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Train Wrecked at Winton After Flood Washes Out Line
A heavily loaded roads train left the track at 12 45 p m on Thursday night near Winton seven miles from Benalla. The engine toppled, driver J F Youens and fireman Lee Hogan were trapped against the controls as tender and ten trucks piled atop. Inter state traffic was halted for two days. The washaway was described as the most serious in railway history with severe flood waters weakening the line.
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Winton Lation
Benalla
J. F. Youens
Cansingham Street
Lee Hogan
Mair St. Benalla