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Driver Hind was only recently transferred to the Mayne Depot, had not driven trains on the line past Ferny Grove before, and was being tutored by
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Mountain Knob, it suddenly picked up speed before the first curve, approximately 1.4 km (0.87 mi) after crossing the peak of the Samford Range. Carriages rocked dangerously, causing luggage to fall from overhead racks, lighting fixtures rattled, and women and
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Samford, the train slowly climbed the Samford Range. Especially due to the hilly area, the speed limit on the Dayboro line at the time was 25 miles per hour (40 km/h) on straight sections of track, and 20 mph (32 km/h) through curves.
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The force of the accident was significant, causing the total length of the engine, coal tender, water tank and first three carriages to compress from 238 ft 5 in (72.67 m), to 134 ft (41 m). Damage to the trailing three carriages was minimal.
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The driver was charged with having the foremost accountability for the excessive speed the train was travelling at, with shared blame directed to both the fireman and guard. The cost of compensation for the deaths and injuries from the accident was
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of the train, Mr GE Evans, was sitting in the rear carriage, looking out of the left window. The force of the crash threw him into the corner of his compartment. He picked himself up after the train stopped, rushed to the top of the
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Evans took the first aid kit from the Guard's compartment and passed it to a passenger towards the front of the train. He then took the breakdown kit, rushed back 500 yd (460 m) along the line passed and set three
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The train's whistle sounded constantly after the accident, alerting locals of an incident having occurred. The first call to the headquarters of the
Queensland Ambulance Service Transport Brigades was received at
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By 1908, banana growing in the
Samford district had become one of the area's most important industries, and in 1926 and 1927, more bananas were sent from Samford railway station, just down from Camp Mountain, to
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that had recently closed on 1 January 1967. It sits behind the town's ambulance station and a high fence, and is listed in a town map as an "historical steam train". The locomotive has incorrect numbers and
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am. It was estimated that the train carried 215 passengers, most of them
Customs employees and their families for a family day out consisting of a picnic lunch with dancing and games of cricket.
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was alive, however pinned across the thighs and knees against the train's boiler in the cabin. Scalded with escaping steam, an ambulance officer gave Hind a syringe of the painkiller
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I realised something was wrong and yelled out, 'Hold on, here it comes!' Then there was a terrible crash, and we were showered with flying glass and flung all over the compartment.
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wiped out the crops in the early 1930s. Dairy farming and timber were other industries in the district and out to the end of the line at
Dayboro, as well as the quarrying of
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to celebrate the Labour Day public holiday. The special train, service number E91, consisted of a
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The Camp
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than any other station in Queensland. This successful industry existed until the
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1710:"FROM the VAULT - A Reflection on the Camp Mountain Derailment Disaster"
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The locomotive left the rails on a left-hand curve with a radius of six
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After the construction of Samford Road over the Samford Range after
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Reginald Burns and Lois Anita Burns (husband and wife, passengers)
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Rescuers inspect the wreckage of the Camp Mountain train disaster.
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indicates the deadliest railway accident in Australian history
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Memorial cairn to commemorate the Camp Mountain train disaster
1477:. No. 3261. Queensland, Australia. 8 May 1947. p. 3
985:. No. 3261. Queensland, Australia. 8 May 1947. p. 3
800:. Moreton Bay Regional Council. 22 March 2007. Archived from
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and red flags to warn and stop the expected following train.
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am, and in 70 minutes 18 cars and 26 men were on the scene.
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Australian Steam - Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under
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Michael John Kearney (passenger, 12-year-old student at
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The Camp Mountain Railway Disaster : 5th May 1947
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am and allowing two minutes since the time of impact.
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am on 8 May 1947, memorial services were held at the
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approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of
560:A Court Inquiry was held into the crash, headed by
1524:Burden, Peter; Bailey, Graham (24 February 2007).
1501:Burden, Peter; Bailey, Graham (24 February 2007).
834:Burden, Peter; Bailey, Graham (24 February 2007).
727:Burden, Peter; Bailey, Graham (24 February 2007).
1237:"Death registration: Howard Clyde Whitehead Hind"
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1150:"Death registration: Daphne Cordelia Cochrane"
1121:"Death registration: Moira Edith Christiansen"
753:. Moreton Bay Regional Council. Archived from
709:. Moreton Bay Regional Council. Archived from
443:am, after looking at his watch displaying 9:50
2152:Railway accidents and incidents in Queensland
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1582:"Discover Injune – Destinations: around town"
1553:Bungil Shire Council Arts and Cultural Policy
1382:"Death registration: Augustus Charles Knight"
1295:"Death registration: William Patrick Kitchen"
1005:"Death registration: Francis Kevin Armstrong"
303:at Camp Mountain, used in the foundations of
1886:Railway accidents and incidents in Australia
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1411:"Death registration: Robert Harold McNamara"
1179:"Death registration: Francis Ernest Delaney"
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1353:"Death registration: Trevor Joseph Kitchen"
729:"History and Working of the Dayboro Branch"
495:Gregory Thomas Brown (9-year old passenger)
334:, who were travelling to a picnic venue at
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1485:– via National Library of Australia.
1266:"Death registration: Michael John Kearney"
1034:"Death registration: Gregory Thomas Brown"
993:– via National Library of Australia.
965:– via National Library of Australia.
836:"Camp Mountain Disaster – Labour Day 1947"
485:The driver died in hospital the next day.
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1440:"Death registration: Frank Aubrey Pitman"
1324:"Death registration: Olive Irene Kitchen"
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1530:Camp Mountain Disaster – Labour Day 1947
1507:Camp Mountain Disaster – Labour Day 1947
957:. South Australia. 6 May 1947. p. 1
840:Camp Mountain Disaster – Labour Day 1947
733:Camp Mountain Disaster – Labour Day 1947
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798:"A brief history of the Samford Valley"
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571:In his findings, Judge Mansfield said:
233:with 16 fatalities, including both the
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949:"Train Crash Victims BRISBANE. May 5"
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60:14.95 km (9.29 mi) NW from
1469:"CITY MOURNS VICTIMS OF TRAIN CRASH"
1063:"Death registration: Reginald Burns"
977:"CITY MOURNS VICTIMS OF TRAIN CRASH"
910:from the original on 7 November 2009
707:"Pine Rivers History & Heritage"
513:Howard Clyde Whitehead Hind (driver)
504:Daphne Cordelia Cochrane (passenger)
501:Moira Edith Christiansen (passenger)
1526:"The Rescue and Subsequent Enquiry"
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507:Francis Ernest Delaney (passenger)
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1696:"Locomotive now located in Injune"
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615:Locomotive No. 824 at Injune, 2008
529:Robert Harold McNamara (passenger)
478:, which he injected into himself.
255:A branch line was opened from the
16:1947 railway accident in Australia
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1604:"C17 No.824: Displayed at Injune"
774:. Harcourts Group. Archived from
680:Purtell, Meg (26 December 2021).
623:. In 1958 it was transferred to
526:Augustus Charles Knight (fireman)
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929:Zanatta, Dennis (24 June 2000).
898:Condon, Matthew (15 June 2007).
868:"Tracking rail disaster history"
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415:of the third carriage derailed.
195:am on 5 May 1947 when a crowded
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870:. The Westerner. Archived from
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532:Frank Aubrey Pitman (passenger)
332:Department of Trade and Customs
271:in 1899, which was extended to
241:of the train; 38 were injured.
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127:Queensland Government Railways
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510:Ida Beatrice Dowd (passenger)
2177:May 1947 events in Australia
900:"Samford Valley train crash"
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546:St John's Anglican Cathedral
251:Rail transport in Queensland
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2182:1947 disasters in Australia
1785:Downers Grove, Illinois, US
1629:"Camp Mountain Train Crash"
866:Oliver, Lee (24 May 2007).
772:"Harcourts Samford – About"
562:Supreme Court of Queensland
378:Ferny Grove railway station
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350:Roma Street railway station
210:stations on the now-closed
189:Camp Mountain rail accident
24:Camp Mountain rail accident
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1797:Polesworth, United Kingdom
1532:. QRIG.org. Archived from
1509:. QRIG.org. Archived from
842:. QRIG.org. Archived from
735:. QRIG.org. Archived from
385:children began screaming.
348:The service departed from
343:C17-class steam locomotive
279:in 1918, finally reaching
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1779:Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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1680:Queensland State Archives
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2167:Derailments in Australia
1809:Dugald, Manitoba, Canada
1791:Camp Mountain, Australia
1714:Queensland Police Museum
581:Judge Sir Alan Mansfield
257:North Coast railway line
46:5 May 1947 (Labour Day)
1821:Goswick, United Kingdom
358:Central railway station
297:banana bunchy top virus
222:, the state capital of
1815:London, United Kingdom
1657:Burden, Peter (2021),
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245:History and background
89:27.39713°S 152.89577°E
1448:Queensland Government
1419:Queensland Government
1390:Queensland Government
1361:Queensland Government
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1586:Bungil Shire Council
1561:Bungil Shire Council
1548:Bungil Shire Council
1503:"Subsequent History"
906:. The Courier-Mail.
874:on 2 September 2007.
846:on 5 September 2007.
629:Bungil Shire Council
212:Dayboro railway line
117:Dayboro railway line
94:-27.39713; 152.89577
2172:1940s in Queensland
2162:City of Moreton Bay
1550:(20 October 2006),
488:Those killed were:
360:in Brisbane at 8:59
265:Bowen Hills station
214:, in the suburb of
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1902:Northern Territory
1811:(1 September)
1781:(25 February)
1684:— full text online
1633:Monument Australia
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