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Warrnambool Railway Accident (c.1897) by Thomas Rome
Title:
Warrnambool Railway Accident (c.1897) by Thomas Rome
NFSA ID
452185
Year
1897
This is a re-creation of the derailment of a train that occurred between Allansford and Warrnambool on 11 March 1897 recorded by Thomas Rome.
Drum virtuoso George Twentyman, known as 'Herr Schoot’, created effects to mimic the sounds of a steam train pulling out from a station and then leaving the rail.
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