Tragic railway crash at Murnulla near Murrurundi
A devastating NSW rail disaster left 26 dead and 37 injured when a goods train derailed on the Waratah Range top near Murnulla. The mail train, following, collided in flames with flying trucks of stone and wool. Rescuers worked through the wreckage as flames lit the night.
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Tragic Crash Rescue Shocks Witnesses in Murrurunindi
A collapsed carriage and trapped victims in a wreck near Murrurunindi left more than 30 people in peril for hours. Rescuers, doctors, and relatives described scenes of horror as the inquest opened in the former station master's house, revealing mutilated bodies and a grieving community. The coroner heard emotional identifications including a schoolgirl killed en route to Croydon Presbyterian Ladies College.
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Croydon Presbyterian Ladies’ College
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