A BIG BLOW-UP.
LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED A MILE : AWAY. iiv xsnicnArn—muss association—corymoHi, - Sydney, January 27. A fire ocourred in tho powder niagasjino of tho Great Cobar uuno, The wino contained 1750 pounds of oxplosivos, • Tlio surface' manager notiood tho outbreak in time to warn all residents in the vicinity, and to post scout 3 to provent anyone approaching, .>'■ , ,A tremendous explosion occurred, \vluch liatlly damaged a portion of tho' workings and a number of cottages in tho vicinity.: Two men wero, slightly injured by flying debris. The force of the explosion was felt for roilcw, . , •. . . All. tho lights in . an' hotol a : '>milo . away woro extinguished. v' . ■ '
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 106, 28 January 1908, Page 7
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106A BIG BLOW-UP. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 106, 28 January 1908, Page 7
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