The Drocourt Wreck

Publication

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

The Drocourt Wreck

Entry/Object ID

2021.467.01

Description

Newspaper report clipping of the Drocourt Wreck, written after the wreck had occurred in 1929. The crash occurred at 3:30 am when two CN railway passenger trains collided on a curve, seven workers and at least fourteen passengers were killed. Four pages.

Context

Mrs. Sloman (Fred's wife) was on the train but not injured. Major train crash in Parry Sound.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Train Wrecks

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

News Article

Category

Article

Publication Details

Author

John Macbie

Place Published

City

Parry Sound, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper Date: unknown

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32415

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

11 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Capreol History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 21, 2022