A SENSATIONAL EXPLOSION.
(Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, August 29
A house at Tisbury, a few miles from Invercargill, which was being prepared for the reception of a: couple about eto be married, was completely wrecked by an explosion of gelignite stored in the house in anticipation of stumping operations. A painter who was working on the verandah at the time received a severe shock, from which it will take some time to recover.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17074, 30 August 1917, Page 5
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73A SENSATIONAL EXPLOSION. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17074, 30 August 1917, Page 5
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