Bomb Found In Sand
The back lawn of a house In Aranui was cordoned off by the police yesterday morning while a demolition expert examined a 3in mortar bomb found by children playing nearby. The bomb proved to be a practice one and was not dangerous. Two boys. Gary Elliott, aged nine, and his brother Warren, aged 12. took the bomb home to their mother. Mrs I. M. Elliott, of 82 Bickerton street. She told them to take it out of the house and leave it on the lawn. The police were called, and persons were prevented from entering the section until the bomb had been examined by Sergeant G. S. Black, of Burnham Military Camp. He said the bomb had probably been some person's souvenir from the Second World War and had been thrown away. The brothers and their two
companions. Donald Dnim- , mond. aged nine, of 28 Merrrngton street, and Graham I Thoms aged 12. of 40 Hillarv • crescent, found the bomb - while playing in a new subdivision near Bickerton street. SSfc It was partly buried bv sand !■ in an area which had been cleared by a bulldozer.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31154, 2 September 1966, Page 12
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