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Sydney Tragedy. BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT Received 11 p.m., Monday. SYDNEY, Monday., While Williams, ' sole circus proprietor, and Charles Perry, former owner, were hastily adjusting an acetylene gas plant at Blayney, prior to the circus opening, a leakage in gas was detected. The pipe was wound with tape. One of the men struck a match to test the leak and a terrific explosion followed. Both men were thrown on their backs and killed instantly, Perry’s skull being cleaved with a flying piece of iron.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 5 June 1923, Page 7
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85EXPLOSION. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 5 June 1923, Page 7
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