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Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14868, 17 September 1918, Page 4

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_ A Melbourne message states that Mr Poynton Acting-Minister for the Naw stated- that a poster would shortly hi [issued containing instructions as to jwhat siiould be lone by navigators in ithe event of mines being 'sighted at sea. IHe said that recently a chief officer of a ship fu-ed at a floating mine at a distance of ten ynrds. This was a highly dangerous procedure. Mr Poynton states that the greatest care should be exorcised in approaching objects at sea or stranded on the shore if they bore tho sma lest resemblance to a mine H adaed that when a floating mine "£ plodes the danger area extends over n radms of 200 yards, and If the mine h ashore the area may be greater.

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"Pinewcd." tb« ten-rooTnorl res j, ■d?nce or Mrs E Hny. at Idris Road, tfendalton. has 'been totally destroyed by fire. The insurances total £1460.