, near Maitland, the mail train from Sydney dashed into it, The fcrce of the collision was terrific, Two carriages of the Brisbane train were thrown from the line, while a horsebox and (wo carriages of the Sydnpy train were smashed to splinters. A jockey named McFadyin was killed outright, Among those injured are the drivers Sanderson and Farren, Messrs Strickland and Foley, Misses O'Keller and Rose. A racehorse in a horsebox was killed. It is said that a heavy fog obscured the signals, Great loss of life was averted only through the enginedriver backing the stationary train.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2046, 15 May 1890, Page 1
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112RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Temuka Leader, Issue 2046, 15 May 1890, Page 1
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