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Friday, March 6, 2026
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Sending the wrong message

WHILE walking around Gawler I was impressed to see the Centenary Ln mural, until I looked closer.

As both myself and my husband are train drivers, it was disturbing that a picture was depicting a person riding on top of the train.

Fortunately I have had no fatalities but my husband has had many, from deliberate suicides in front of his train to misjudgment and not being aware of giving way to a train and losing their life.

I would like to see this train surfer removed from this picture.

We don’t need to be promoting it on walls around your beautiful town.

Donna Dickson, Address withheld

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