VIOLENT EXPLOSION.
BLENHEIM OIL BORE,
NEARRY RESIDENTS STARTLED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. oii*w Cti J? ty v he S* B in the Blenheim oil bore, at which reclamation work k S 81D «- caused an explosion which startled nearby residents vesterday The engineer states that a violet plosion occurred as the plunger was bfrag withdrawn. It blew th« n i„ r , of derrick, aid lOOft W Z 10 * he!ght of damage was done to l.e i structure and the machinery.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 20, 24 January 1929, Page 7
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82VIOLENT EXPLOSION. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 20, 24 January 1929, Page 7
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