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Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side. The tender was jacked up by JB Ritchie to dig out Phil Middleton.
Railway workers on the Cockburn line, c. 1920s
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Accident at Cutana, 1928. Fireman Middleton (from Quorn) was killed. The accident happened over a small washout culvert a short distance from the Cutana Yard on the Mingary side.
Derailment at Cutana, c. 1940s
Peterborough guard Bruce McPherson at Cutana, 1966
63000 wood sleepers at Cutana ready for the standard gauge line, 1964
63000 wood sleepers at Cutana ready for the standard gauge line, 1964
Standard gauge sleepers on layby siding at Cutana in preparation for standardisation, 1968
“Kooka” culvert between Cutana and Mingary, 1965
Gangers on the old narrow gauge line between Cutana and Mingary, 1965
Using the tamper on the construction of the standard gauge line at Cutana, 1965
Fitters working on transferring the 500 class to standard gauge at Cutana, 1966
Standard gauge ballast pit at Cutana, 1965
Stored standard gauge ballast at Cutana, 1965
Ballast stockpile at Cutana for standardisation, 1965
500 class ballast movement at Cutana, 1965
Cutana standard gauge ballast barracks, 1965
Cutana standard gauge barracks area, 1965. Tanks to the left were water supply for standard gauge loco crew.
Loco shed at Cutana in June 1966. The shed was pulled down at the end of that month.
Standard gauge loco shed at Cutana, 1966
651 down at Cutana December 1974. Remains of the old narrow gauge track can be seen to the right. 63 000 sleepers had been stacked at this point when the standard gauge line was built.
Standard gauge ore train derailment at Cutana, c. 1970s
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