THE MURULLA RAILWAY DISASTER
Twenty-seven people lost their lives and 42 injured as a result of a midnight train collision in the Upper Hunter Valley on Sept. 13, 1926 near Murrurundi, New South Wales. Breaking away from a goods train at Murulla, four cars laden with wool dashed backwards down a gradient and crashed into the oncoming north-west mail train from Moree to Sydney. Many of the passengers were children returning to school from holiday. Sometimes referred to as the Blandford railway accident, as the crash occurred before the community of Brandford,in an area bordered by both Brandford and Murulla districts.
Son of watchmaker Alfred C. Brush and Emily Brush. Birth date shown as Apr. 5, 1878 and Oct. 5, 1879. Baptized on March 22, 1882 in London, England. Educated at Battersea Park Road School.
Immigrated to Australia after WWI.
Married Grace Chapman in 1919 in Moree, New South Wales.
MR. A. C. BRUSH.
The body of Private A. C. Brush, late of the Imperial Forces, was laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Moree cemetery yesterday afternoon. A large number of returned soldiers followed the remains, the pall-bearers being Lieutenants E. Johnston, E. M. Daniels and J. Oliver. Corporal Cooper, Privates Cutmore and Norton J. Crane. The service was read by Rev. A. W. Coates, who made touching remarks about the deceased's sudden death in the recent railway accident. At the conclusion of the service the Last Post was sounded by F. Alexander. The attendance at the graveside was very large, owing partly to the deceased's sad death and also on account of the respect the townspeople had for him. It was well known that he was suffering from a serious illness, and was on his way to Sydney to undergo an operation, but the Ruler of All thought better and saved him from a terrible amount of suffering. The deceased leaves a widow and two young children, to whom we extend our sympathy. The late Mr. Brush was born in Kent, England, 42 years ago, and had led an adventurous and wandering life before settling down in Moree. His occupation was that of a seaman, and he had visited Alaska and Canada. He served in the Imperial Army during the Great War as a sapper in the Artillery, was badly wounded, and as a result suffered severely in health. He came to Australia in the hope of recovery, first to Sydney, and afterwards to Moree, where he had lived seven years.
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW)
Thursday 16 September 1926, p.3
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Other Deaths:
ACKLAND, Catherine Sarah (Ireland), Scone Catholic Cemetery
ADAMS, Arthur Edgar, South Head Cemetery
ANDERTON, Azubah (Davison), Helensburgh Cemetery
BRUSH, Alfred Charles "Stumpy", Moree Cemetery
DOYLE, Janet, Quirindi General Cemetery
DUNBAR, John, Scone Anglican Cemetery
FRIPP, Ada Methven, Murrurundi General Cemetery
GARLAND, Elizabeth, Haydonton Cemetery
GILES, John, Penrith General Cemetery
GILES, Sarah A (Price), Penrith General Cemetery
JEFFERSON, Albert, Sandgate Cemetery
JURD, Arthur George Oswald, Moree Cemetery
MALLETT, Sydney Sustains, Rookwood Cemetery
MALONE, Kathleen, Rookwood Cemetery
McDONALD, Emily, Carlingford Anglican Cemetery
McGRATH, Owen Vincent, Waverley Cemetery
McKEOWN, Frank, Tamworth Cemetery
McMILLAN, Walter Kenneth, Waverley Cemetery
MOCKRIDGE, John Reuben, Rookwood Necropolis and Taita Cemetery
NOLLER, Stanley Augustus, Mays Hill Cemetery
RICH, Howard J., Sandgate Cemetery
VAGIANIS, Peter, Murrurundi General Cemetery
SAMPSON, Olive Clarice, Gunnedah General Cemetery
WALKER, John Errol, Sandgate Cemetery
WALKER, Helen "Nellie" (Pollock), Sandgate Cemetery
WILSON, William H., Haydonton Cemetery
WILSON, Flora Dundas (Campbell), Haydonton Cemetery
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Twenty-seven people lost their lives and 42 injured as a result of a midnight train collision in the Upper Hunter Valley on Sept. 13, 1926 near Murrurundi, New South Wales. Breaking away from a goods train at Murulla, four cars laden with wool dashed backwards down a gradient and crashed into the oncoming north-west mail train from Moree to Sydney. Many of the passengers were children returning to school from holiday. Sometimes referred to as the Blandford railway accident, as the crash occurred before the community of Brandford,in an area bordered by both Brandford and Murulla districts.
Son of watchmaker Alfred C. Brush and Emily Brush. Birth date shown as Apr. 5, 1878 and Oct. 5, 1879. Baptized on March 22, 1882 in London, England. Educated at Battersea Park Road School.
Immigrated to Australia after WWI.
Married Grace Chapman in 1919 in Moree, New South Wales.
MR. A. C. BRUSH.
The body of Private A. C. Brush, late of the Imperial Forces, was laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Moree cemetery yesterday afternoon. A large number of returned soldiers followed the remains, the pall-bearers being Lieutenants E. Johnston, E. M. Daniels and J. Oliver. Corporal Cooper, Privates Cutmore and Norton J. Crane. The service was read by Rev. A. W. Coates, who made touching remarks about the deceased's sudden death in the recent railway accident. At the conclusion of the service the Last Post was sounded by F. Alexander. The attendance at the graveside was very large, owing partly to the deceased's sad death and also on account of the respect the townspeople had for him. It was well known that he was suffering from a serious illness, and was on his way to Sydney to undergo an operation, but the Ruler of All thought better and saved him from a terrible amount of suffering. The deceased leaves a widow and two young children, to whom we extend our sympathy. The late Mr. Brush was born in Kent, England, 42 years ago, and had led an adventurous and wandering life before settling down in Moree. His occupation was that of a seaman, and he had visited Alaska and Canada. He served in the Imperial Army during the Great War as a sapper in the Artillery, was badly wounded, and as a result suffered severely in health. He came to Australia in the hope of recovery, first to Sydney, and afterwards to Moree, where he had lived seven years.
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW)
Thursday 16 September 1926, p.3
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Other Deaths:
ACKLAND, Catherine Sarah (Ireland), Scone Catholic Cemetery
ADAMS, Arthur Edgar, South Head Cemetery
ANDERTON, Azubah (Davison), Helensburgh Cemetery
BRUSH, Alfred Charles "Stumpy", Moree Cemetery
DOYLE, Janet, Quirindi General Cemetery
DUNBAR, John, Scone Anglican Cemetery
FRIPP, Ada Methven, Murrurundi General Cemetery
GARLAND, Elizabeth, Haydonton Cemetery
GILES, John, Penrith General Cemetery
GILES, Sarah A (Price), Penrith General Cemetery
JEFFERSON, Albert, Sandgate Cemetery
JURD, Arthur George Oswald, Moree Cemetery
MALLETT, Sydney Sustains, Rookwood Cemetery
MALONE, Kathleen, Rookwood Cemetery
McDONALD, Emily, Carlingford Anglican Cemetery
McGRATH, Owen Vincent, Waverley Cemetery
McKEOWN, Frank, Tamworth Cemetery
McMILLAN, Walter Kenneth, Waverley Cemetery
MOCKRIDGE, John Reuben, Rookwood Necropolis and Taita Cemetery
NOLLER, Stanley Augustus, Mays Hill Cemetery
RICH, Howard J., Sandgate Cemetery
VAGIANIS, Peter, Murrurundi General Cemetery
SAMPSON, Olive Clarice, Gunnedah General Cemetery
WALKER, John Errol, Sandgate Cemetery
WALKER, Helen "Nellie" (Pollock), Sandgate Cemetery
WILSON, William H., Haydonton Cemetery
WILSON, Flora Dundas (Campbell), Haydonton Cemetery
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THE MURULLA RAILWAY DISASTER
Twenty-seven people lost their lives and 42 injured as a result of a midnight train collision in the Upper Hunter Valley on Sept. 13, 1926 near Murrurundi, New South Wales. Breaking away from a goods train at Murulla, four cars laden with wool dashed backwards down a gradient and crashed into the oncoming north-west mail train from Moree to Sydney. Many of the passengers were children returning to school from holiday. Sometimes referred to as the Blandford railway accident, as the crash occurred before the community of Brandford,in an area bordered by both Brandford and Murulla districts.
Son of watchmaker Alfred C. Brush and Emily Brush. Birth date shown as Apr. 5, 1878 and Oct. 5, 1879. Baptized on March 22, 1882 in London, England. Educated at Battersea Park Road School.
Immigrated to Australia after WWI.
Married Grace Chapman in 1919 in Moree, New South Wales.
MR. A. C. BRUSH.
The body of Private A. C. Brush, late of the Imperial Forces, was laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Moree cemetery yesterday afternoon. A large number of returned soldiers followed the remains, the pall-bearers being Lieutenants E. Johnston, E. M. Daniels and J. Oliver. Corporal Cooper, Privates Cutmore and Norton J. Crane. The service was read by Rev. A. W. Coates, who made touching remarks about the deceased's sudden death in the recent railway accident. At the conclusion of the service the Last Post was sounded by F. Alexander. The attendance at the graveside was very large, owing partly to the deceased's sad death and also on account of the respect the townspeople had for him. It was well known that he was suffering from a serious illness, and was on his way to Sydney to undergo an operation, but the Ruler of All thought better and saved him from a terrible amount of suffering. The deceased leaves a widow and two young children, to whom we extend our sympathy. The late Mr. Brush was born in Kent, England, 42 years ago, and had led an adventurous and wandering life before settling down in Moree. His occupation was that of a seaman, and he had visited Alaska and Canada. He served in the Imperial Army during the Great War as a sapper in the Artillery, was badly wounded, and as a result suffered severely in health. He came to Australia in the hope of recovery, first to Sydney, and afterwards to Moree, where he had lived seven years.
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW)
Thursday 16 September 1926, p.3
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Other Deaths:
ACKLAND, Catherine Sarah (Ireland), Scone Catholic Cemetery
ADAMS, Arthur Edgar, South Head Cemetery
ANDERTON, Azubah (Davison), Helensburgh Cemetery
BRUSH, Alfred Charles "Stumpy", Moree Cemetery
DOYLE, Janet, Quirindi General Cemetery
DUNBAR, John, Scone Anglican Cemetery
FRIPP, Ada Methven, Murrurundi General Cemetery
GARLAND, Elizabeth, Haydonton Cemetery
GILES, John, Penrith General Cemetery
GILES, Sarah A (Price), Penrith General Cemetery
JEFFERSON, Albert, Sandgate Cemetery
JURD, Arthur George Oswald, Moree Cemetery
MALLETT, Sydney Sustains, Rookwood Cemetery
MALONE, Kathleen, Rookwood Cemetery
McDONALD, Emily, Carlingford Anglican Cemetery
McGRATH, Owen Vincent, Waverley Cemetery
McKEOWN, Frank, Tamworth Cemetery
McMILLAN, Walter Kenneth, Waverley Cemetery
MOCKRIDGE, John Reuben, Rookwood Necropolis and Taita Cemetery
NOLLER, Stanley Augustus, Mays Hill Cemetery
RICH, Howard J., Sandgate Cemetery
VAGIANIS, Peter, Murrurundi General Cemetery
SAMPSON, Olive Clarice, Gunnedah General Cemetery
WALKER, John Errol, Sandgate Cemetery
WALKER, Helen "Nellie" (Pollock), Sandgate Cemetery
WILSON, William H., Haydonton Cemetery
WILSON, Flora Dundas (Campbell), Haydonton Cemetery
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Twenty-seven people lost their lives and 42 injured as a result of a midnight train collision in the Upper Hunter Valley on Sept. 13, 1926 near Murrurundi, New South Wales. Breaking away from a goods train at Murulla, four cars laden with wool dashed backwards down a gradient and crashed into the oncoming north-west mail train from Moree to Sydney. Many of the passengers were children returning to school from holiday. Sometimes referred to as the Blandford railway accident, as the crash occurred before the community of Brandford,in an area bordered by both Brandford and Murulla districts.
Son of watchmaker Alfred C. Brush and Emily Brush. Birth date shown as Apr. 5, 1878 and Oct. 5, 1879. Baptized on March 22, 1882 in London, England. Educated at Battersea Park Road School.
Immigrated to Australia after WWI.
Married Grace Chapman in 1919 in Moree, New South Wales.
MR. A. C. BRUSH.
The body of Private A. C. Brush, late of the Imperial Forces, was laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Moree cemetery yesterday afternoon. A large number of returned soldiers followed the remains, the pall-bearers being Lieutenants E. Johnston, E. M. Daniels and J. Oliver. Corporal Cooper, Privates Cutmore and Norton J. Crane. The service was read by Rev. A. W. Coates, who made touching remarks about the deceased's sudden death in the recent railway accident. At the conclusion of the service the Last Post was sounded by F. Alexander. The attendance at the graveside was very large, owing partly to the deceased's sad death and also on account of the respect the townspeople had for him. It was well known that he was suffering from a serious illness, and was on his way to Sydney to undergo an operation, but the Ruler of All thought better and saved him from a terrible amount of suffering. The deceased leaves a widow and two young children, to whom we extend our sympathy. The late Mr. Brush was born in Kent, England, 42 years ago, and had led an adventurous and wandering life before settling down in Moree. His occupation was that of a seaman, and he had visited Alaska and Canada. He served in the Imperial Army during the Great War as a sapper in the Artillery, was badly wounded, and as a result suffered severely in health. He came to Australia in the hope of recovery, first to Sydney, and afterwards to Moree, where he had lived seven years.
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW)
Thursday 16 September 1926, p.3
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Other Deaths:
ACKLAND, Catherine Sarah (Ireland), Scone Catholic Cemetery
ADAMS, Arthur Edgar, South Head Cemetery
ANDERTON, Azubah (Davison), Helensburgh Cemetery
BRUSH, Alfred Charles "Stumpy", Moree Cemetery
DOYLE, Janet, Quirindi General Cemetery
DUNBAR, John, Scone Anglican Cemetery
FRIPP, Ada Methven, Murrurundi General Cemetery
GARLAND, Elizabeth, Haydonton Cemetery
GILES, John, Penrith General Cemetery
GILES, Sarah A (Price), Penrith General Cemetery
JEFFERSON, Albert, Sandgate Cemetery
JURD, Arthur George Oswald, Moree Cemetery
MALLETT, Sydney Sustains, Rookwood Cemetery
MALONE, Kathleen, Rookwood Cemetery
McDONALD, Emily, Carlingford Anglican Cemetery
McGRATH, Owen Vincent, Waverley Cemetery
McKEOWN, Frank, Tamworth Cemetery
McMILLAN, Walter Kenneth, Waverley Cemetery
MOCKRIDGE, John Reuben, Rookwood Necropolis and Taita Cemetery
NOLLER, Stanley Augustus, Mays Hill Cemetery
RICH, Howard J., Sandgate Cemetery
VAGIANIS, Peter, Murrurundi General Cemetery
SAMPSON, Olive Clarice, Gunnedah General Cemetery
WALKER, John Errol, Sandgate Cemetery
WALKER, Helen "Nellie" (Pollock), Sandgate Cemetery
WILSON, William H., Haydonton Cemetery
WILSON, Flora Dundas (Campbell), Haydonton Cemetery
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Information from London, England Births & Baptisms, 1882; London School admissions 1887; Australia Marriage Index, 1919; Australia Death Index, 1926.
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