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Tamaree Rail Disaster

Six people were killed in a train accident at Tamaree on Saturday 18 October, 1947. The south bound Rockhampton to Brisbane train was waiting for the Townsville train to pass on loop when instead the north bound train collided head on with it.

The accident made news nationwide as at the time it was one of the worst rail accidents in Australia.

The Gympie Times, 18 October 1947
The Mercury, Tasmania, 20 October 1947, page 1
The Mercury, Tasmania, 20 October 1947, page 1

View the slideshow of photos taken of the Tamaree Rail Disaster, 1947:

Click and zoom to read the full account. Please note: some detail is a graphic account.

The Gympie Times, 18 October 1947, page 1
The Gympie Times, 21 October 1947, page 3
The Gympie Times, 4 November 1947, page 3
The Gympie Times, 6 November 1947, page 2
The Gympie Times, 20 November 1947, page 5