TRAGEDY of Southern Aurora train crash relived 50 years on and how Violet Town has ensured it won't be forgotten

Anthony Bunn
Updated April 15 2019 - 12:01pm, first published February 9 2019 - 12:00pm
Mind-blowing: The horrific sight which greeted rescuers after the Southern Aurora and goods train collided at Violet Town on February 7, 1969.
Mind-blowing: The horrific sight which greeted rescuers after the Southern Aurora and goods train collided at Violet Town on February 7, 1969.

A BLOCK of land, where sheep once grazed, will from this weekend mark a tragedy that saw Violet Town join the list of locations for train catastrophes.

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Anthony Bunn

Anthony Bunn

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