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CRICKET.
It is row definitely announced that
Maclaren will take a cricket team to Aus
tralia, the combination of which will in
clude Lilley, Jessop and -Hay ward.
Mishap on Zigzio Railway. — Another
accident occurred to a goods train on the
top road of the Zigzsg (N.S. W.) on Sun
day morning, at the same place where the
engine and trucks came to grief nearly
two months ago. The railway officials
are reticent in regard to the matter, but
it is reported that a train of empty trucks
from Penrith to Lithgow arrived at Zig
zag early in the morning. When coming
down the top road, the driver, John Bolt,
noticed that the train was gaining speed,
despite his efforts to keep a steady pace.
When the top points were crossed the
speed was considerable, aud the train ran
into the buffers at the 44 dead - end."
These buffers were smashed, as also was
one of the engine buffers. The truck next
the engine was much damaged. A second
track carried -steel rails, and the shook
drove these through the end of the truck
andiuto the joining one, .
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