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| View Original: | StateLibQld 2 102560 Rescuers inspect the wreckage of the Camp Mountain train disaster, 1947.jpg (1000x744) | |||
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| Keywords: StateLibQld 2 102560 Rescuers inspect the wreckage of the Camp Mountain train disaster, 1947.jpg en Rescuers inspect the wreckage of the Camp Mountain train disaster 1947 This smash occurred near Camp Mountain on Monday 5 May 1947 A special picnic train carrying 500 women and children which had been organised by the Customs and Excise department's social club crashed on the Samford Range at 9 55am It was Queensland's worst rail smash The smash 13 1/2 miles from Central Station killed 15 and injured 30 The leading carriage jumped the rail in a cutting a few miles on the Brisbane side of Closeburn where the picnic was to have been held An emergency rescue gang was formed from local farmers and storekeepers Information taken from Courier Mail 6 May 1947 p 1 1947-05-05 handle 10462/deriv/89788 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Contributor s Truth Brisbane Qld PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Rail transport staff from Australia Camp Mountain rail accident Black and white photographs Workers in Australia | ||||
