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FIGHT WITH THE FLAMES.
DYNAMITE SHIP ON FIRE. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN! B* ELECTRTC TELEGRAPH. COPYRIGHT. TER UNITED I'RESS ASSOCIATION. Received August 22, 5.35 a.m. ADELAIDE, Aug. 22. A small steamer named the South Africa, which was carrying 300 tons of dynamite, caught fire at Port Adelaide (seven miles north-west of Adelaide, with" a population of over 5000). The river brigade manned lifeboats and subdued the flames after two hours' tremendous excitement. An explosion would have wrecked most of the town.
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Mataura Ensign, 22 August 1910, Page 5
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81FIGHT WITH THE FLAMES. Mataura Ensign, 22 August 1910, Page 5
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