Physical description
A soft covered book of 74 pages describing the Sunshine Railway Disaster of 1908 and the subsequent inquiry. It includes illustrations.
Publication type
non-fiction
Summary
The book is written by railway historian, Tom Rigg, and outlines the railway disaster of 20 April 1908 when two trains collided at Sunshine, and 44 people lost their lives. The book covers actions prior to the crash, a description of the collision, the working conditions of the railway staff and the subsequent inquest and investigation into the collision.
