April 26, 1918 Tragic Railway Accident A horribly tragic accident happened at the Natimuk East Railway Station last Friday evening after the departure of the train from Natimuk to Kanagulk, the victim being Oliver EVANS, a guard in the employ of the railways. The unfortunate man was giving the signal for the train to set back to connect with the van in rear, when he slipped from the platform and fell on to the rails. The wheels of the moving car passed over his left leg, crushing it terribly below the knee and causing a compound fracture and severe lacerations. He was taken to the Horsham Hospital, where on Sunday last his leg was amputated above the knee. We understand that he is getting on slowly, and is improving as well as can be expected. Guard EVANS had just been taken out of the Horsham goods shed to fill a temporary gap on the Toolondo line and has a wife and one child. Daryl Crabtree Gladstone Qld www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/