The scene in the Cobden quarry after six and a half tons of explosives had been used to displace over 105,000 tons of stone. The explosion was of such a violent nature that residents of Cobden thought that a serious earthquake had occurred.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 1
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43The scene in the Cobden quarry after six and a half tons of explosives had been used to displace over 105,000 tons of stone. The explosion was of such a violent nature that residents of Cobden thought that a serious earthquake had occurred. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 1
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