CHARGE OF ARSON
Burning Of Theatre At Blayney
Sydney, October 1
At. the conclusion of the inquiry into the fire which destroyed tbe theatre at Blayney, near Batburst, the police magistrate fluid that Vincent James O'Neill, aged 32, aided by some person or persons unknown, had maliciously set fire to the theatre. O’Neill was committed for trial on a charge of arson. A cablegram received from Sydney on September 13 stated that the explosion which destroyed the Blayney theatre shook buildings for pome distance away. Both sides of the theatre were blown out Investigating officers discovered that the explosion was caused by a highly-inflam-tnable liquid set alight by a time fuse. Tho town's water supply was also cut off before (be explosion.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 6, 2 October 1937, Page 11
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122CHARGE OF ARSON Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 6, 2 October 1937, Page 11
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