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Marlborough Timber Company locomotive accident

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Copyright Marlborough Museum - Marlborough Historical Society Inc
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Collection Spittal collection
Photographer Spittal, R
Description Two men standing beside a steam engine that has come off the rails and smashed.
The accident happened at Nydia Bay on the 28th January 1911 when the Marlborough Timber Company locomotive left the rails. John Corliss, George Anderson and William O'Brien were killed. The engine driver was Arthur Henderson Birss.
Year Range from 1900
Year range to 1925
Object ID 0000.900.1578
Object Name Negative, Photographic
People Corliss, John
Anderson, George
O'Brien, William
Birss, Arthur Henderson
Title Marlborough Timber Company locomotive accident
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Last modified on: February 10, 2016