ENGINE BURSTS.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. WAS THERE GUNPOWDER? Pep. Pp.ess Association. AUCKLAND, July 16. When J. Preston, the driver of a motor lorry, was cranking the engine, nn explosion lifted the engine bodily and twisted it right round. Preston was thrown against a wall with considerable force, but escaped serious injury. The engine was damaged beyond repair. It is supposed that a quantity of gunpowder had been placed in the engine-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17343, 16 July 1924, Page 7
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