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Warrnambool Railway Accident (c.1897) by Thomas Rome

1897

Warrnambool Railway Accident (c.1897) by Thomas Rome

1897

  • NFSA ID8Q7XTM3P
  • TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
  • MediumAudio
  • FormHome recording
  • GenresExperimental
  • Year1897

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.

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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