Traction Engine Accident 1912
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Description
Photo caption –
“TRACTION ENG. ACCIDENT at HAVELOCK NORTH MAY 10th 1912
2130, CLAPHAM SERIES”
Photo caption on rear – “The day the traction engine fell through the Havelock North Bridge: Local People talked about it for years. The engine was drawing two trailers loaded with shingle intended for the Havelock-Mangateretere Road when it fell through the bridge on May 10, 1912. One trailer stayed on the bridge, the other followed the engine into the stream. The driver, Mr Richard Turpin, was killed, the fireman, Mr L. Williams, escaped with serious burns.”
Location
Havelock NorthFormat of the original
Photographic printDate published
10 May 1912People
- Richard Turpin
- L Williams
Accession number
586908Supporters and sponsors
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