FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. MRS. F. BATTLEY KILLED
[December 24, 1897 – Auckland Star] A terrible accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Kingsland railway crossing, which resulted in the instantaneous death of a highly esteemed citizen, Mrs F. Battley, wife of Mr F. Battley, of Mt. Albert. Both Mr Battley and the coachman James Kelly had very, narrow escapes from instant death, each…