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Camp Mountain Train CrashPrint Page 
The cairn marks the site of the Camp Mountain train crash in 1947.
In 1947, a picnic train organised by the Customs and Excise Department crashed with the loss of sixteen lives. Three of the dead were children and thirty-eight people were injured. This was Queensland`s worst rail disaster.
Location
Address: | McLean Road South, Camp Mountain, 4520 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.397126 Long: 152.895772 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Disaster |
Sub-Theme: | Land Transport |
Actual Event Start Date: | 05-May-1947 |
Actual Event End Date: | 05-May-1947 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | October-1988 |
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This cairn marks the site of the Camp Mountain Rail Crash
5th May 1947.
McLean Road follows the route of the railway line.
October, 1988.