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Main trunk express train disaster

1923 Main trunk express train disaster

Early hours in the morning the express crashed into a landslip at Ongarue in the King Country. With 17 fatalities, this was the first major loss of life on New Zealand railways. more...

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Travelling by train - North Island main trunk lineNew Zealand disasters timeline1923 - key events

External links

  • Ongarue accident (Chch city libraries)
  • Notable New Zealand landslides (Te Ara)
  • A King Country Landslide (1966 encyclopaedia)
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