There was a terrific smash to-day when 14 coal trucks broke away from a train near Teralba, ran down a steep grade, running into some empty trucks on the way, and finished up against the "coal box'' where the coal is loaded from the Pacific Colliery. ...
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The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Fri 15 Oct 1926, Page 9
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