HEAVY EXPLOSION
SUBURB OF SYDNEY RELIEF WORKS DEPOT ... —— jjt . SYDNEY, July 20 A terrific explosion, which the police believe was deliberately caused, occurred early this morning. A large quantity of gelignite and detonators exploded in the unemployed relief works depot at Bexley, a suburb of Sydney. The depot was blown to pieces. Sheets of iron and tools were hurled hundreds of yards, windows of neighbouring houses were shattered, ceilings fell in and shop windows collapsed. Residents of the locality were terrified. Some people who were sleeping in their beds were shaken violently as if by an earthquake. Electric light wires were severed by flying iron, and the district was plunged into darkness. The effect of the explosion was felt 14 miles away.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21858, 21 July 1934, Page 11
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122HEAVY EXPLOSION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21858, 21 July 1934, Page 11
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