Ōngarue rail accident memorial

Bronze pillar inscribed with location and date details covered with flowers at its base

Bronze coloured pillar inscribed with date in te reo Māori with flowers laid around the base

Two men standing solemnly either side of bronze pillar with people sitting in chairs and lectern and microphone in the foreground

The Ōngarue rail accident memorial was unveiled on 8 July 2023 to commemorate the centenary of the rail accident at Ōngarue, which killed 17 people and seriously injured another 28.

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Images: Rail Heritage Trust of New New Zealand

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Ōngarue rail accident memorial, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/ongarue-rail-accident-memorial, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Sep-2024

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