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The 1926 Aberdeen rail smash and the heroine who saved a tenor

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:October 12, 2020
Post category:History Vintage Photographs and Photography

It was June 10, 1926, and the Brisbane Limited train was on its way from Sydney to the Queensland capital with 143 passengers aboard. Among the passengers was a member…

Rail smash at Ardglen, NSW, July 9, 1926

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:October 11, 2020
Post category:History Vintage Photographs and Photography

Steam trains and long tunnels are a dangerous combination, especially when not enough attention has been paid to ventilation, and when safe breathing apparatus hasn’t been provided to the train…